2017/11/28英文作文補充講義
Celebrating the start of the summer
vacation, students pranced about with delight, chatting fervently with friends
along the road. Unlike their peers, Jonathan and his best friend Anna walked
side by side without exchanging a look or a word with each other. Both of them
were heavy smartphone users with eyes glued to the screen at any given moment.
As usual, Anna was busy switching between keeping up a running conversation
with her Internet friends, scrolling through enthusiastic updates on Facebook,
and playing a few rounds of cellphone games. The lure of the cellphone was too
powerful for her to concentrate on whoever she was with in person and what was
happening in her surroundings. Suddenly, she bumped into a tree in front of
her, lost her balance, and landed head first on the ground. With blood and
bruises all over her face, she let out a shrill cry that summoned passersby. A
kind woman offered to give Anna a ride to a nearby hospital.
Meanwhile, Jonathan was totally
unaware of Anna’s tragic accident. Wearing his headphones and cranking up the
volume on his favorites, he was immersed in the lead singer's raspy vocals and
the band’s searing guitars solos. When walking across the street, he didn't
avoid the oncoming car. He didn't hear the anxious driver sounding his horns.
All of the pedestrians looked at him curiously. In the next second, he fell
into an enormous hole and disappeared from everyone’s sight. Several people
scrambled to come to his rescue. Jonathan was then rushed to the hospital
emergency room. Both Anna and Jonathan learned their lessons from the incidents
the hard way. Aware that cellphones may impact their safety greatly, they
decided to reduce cellphone use and turned off the alert signals while walking.