34.Are you tired of carrying a heavy schoolbag filled with books?Don't worry,there's a solution(解決方法)!E-readers can help you say goodbye to your heavy schoolbags.
An e-reader can hold hundreds of books in its memory card(存儲(chǔ)卡).Many people are choosing to replace(替 換) their heavy schoolbags with these small and lightweight e-readers.
Most e-readers are thin and weigh less than 500 g.They can download an e-book in just 60 seconds! "It's so convenient(方便的).You can have so many books right at your fingertips!"said Meghan Chenausky,16,a student from the UK.
Chinese schoolchildren are also trying e-readers.At the 2010 Shanghai Expo,an e-schoolbag was on show.It is a special e-reader.Students can use it to download textbooks from the app store.Students can also use it to send and receive homework.
Some schools in Beijing and Shanghai have tried this e-schoolbag for a few years."It's excellent.I don't have to carry a heavy schoolbag anymore," said Xiao Qi,15,Beijing."And it's friendly for the environment(環(huán)境) because it saves paper."
New e-readers have other functions( 功 能) besides reading,such as Wi-Fi and multimedia.However,some parents worry that these functions may be bad for their children's study habits."I think Wi-Fi is not necessary for kids," says Zeng Wenwen,43,from Beijing Other parents worry that e-readers may be bad for children's eyes.
In conclusion,e-readers are a wonderful choice to heavy schoolbags.But remember to use them wisely.
(1)What may help you say goodbye to your heavy schoolbags?
(2)What are most e-readers like?
(3)What can students use the special e-reader to do?
(4)Do you like e-readers?Why or why not? (Write down at least 2 reasons請(qǐng)列舉至少兩點(diǎn)原因)