The fear of missing out 错失恐惧症

你是不是狂热地追赶时尚？在我们当中有很多人迷恋最新的手机游戏和玩具，以至于沉浸在这些游戏的虚幻世界中。我们为什么会迷恋虚拟游戏和昙花一现的潮流呢？本期《凯哥聊英语》探讨一时的流行给我们所带来的利与弊。

测验与练习

1. 阅读课文并回答问题。

1. Where do a lot of people talk about the latest crazes?

2. How popular was the toy 'Rubik's cube' when it was launched?

3. Name a benefit you can get by being involved with a particular craze.

4. What word, used in the article, means 'simple and not very advanced'?

5. How long do crazes usually last for?

2. 请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处 。

1. My son has an ______ with collecting football stickers – he's got more than 10,000 of them!

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2. Fred's new hairstyle has become a real ______ in the staffroom.

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3. In this new computer game we have to feed a ______ pet, otherwise it will die

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4. My football team has lost all its ______ after losing again to a lower-league team!

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5. I know horror films are not my girlfriend's ______ but I told her to give one a try and she loved it!

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