历年英语四级作文题目汇总文库(合集20篇)

清晨，我在家又没人陪我玩，妈妈去上班了。我就去朋友家玩，可朋友又不在家，我就在他家门外看见了一棵大树，我就往上看，上面有一只啄木鸟在给大树治病。刚好，地上有一个弹弓，我就拿起弹弓，瞄准啄木鸟，正要发射的时候，我的朋友小红回来了，他看见了，就连忙跑过来，说：“小明，快放下，”小明奇怪地问：“为什么啊，”小红说：“因为啄木鸟正在帮我家的大树治病呢，还有，老师也说过我们要保护动物的呀，”小明说：“小红我知错了，我一定会改的，”小明回家了，我就我在小红家做的事告诉了妈妈，妈妈就说：“小明你真是知错能改的乖孩子。

Early in the morning, I at home and no one to play with me, my mother go to work. I went to a friends house to play, can be friends and not at home, I saw a tree outside his door, I look up, there is a woodpecker to cure in the tree. Just, a catapult on the ground, I picked up a slingshot, aim at the woodpecker, when I was about to launch, my friend Xiao Hong came back, he saw, hurriedly run to come over, said: "Xiao Ming, fast down," Xiaoming asks strangely: "why," Alice said: "cure because the woodpecker was helping my family tree, and, the teacher also said that we should protect the animal ah," Xiao Ming said: "red I was wrong, Ill change," Xiao Ming came home, I told my mother I in the red house do, mother said: "Xiao Ming you are really rectifies the lovely children.

我们可一定要向知错能改的好孩子，小明学习呀。

We must ask rectifies the good child, Xiao Ming studying.

Dishonesty in Tourism

1. 近年来旅游行业中不诚信现象比较普遍

2. 出现这一现象的原-因

3. 我对这一现象的看法和建议

Since 1980s, the economy of China has developed greatly. With more money in their pockets, people are spending more money on travelling, which has brought prosperity to tourism. Nevertheless, many travel agencies or agents are reported to cheat their customers and make money in a dishonest way.

The reason for dishonesty in tourism is various. First and for most, money is the spur. Some travel agencies use all means to cheat their customers in order to get more money. Secondly, to survive in the fierce competition, travel agencies have to make enough profits. To realize profit maximization, they cheat. Last but not least, their victims seem to have little sense of defending their rights.

To regulate travel agencies and protect the rights of tourists, the government has issued various laws. However, I think tourists can take the following tips to avoid travel scams. First, choose a trustworthy travel agency for your trip. Secondly, use your common sense and keep alert while travelling. Finally, defend yourself if your rights are violated.

[英语四级作文预测旅游中的不诚信现象

Publicizing Lists of Uncivilized Residents

1. 目前某市政府在媒体上曝光不文明的市民

2. 人们对这种做法反应不一

3. 你的看法

范文：

Publicizing Lists of Uncivilized Residents

To improve tbe behavior of its citizens, the government of X City has teamed with local media to release lists of uncivilized behavion. The lists have photos and basic information of offenders e. g, drivers brealdng traffic rules have their license-plate nurabers listed along with the time and location of the infraction. This has attracted particular public attention.

Some welcome the policy, believing it will deter people ftom poor behavior They say it will force people to behave themscives, or they will risk being named and shamed in the media. However, critics have complained that the initiative is an abuse of administrative power and is irresponsible Citizens should certainly be held responsible for misconduct, they say, but the government should also create an environment to help people exercise self-discipline.

Personatlyt I agree that citizens should be responsible for their improper behavior but governments also do have a responsibility to improve their management. Besides, according to laws, law enforcement departments are entitled to give the proper punishments to violators of public regulations. It is, however, groundless for these governmental organs to publicly disgrace the rule- brcakcis.

[英语四级作文曝光不文明行为

People always say that love from father is as strong as the mountain, which

gives us the great strength to move on. In Chinese traditional role, father is

described to be a quiet man but the way he loves you can be seen all the time,

while love from western father are much obvious. There always hug and kiss

between children and parents. My father is a classic quiet father. He doesnt

talk much, but he will never miss any moment that is important for me. When I

have performance in school, he must be one of the audience, no matter how busy

he is. Before I sleep, he will help me check on my homework. I love my

father.

Dear Peter,

Hi,I am Lihua.I am you best friend. l hear that you are portically

interested in our Chinese culture,so I invented you join confusion

institute.

At the beginning of,l will sound you join confusion institute for you

happy.

Secondly, confused Institute including major Charities is kongzi.he is the

oldest world thinks and famous.He think a human being should kindness and hope

to peace,he has many students.so think studying mix to image.more and more

thinks. I will sent you to the email, I hope to for your hhelp.

