你每次去电影院期待看到什么?新上映的大片?或是坐你旁边的人边看电影边玩儿手机?接下来查字典英语网与大家一起探讨为什么现代人在影院里都不肯放下手机。你觉得在电影院里使用手机应该被禁止吗?
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词汇: Behaviour 行为、举止
SomethingIenjoydoingmostinmyleisuretimeisgoingtothecinema – themovies – towatchagreatfilm. It'stwohoursofrelaxationandescapismfromreallife. ButwhenIkick-backinmyseattoenjoythefilmandtuckintomyboxofpopcorn, I'moftenirritatedbyseeingsomeonenexttometextingontheirmobilephoneorworsestill, talkingtosomeone.
It'snosurprisethataproposalbyaUScinemachaintoletpeopleusetheirphonesduringsomefilmscreeningswasmetwithsuchoutrage, thatthecompanyhadtowithdrawtheidea. Peoplesaiditwas 'theworstideaever'! Surely, goingtowatchthelatestblockbusterisjustthat – watchingnotdual-screening. Andifyou'reoutwithafrienditseemsveryantisocialorjustrude. Icertainlygetdistractedbytheclick-clickonsomeone'smobilekeyboardastheytextandtheglowofthebrightsmallphonescreen – whyaren'ttheyconcentratingonthebigscreen?!
ButwiththeavailabilityofstreamingfilmsathomeandcheapDVDs, cinemasarestrugglingtokeeptheircustomers. Someplacesnowoffercomfortableseatswithcomplimentarysnacksanddrinkssomaybetryingtoattractayoungeraudiencebyallowingtheuseofmobilephonesisthewayforward? Asurveyin 2012 foundthatamajorityof 18-to-34-year-oldsbelievedusingsocialmediawhilewatchingamoviewouldaddtotheirexperience.