TheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofsmartphoneShawn:Nowadays,theusersofsmartphonesurgedramatically.Thesmartphoneisofpowerfulfunctionandindeedhaveenormousimpactsonourlifeineverything,liketraveling,shopping,reading,communicationandsoon.Sowhat’syourpointaboutit,Peter?Peter:Ilikeit,thesmartphonejustlikeaubiquitoustoolwhichmakesthetravelmoreconvenientbecauseofthecompletefunctionsofmobilesoftware,suchasmobilephonemap,GPS.Wedon’tneedtospendmuchtimeandenergyonshopping,asmobileshoppingisbecomingsaferandfaster.Besidesthat,italsoprovidesaquickwayforustocatchreal-timenewsaswellastheinformationaboutourfriends.Shawn:Yes,itdoesmakeitconvenientforchattingwithourfriends.However,everythinghastwosides.Itdegradesourabilitytocommunicatewithpeople,particularlywithstrangers.WeputmuchtimeandsignificanceonconversationthroughQQ,WeChatorothersocialnetworkingapplicationratherthanfacetofacetalk.Howdoyouthink,Jack?Jack:Forstudents,ithelpsimproveourstudy.Comparedwiththecomputer,smartphonehelpsusconsultlearningmaterialsmoreconvenientandfast.Forinstance,theYoudaoDictionaryisapracticaltoolfortranslation,searchingwords.Furthermore,recreationsoftwareofthemobilemakesusrelaxedwhenwefeeltiredorstrained.Doyouthinkso,Tom?Tom:No.Asforme,Ifeelwecan’tconcentrateonourstudybecauseofsmartphone’sfunctionissoattracting.Teachersareteachinginpodiumwhilestudentslookingonlyattheirphone,playinggamesorchatting,withsmile.Theworstisthatwhenlookingatphonesforalongtime,theradiationhurtsoureyes,leadingtodryeyesevenmyopiceyes.Whenwearelookingdownatphones,therearemorepotentialtohavecervicalspondylosis.Shawn:So,thesmartphoneitselfisinnocent,justasmoney,buthowtouseitisreallyathought-provokingproblem.