Nowadays, there are more and more confucius Institute, its important to

learn Chinese culture.

As far as I know,many people join confucius Institute,I hope you take hold

of the chance.

Finally, I am looking forward to your come and letters.

Yours sincerely,

Lihua

一、写作要领

考生无论遇到哪一类试题，都要仔细审题，根据题目的要求确定文章的类型和中心内容，并对你自己熟悉的、可写的内容进行筛选、整理、规划、列出提纲，这是很重要的一步。提纲列好后，要围绕提纲内容展开说明自己的观点和结论，不要在写作时抛开提纲。一篇好的作文应该具备以下5个方面：

(1)内容切题，主题鲜明。

(2)表达清楚准确，条理清晰。

(3)结构完整，衔接流畅自然。

(4)句法正确多样。

(5)用词恰当丰富。

二、方法与步骤

1．提纲

提纲是写作一篇文章的详细计划、安排。提纲准备的目的是：

(1)计划要写什么。

(2)文章的思想的表达顺序。

(3)如何安排段落。

(4)使写作从头到尾围绕主题进行。内容一般用短语和词。主题、副题表达先后顺序，要用数字标明。提纲内容的安排是写作一篇好文章的关键。

2．依据提纲写作

(1)初稿

在完成提纲安排后，动笔写作的第一步是打初稿，在写初稿时要争取做到心中有数，胸有成竹，经过反复练习后，能够按照提纲安排落笔成文，一气呵成。如果突发奇想，也可修改提纲，顺理成章，但切忌偏离正题。在初稿写作时要有意识加大行距，为文章的修改留有余地。

(2)定稿及修改方法

在完成初稿后，修改是必不可少的过程。修改文章要注意以下几点：

①内容是否切题，论点是否鲜明，论证是否合理、严密。

②段落衔接时过渡使用是否合理，语句是否通顺、有没有语法错误，用词是否恰当。

③拼写是否正确，标点符号、大小写是否有错误，有无其他笔误。

People hold different views about X. Some people are of the opinion that 观点1, while others point out that 观点2. As far as I am concerned, the former/latter opinion holds more weight. For one thing, 论据1. For another, 论据2.

Last but not the least, 论据3.

To conclude, 总结观点. As a college student, I am supposed to 表决心. 或 From above, we can predict that 预测.

一、表达不同观点

1：Peoples views on……vary/differ from person to person. Some hold that……However, others believe that……

2：People may have different opinions on……

3：Attitudes towards (drugs)vary from person to person.==Different people hold different attitudes towards(failure)

4: There are different opinions among people as to……

二、引出开头

1：It is well-known to us that……==As far as my knowledge is concerned, …

2：Recently the problem of…… has been brought into focus. ==Nowadays there is a growing concern over ……

3：Nowadays(overpopulation)has become a problem we have to face.

5：It is a common belief that……==It is commonly believed that……

三、提出建议

1：It is high time that we put an end to the (trend).

2：There is no doubt that enough concern must be paid to the problem of……

3：Obviously ,if we want to do something … it is essential that……

4：Only in this way/by doing… can we ……

5：Spare no effort to + V (不遗余力的)

四、预示后果

1：Obviously，if we dont control the problem, the chances are that……will lead us in danger.

2：No doubt, unless we take effective measures, it is very likely that ……

3：It is urgent that immediate measures should be taken to stop the situation

五、表示论证

1：From my point of view, it is more reasonable to support the first opinion rather than the second.

2：I cannot entirely agree with the idea that……(我无法完全同意这一观点)

3：As far as I am concerned/In my opinion,……(就我来说……)

4：I sincerely believe that……==I am greatly convinced that…….

5：Finally, to speak frankly, there is also a more practical reason why ……(最后，坦率地说，还有另外一个实际的原因……)

六、给出原因

1：The reason why +句子~~~ is that ……

2: This phenomenon exists for a number of reasons .First,…….Second,…….Third，……。

3：For one thing,…… For another thing，…… ==On the one hand,……On the other hand……

4：I quite agree with the statement that……The reasons are chiefly as follows.我十分赞同这一论述，其主要原因如下。

七、列出解决办法和批判错误观点做法

1：The best way to solve the troubles is……

2：As far as something is concerned,……就某事而言，……

3：It is obvious that……

4：It may be true that……but it doesnt mean that……可能……是对的，但这并不意味着……

5：It is natural to believe that……but we shouldnt ignore that……

6：There is no evidence to suggest that……没有证据表明……

八、表示好处和坏处

1：It has the following advantages.

