75%的人同意网络让人变得聪明

 　　The newest poll results in the US indicated that 75% of Internet users believed that the Internet heightens and increases human intelligence, and that this would make people smarter in the next ten years。

　　In addition, two-thirds felt that the Internet improves reading and writing capabilities¹。

　　However, 21% of those surveyed felt that the cons² of the Internet outweighed³ its pros⁴。

　　Surfing the Internet all day may make people dumber, and even lower the IQ of some heavily-dependent users。

　　Dialogue Example：

　　Winter break is almost over. Ben is writing his homework at the very last moment, like always. Ben's mother Gina is asking about his progress after dinner。

　　Gina: Are you done with your homework yet? I could tutor you。

　　Ben: I'm almost done. I'd like to ask you a question about my science homework。

　　Gina: What's the question?

　　Ben: Are orangutans and baboons⁵ the same sort of animal?

　　Gina: I think they're probably different。

　　Ben: What's different about them?

　　Gina: One's more like a monkey, and the other more human-like。

　　Ben: How do you differentiate⁶ them?

　　Gina: I'm not really sure either。

　　Ben: Looks like it's faster to look for answers on [gm99nd] than from you。

　　美国一份最新的民调结果显示，有75%的网友和专家相信，网络可以提高并增加人类智慧。而且因此未来十年内，人会变得更聪明。

　　还有三分之二的人认为网络可以提升阅读和写作能力。

　　不过也有21%的受访者认为网络的坏处大过于好处，成天挂在网络上，有可能让人变笨，甚至拉低某些重度使用者的智商。

　　对话范例：

　　寒假快结束了，Ben跟往年一样总是在最后一刻才赶工写作业，Ben的母亲Gina在晚饭后关心Ben的作业进度。

　　Gina：作业写完没？我可以教你。

　　Ben：快写好了，我有个自然作业的问题想问你。

　　Gina：什么问题？

　　Ben：猩猩和狒狒是一样的动物吗？

　　Gina：我想应该不一样吧。

　　Ben：哪里不一样？

　　Gina：一个比较像猴子，一个比较像人类。

　　Ben：怎么区分？

　　Gina：我也不是很清楚。

　　Ben：看来要向你寻求解答还不如去[gm88nd]找答案可能还快些。

1 capabilities   

n.能力( capability的名词复数 )；可能；容量；[复数]潜在能力

参考例句：

• He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
• Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

2 cons   

n.欺骗，骗局( con的名词复数 )v.诈骗，哄骗( con的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前，应该先听取正反两方面的意见。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 outweighed   

v.在重量上超过( outweigh的过去式和过去分词 )；在重要性或价值方面超过

参考例句：

• This boxer outweighed by his opponent 20 pounds. 这个拳击选手体重比他的对手重20磅。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She outweighed me by ten pounds, and sometimes she knocked me down. 她的体重超过我十磅，有时竟把我撞倒。 来自百科语句

4 pros   

abbr.prosecuting 起诉；prosecutor 起诉人；professionals 自由职业者；proscenium （舞台）前部n.赞成的意见( pro的名词复数 )；赞成的理由；抵偿物；交换物

参考例句：

• The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前，应该先听取正反两方面的意见。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 baboons   

n.狒狒( baboon的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Baboons could break branches and leaders. 狒狒会折断侧枝和顶梢。 来自辞典例句
• And as nonprimates, they provoke fewer ethical and safety-related concerns than chimps or baboons. 而且作为非灵长类，就不会产生像用黑猩猩或狒狒那样的伦理和安全方面的顾虑。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 医学的第四次革命

6 differentiate   

vi.(between)区分；vt.区别；使不同

参考例句：

• You can differentiate between the houses by the shape of their chimneys.你可以凭借烟囱形状的不同来区分这两幢房子。
• He never learned to differentiate between good and evil.他从未学会分辨善恶。