Ask helpful Hannah

Dear helpful Hannah,

I've got a problem with my husband, Sam. He bought a smart phone a couple of months ago and he took it on our recent ski vacation to Colorado, it was a great trip except for one problem. He has a constant urge{#blank#}1{#/blank#} for next messages; he checks his phone every five minutes! He's so addicted to it that he just can't stand the idea {#blank#}2{#/blank#} there may be an important text. He can't help checking even at inappropriate times like when we are eating in a restaurant and I am talking to him! He behaves{#blank#}3{#/blank#} any small amount of boredom can make him feel the need to check his phone even when he know he shouldn't. The temptation to see {#blank#}4{#/blank#} is connecting him is just too great. When I ask him to put down the phone and stop {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (ignore) me, he say, “In a minute.” but still checks to see if{#blank#}6{#/blank#} has posted something new on the Internet. Our life {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (interrupted). If we go somewhere and I ask him to have the phone at home, he suffers from withdrawal symptom. May this dependency on his smart phone has become more than an everyday problem.

I recently read an article about “nomophobia,”{#blank#}8{#/blank#} is a real illness people can't suffer from the fear of being without your phone! I am worried that Sam maybe suffering from this illness because he feels anxious if he doesn't have his phone with him, even for a short time.

  Who would have thought that little devices like these could have brought so much trouble!                                                                                                                                     

Sick and Tired Sadie

    It is often said that eyes can speak. In a bus you may look at a stranger,{#blank#}1{#/blank#} not too long. If he notices that he is being stared at, he may feel {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (comfort). It is the same in daily life. When you are {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (look) at for several more times, you will look at yourself up and down to see if there is anything wrong {#blank#}4{#/blank#} you. If nothing goes wrong, you {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (feel) angry with the person who is looking at you. Eyes can speak, right?

    {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (look) too long at someone may seem to be impolite. But sometimes things are different when it {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (come) to staring at the opposite sex, if a man glances at a woman for more than ten seconds, his intentions are obvious, that is, he wishes to attract {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (she ) attention, to make her understand that he is admiring her.

    In fact, continuous eye contact is limited to {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (love) only, who will enjoy looking at each other {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (gentle ) for a long time，to show affection that words cannot express. Evidently, eye communication should be done according to the relationship between the two people.

    People often have trouble {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (get) used to a new culture because they need a long time to adapt to it. They are usually curious {#blank#}2{#/blank#} they first arrive in a foreign country and sometimes they may get confused about what to do. However, if they stay for {#blank#}3{#/blank#} long time, they may start to feel different {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (stage) of culture shock. They can feel lonely or sad because they can't deal with the local people. How {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (quick) people get used to culture differences may depend on the way they {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (learn). That's a problem if they can't speak the language. So the first important thing is to learn to speak the local language. On {#blank#}7{#/blank#} other hand, some can study the situation and make good guesses about the culture. When they finally begin {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (understand) some of the language and make some new {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (friend), they will gradually enjoy themselves and feel {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (comfort). Then they can live an easy life in a completely new culture.

China successfully landed the Chang'e 4 lunar probe (月球探测器) on the far side of the moon on January 3, 2019, becoming the only country in history  {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (touch) the lunar surface unseen by those on Earth. The far side of the moon has been seen and mapped {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(previous) by astronauts of the Apollo missions. But it is the first time that the moon's far side{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(set) foot on by spacecraft, and the successful landing of Chang'e 4 is seen as a major milestone in space{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(explore).

The Chang'e 4 spacecraft consists{#blank#}5{#/blank#}two parts: a lander and a rover (巡视器). Representing China's{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(new) step in the lunar probe project of all time, it landed at 10: 26 am of Beijing time. Then it sent back a photo of the landing place.{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(shoot) through cameras on the probe's lander, the photo marks the world's first image taken on the surface of the far side of the moon. One of the photos published by the China National Space Administration shows the place{#blank#}8{#/blank#}Chang'e 4's rover — named Yutu 2 — will be heading hours later for{#blank#}9{#/blank#}purpose of conducting further research. The name Chang'e has its roots in the Chinese goddess of the moon. In the ancient tale, Chang'e{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(fly) to the heavens and landed on the moon as her final resting place.