2：It is beneficial/harmful to us.==It is of great benefit/harm to us==It do good/harm to us

3: It has more disadvantages than advantage.他有很多不足之处

九、表示重要、方便、可能

1：It is important(necessary/difficult/convenient/possible)for sb to do sth.

2：It plays an important role in our life.

3: It gives us access to doing we have access to doing

十、采取措施

1：We should take some effective measures.

2：We should try our best to overcome/conquer the difficulties.

3：We should do our most in doing sth.我们应该尽力去做……

4：We should solve the problems that we are confronted/faced with.

十一、显示变化

1：Some changes have taken place in the past five years==the past five years have seen the changes.过去五年发生了很多变化

2：Great changes will certainly be produced in the international communications.

3：It has increased/decreased from…to…

4：The output of July in this factory increased by 15%.

十二、表明事实现状

1：We cannot ignore the fact that……

2：No one can deny the fact that……没人能否认这个事实……

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3：This is a phenomenon that many people are interested in……

4: be closely related to (与...息息相关)

十三、进行比较

1：Compared with A,B……与A比较，B……

2;I prefer to read rather than watch TV.

十四、常用英语谚语

1：Actions speak louder than words.事实胜于雄辩

2：All is not gold that glitters.发光的未必都是金子

3：All roads lead to Rome.条条大路通罗马

4：A good beginning is half done.良好的开端是成功的一半

5：Every advantage has its disadvantage有利必有弊

6：A miss is as good as a mile.失之毫厘，差之千里

7：Failure is the mother of success.失败是成功之母

8:Industry is the parent of success.勤奋是成功之母

9:It is never too old to learn.活到老，学到老

10:Knowledge is power.知识就是力量

11:Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.世上无难事，只怕有心人

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My ideal school day starts at 8:30 a.m. It finishes at 3 p.m. so we would have a lot of time for after-school activities.

We have half an hour for lunch. We can eat anything and chat with each other. We can also listen to pop music in the hall. We eat an apple every day, because it can keep us healthy.

We have Chinese, Maths, English and physics every day, because they are useful and very important. We wear school uniforms on Monday.

My ideal school has a park on one side and a shopping mall on the other. We have a big library with a lot of useful books. We also have a swimming pool and a tennis court. We can do any activities after school or at weekends.

We only have half an hour of homework every day. We do not do homework at weekends. Every month, we go on a school trip to a museum or a theatre. In the summer time, we can go to Beijing or Shanghai. Every week, we go to Dongzhou Park or shopping malls.

I like my ideal school very much.

[我的理想校园生活为题目的英语作文

1. at the thought of一想到…

2. as a whole (=in general) 就整体而论

3. at will 随心所欲

4. (be) abundant in(be rich in; be well supplied with) 富于，富有

5. access(to) (不可数名词) 能接近，进入，了解

6. by accident(=by chance, accidentally)偶然地，意外. Without accident(=safely) 安全地，

7. of ones own accord(=without being asked; willingly; freely)自愿地 ,主动地

8. in accord with 与…一致 . out of ones accord with 同…。不一致

9. with one accord (=with everybody agreeing)一致地

10. in accordance with (=in agreement with) 依照，根据

11. on ones own account

1) 为了某人的缘故， 为了某人自己的利益

2) (=at ones own risk) 自行负责

3) (=by oneself)依靠自己

12. take…into account(=consider)把..。考虑进去

13. give sb. an account of 说明， 解释 (理由)

14. account for (=give an explanation or reason for) 解释， 说明。

15. on account of (=because of) 由于，因为。

16. on no account(=in no case, for no reason)绝不要，无论如何不要(放句首时句子要倒装)

17. accuse…of…(=charge…with; blame sb. for sth. ; blame sth. on sb. ; complain about) 指控，控告

18. be accustomed to (=be in the habit of, be used to)习惯于。

19. be acquainted with(=to have knowledge of) 了解; (=to have met socially) 熟悉

20. act on 奉行，按照…行动; act as 扮演; act for 代理

21. adapt oneself to(=adjust oneself to) 使自己适应于

22. adapt…(for) (=make sth. Suitable for a new need) 改编， 改写(以适应新的需要)

23. in addition (=besides) 此外， 又， 加之

24. in addition to(=as well as, besides, other than)除…外

25. adhere to (=abide by, conform to, comply with, cling to, insist on, persist in, observe, opinion, belief ) 粘附; 坚持， 遵循

26. adjacent(=next to, close to) 毗邻的， 临近的

27. adjust..(to) (=change slightly)调节; 适应;

