A : Do you think it’s time I bought a smartphone? I feel like a bit of a dinosaur.
B : Yes. I can’t believe you’re still using that old Nokia phone, you could donate it to a museum.
A : But I’m really worried about smartphone addiction; everywhere I go I see people with their heads buried in their phones.
B : Well, you just need to be really disciplined and regulate your screen time.
A : 你覺得我是不是該買智慧型手機了？我覺得自己有一點跟不上時代。
B : 沒錯。我真不敢相信，你到現在還在用那隻超舊的Nokia手機，你根本可以把它捐給博物館了。
A : 可是我真的很擔心會對智慧型手機成癮，每次我到哪裡都看到大家在埋頭滑手機。
B : 嗯。你其實只需要好好自律，並且限制自己看螢幕的時間。
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A: The world’s first Pokemon-themed “PokePark Kanto” in Tokyo’s Yomiuriland amusement park is opening today. B: Nintendo Co.’s Pokemon series has swept across the world ever since its launch in 1996. Anything special about this new park? A: PokePark Kanto includes two main zones featuring about 600 kinds of Pokemon. Visitors can not only see but also interact with their favorite monsters. B: Taipei’s Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Department Store A11 Branch also houses Taiwan’s only “Pokemon Center Taipei,” which has become a new hotspot in the city. A: Sounds like fun. So what are some other popular spots in
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