Do you like to use the Internet? You probably chat on MSN, read the news or play Maple Story.
Internet cafes will even bring you lunch or dinner while you play. Sounds perfect, right?
Maybe not. Stanford University teachers have done a study, and some people are spending too much time online.
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They asked over 2,500 people in all 50 American states how much time they are online and other questions.
A whole 14 percent of people said they find it hard to stay offline for three or four days.
Some other people are online too much, and their relationships with friends and family can turn sour.
In extreme cases, people are fired from work or get divorced because of using the Internet too much.
In 2002, one Korean game player was online for 86 hours, without even using the bathroom. He died in the cafe!
So remember, you can have too much of a good thing. (Jason Cox, Staff Writer with Agencies)
你喜歡上網嗎?你可能會用MSN聊天、讀新聞,或玩玩楓之谷。
你玩遊戲時,網咖甚至還供應午晚餐。聽起來棒極了,對吧?
或許不盡然。史丹佛大學的教授完成了一項實驗,部分民眾花太多時間上網。
他們詢問遍及美國五十州兩千五百多位民眾上網時間,以及其他問題。
總計有14%的民眾說他們很難三、四天不上網。
有些人太常上網,破壞與朋友家人之間的感情。
極端的例子中,人們甚至因為沉迷網路而遭解雇或離婚。
二○○二年,一名韓國電腦玩家連續上網八十六個小時,連廁所都沒去,最後在網咖一命嗚呼!
所以記住,樂極也會生悲喔!
(翻譯︰賴美君)
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