题目：Nowadays, more people are choosing to socialise online rather than face to face. Is this a positive or negative development?如今，越来越多的人选择在线社交，而不是面对面。这是积极的还是消极的发展？

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An increasing number of people meet and talk to their friends online instead of in person. In my opinion, this is a negative development which can lead to isolation, potentially harmful situations and also problems later on in life.

One serious problem that can arise from people socialising online is that it can lead to isolation. Before the internet, people would frequently go out to meet friends, for example in cafes, bars or restaurants, whereas now people prefer to stay at home alone, chatting online. As a result, people are starting to spend the majority of their time alone at home in their room without meeting others. Isolation of this kind is not healthy and can sometimes lead to depression and other issues.

Another issue is that meeting people online can be risky. In other words, people can assume fake identities online as well as hide their true characteristics. This is particularly concerning for teenagers who are impressionable and can easily be led into dangerous situations. Furthermore, as this interaction is online, parents have no way of monitoring it and protecting their children.

Finally, socialising online can end in difficulties years later as conversations and shared photos that had been forgotten reappear. This situation is currently critical for many people, again especially for teenagers who do not think carefully before posting online. That is to say, information which is put online can remain there forever and while people may share intimate communications with close friends, these words can then resurface later on leading to much embarrassment.

In conclusion, although it has become more popular for people to socialise through the internet, it has brought about too many problems for this to be considered a positive trend.

重难点词汇学习：

negative

释义

adj.消极的，否认的; [数]负的; [心]反抗性的; 无预期结果的;

n.否定词语; 否定的观点; 消极性; [摄]底片;

vt.否定; 拒绝;

The crisis had a negative effect on trade.

这次危机对贸易产生了很坏的影响。

the negative representation of single mothers in the media

媒体对单身母亲的负面描述

So far 57 have taken the test and all have been negative.

到目前为止，参加测试的有57人，测试结果均呈阴性。

frequently

释义adv.频繁地，屡次地; 往往; 动; 动辄;

Buses run frequently between the city and the airport.

公共汽车频繁地来往于市区与机场之间。

frequently held misconceptions about the disease

对这种疾病常见的误解

It frequently appears that Bell mistrusts all journalists.

似乎贝尔常常对所有新闻记者都持怀疑态度。