阅读理解“Lifeisspeedingup．Everyoneisgettingunwell．”Thismaysoundlikesomethingsomeonewouldsaytoday．ButinfactanunknowncitizenwholivedinRomeinAD52wrote

　　阅读理解

　　“Lifeisspeedingup．Everyoneisgettingunwell．”

　　Thismaysoundlikesomethingsomeonewouldsaytoday．ButinfactanunknowncitizenwholivedinRomeinAD52wroteit．

　　Wealllovenewinventions．Theyareexcitingamazingandcanevenchangeourlives．

　　Buthaveallthesedevelopmentsreallyimprovethequalityofourlives?

　　Picturethis：You'rerushingtofinishyourhomeworkonthecomputer．YourmobilephoneringsaQQmessagefromyourfriendappearsonthescreenthenoisefromthetelevisionisgettinglouderandlouder．Suddenlythecomputergoesblankandyouloseallyourwork．Nowyouhavetostayupallnighttogetitdone．Howcalmandhappydoyoufeel?

　　Inventionshavespeededupourlivessomuchthattheyoftenleaveusfeelingstressedandtired．Whydoyouthinkpeoplewholivefarawayfromnoisycitieswhohavenotelephonesnocarsnotevenanyelectricityoftenseemtobehappier?Perhapsbecausetheyleadsimplerlives．

　　OnefamilyintheUKwent“backintime”toseewhatlifewaslikewithoutalltheinventionswehavetoday．ThegrandparentswiththeirdaughterandgrandsonsBenjamin10andTomas7spentnineweeksina1940shouse．Theyhadnowashingmachinemicrowavecomputerormobilephones．

　　ThegrandmotherLynsaid“Itwashardphysicallybutnotmentally．”Shebelievedlifewaslessmaterialistic．“Themorethingsyouhavethemoredifficultlifebecomes”Shesaid．Theboyssaidtheyfoughtlesstofightoversuchastheircomputer．Benjaminalsonoticedthathisgrandmotherhadchangedfrombeinga“fashionablebeer-drinkinggrannytoonewhocookedthings．”

　　Herearesomesimplewaystobeatthestressoftencausedbyourinventions!

　　Don'tbeavailableallthetime．Turnoffyourmobilephoneatcertaintimesoftheday．Don'tcheckyoure-maileveryday．

　　Don'treplytosomebodyassoonastheyleaveatextmessagejustbecauseyoucan．Itmaybefunatfirstbutitsoongetsannoying．

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