[26] The habit started hitting hard when he finished his studies in the big city and moved back home. Without the support of a school paid computer, he racked up hundreds of dollars in Internet-related toll bills. The huge expense, followed by a few months offline while he searched for a job, was the wake-up call he needed.
[27] "When I got access again it didn't have the same appeal any more. Now I use it more as a tool, but I would say a lot of my friends are addicts. One friend was talking about a deal with a set rate for 200 hours of Internet access a month. He said that wouldn't be enough. I end up counselling people about it because I've been through it. It definitely isn't worth neglecting real-life relationships for romances on the Net. Often they don't work out."
[28] Phillips should know. A few years ago he became heavily involved with an American woman he had spent a couple of years chatting to. Wisely, they decided not to make any commitment to marriage until they had met face-to-face. Phillips spent a month in the United States before they agreed the relationship wouldn't work. "Because I've been on the Net so long I've got some good friends that I've been chatting to for years. I occasionally meet people I've talked to online at the pub, and I could certainly travel through America on a budget——I know so many people there.
[29] "The Internet is definitely addictive but if you can keep it in control it has advantages, too. Using it can be a steep learning curve so it helps you become very quick at learning. Also there is a huge demand for people in the field of Information Technology (IT) and hours on the Internet are great training."
[26]菲利普對因特網(wǎng)發(fā)生濃厚興趣，是在大城市里念完書，回家以后開始的。由于不能再使用學(xué)校付費的電腦了，他要支付幾百美元因特網(wǎng)服務(wù)費。這筆巨大的費用及時地敲醒了他。在隨后的幾個月中，他去找工作，不再上網(wǎng)。
[27]"當(dāng)我重新回到網(wǎng)上時，不再有原來那種癡迷了?，F(xiàn)在我更多地是把它當(dāng)作工具來使用，但我要說的是，我的許多朋友依然是'網(wǎng)上癮君子'。有個朋友在談?wù)撁吭鹿潭ㄉ暇W(wǎng)200小時，他說這還不夠。由于我是過來人，所以不愿對此事說長道短。為了網(wǎng)上的風(fēng)流韻事而冷淡生活中的真情，顯然是不值得的。因為這種網(wǎng)上愛情常常是沒有結(jié)果的。"
[28]菲利普應(yīng)當(dāng)明白這些。幾年前，他與一名美國婦女打得火熱，幾年來，他一直跟這個女人在網(wǎng)上聊天。明智的是，他們決意在相互晤面之前對婚姻不做任何承諾。他在美國住了一個月，最后他們都承認這種關(guān)系不會有結(jié)果。"由于我上網(wǎng)多年，結(jié)交了一些好朋友，多年來一直與他們在網(wǎng)上聊天。我偶爾會在小酒吧里碰到網(wǎng)友，我還可以不用花很多錢周游美國——在那里我認識很多朋友。
[29]"因特網(wǎng)的確容易讓人著迷，但如果你能把握分寸，也會獲益良深。使用因特網(wǎng)有助于你快速獲取知識。在信息技術(shù)(IT)領(lǐng)域工作的人，要求大量使用因特網(wǎng)，而且在網(wǎng)上工作是很好的訓(xùn)練。"
[27] "When I got access again it didn't have the same appeal any more. Now I use it more as a tool, but I would say a lot of my friends are addicts. One friend was talking about a deal with a set rate for 200 hours of Internet access a month. He said that wouldn't be enough. I end up counselling people about it because I've been through it. It definitely isn't worth neglecting real-life relationships for romances on the Net. Often they don't work out."
[28] Phillips should know. A few years ago he became heavily involved with an American woman he had spent a couple of years chatting to. Wisely, they decided not to make any commitment to marriage until they had met face-to-face. Phillips spent a month in the United States before they agreed the relationship wouldn't work. "Because I've been on the Net so long I've got some good friends that I've been chatting to for years. I occasionally meet people I've talked to online at the pub, and I could certainly travel through America on a budget——I know so many people there.
[29] "The Internet is definitely addictive but if you can keep it in control it has advantages, too. Using it can be a steep learning curve so it helps you become very quick at learning. Also there is a huge demand for people in the field of Information Technology (IT) and hours on the Internet are great training."
[26]菲利普對因特網(wǎng)發(fā)生濃厚興趣，是在大城市里念完書，回家以后開始的。由于不能再使用學(xué)校付費的電腦了，他要支付幾百美元因特網(wǎng)服務(wù)費。這筆巨大的費用及時地敲醒了他。在隨后的幾個月中，他去找工作，不再上網(wǎng)。
[27]"當(dāng)我重新回到網(wǎng)上時，不再有原來那種癡迷了?，F(xiàn)在我更多地是把它當(dāng)作工具來使用，但我要說的是，我的許多朋友依然是'網(wǎng)上癮君子'。有個朋友在談?wù)撁吭鹿潭ㄉ暇W(wǎng)200小時，他說這還不夠。由于我是過來人，所以不愿對此事說長道短。為了網(wǎng)上的風(fēng)流韻事而冷淡生活中的真情，顯然是不值得的。因為這種網(wǎng)上愛情常常是沒有結(jié)果的。"
[28]菲利普應(yīng)當(dāng)明白這些。幾年前，他與一名美國婦女打得火熱，幾年來，他一直跟這個女人在網(wǎng)上聊天。明智的是，他們決意在相互晤面之前對婚姻不做任何承諾。他在美國住了一個月，最后他們都承認這種關(guān)系不會有結(jié)果。"由于我上網(wǎng)多年，結(jié)交了一些好朋友，多年來一直與他們在網(wǎng)上聊天。我偶爾會在小酒吧里碰到網(wǎng)友，我還可以不用花很多錢周游美國——在那里我認識很多朋友。
[29]"因特網(wǎng)的確容易讓人著迷，但如果你能把握分寸，也會獲益良深。使用因特網(wǎng)有助于你快速獲取知識。在信息技術(shù)(IT)領(lǐng)域工作的人，要求大量使用因特網(wǎng)，而且在網(wǎng)上工作是很好的訓(xùn)練。"