28. admit of (=be capable of, leave room for) …的可能，留有…的余地。

29. in advance (before in time) 预告， 事先

30. to advantage 有利的，使优点更加突出地

英语四级考试目的是推动大学英语教学大纲的贯彻执行，对大学生的英语能力进行客观、准确的测量，为提高我国大学英语课程的教学质量服务。下面是小编为大家带来的基础薄弱如何进行英语四级写作训练的知识，欢迎阅读。

英语四级写作备考可分为四大步骤：

一、 背诵：

首先认真研究历年四级写作真题，重点研究2001年6月—2005年12月的11次真题，分析近年来四级写作的出题规律和考试重点，从语言、结构、 内容三大层面，认真研读经典写作真题范文：语言方面学习范文中的精彩词汇、词组、句型；结构方面学习范文的框架结构、内在逻辑、关联词、同义替换和代词替换；内容方面学习范文的论点、论据和论证。同时背诵精彩写作范文，要求滚瓜烂熟、脱口而出、多多益善，扎扎实实提高自己的写作实力。历年英语四级六级真题 >>

二、默写：

背诵熟练之后默写下来，仔细对照原文，会发现你默写的文章与原文有一些语法、拼写、标点的区别，这些区别就是你的写作弱点，学习关键在于针锋突破，不要全面出击。这些弱点正是你在考试中扣分的原因所在，把这些弱点意义克服，分数自然就会提高。

三、 中译英：

首先将写作真题范文译为中文，或参考范文的正确译文，然后进行中译英的工作，根据自己的理解把中文译为英文，最后对照英文原文，你会发现你的译文与原文存在较大的差别，这些差别正是你写作低分的症结所在。同样的一个中文句子，仔细对比一下你使用了哪些词汇、词组和句型，原文使用了哪些，这样你的写作水平才会逐渐提高。

四、 写作：

进行完上述工作之后，在考前必须进行写作的工作，只有动笔写作，才会发现自己的问题。可以写5—10篇真题或模拟题，模仿自己曾经背诵过的精彩词汇、词组、句型、框架和范文，写出一篇新的文章。最初不要求速度，但考前一定要进行模考，半小时写出一篇120－150词的文章。写完之后仔细修改其中的语言错误，将其改的更加精彩。

英语写作基础不太好的四级考生，必须按照上述步骤严格进行；基础较好的考生学习顺序正好相反，首先写作，直接写作英语四级真题；其次中译英，在研读原文之前，进行中译英的工作，译完对比，找出差距；然后背诵；最后默写。同时可以准备自己的写作框架，应用文和论说文分别形成固定的写法，积累精彩句型。

下面是2015年6月英语四级写作预测：年轻人应有理想，预祝四级考生在2015年6月的英语四级考试中取得好成绩!

Young People Should Have Ideals

What are you going to do when you grow up? When I was a child, people often asked me this question about the ideal. Undoubtedly, every individual, especially a young person, should have an ideal. Hardly can we find any great people we know ideal when they were young。

An ideal is a vital importance to ones growth and success. On the one hand, an ideal is the target of ones life. Once you decide what your ideal is, you know where to go, and which way to take. Otherwise, you might become puzzled in many things in your life. On the other hand, an ideal is like the engine of vehicles. Only when we have our own ideals, can we find the origin of energy and enthusiasm in life, and become active and perseverant. Whatever your ideal is, careful plan and preparation is vital to its realization. Of course, the path from where you are to where you want to get is not always smooth and straight. Therefore, an optimistic, positive mind is indispensable in the process of your persevering your ideal。

In a word, only if you have an ideal, you will have the chance of realizing it。

Directions：For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on thepicture below。You should focus on theimpact of social networking websites on reading。

看图作文

“I love reading。 I read about 3 hours aday。

My favorite book is Facebook。”

*Facebookis the name of a social networking website。

此文预计会引发巨大争议，有人会认为FB和朋友圈这类东西完全不是正真意义的“阅读”，但是也有认为，这才是当今时代有特色的阅读，其实，能说明白就好，观点没有正误。

Impact的含义：影响。

第一段： 描述漫画内容。强调网络阅读的趋势和现象

第二段： 分析网络读书的原因。(或阐述不同的人的不同观点)在这一段，既可以把网络阅读的影响力归结为利大于弊，也可以归结为弊大于利，自圆其说即可。

第三段：双面总结，得出结论。

Thepicture describes a conversation between two people，one of them said： “I readabout 3 hours a day。My favorite book is Facebook。”The picture intends toinform us that the Internet has exerted an important influence on reading forthe modern citizens。

The phenomenon involves many factors，which canbe listed as the follows。 To begin with，with the rapid development of scientific technology，The Internet has become indispensable in our daily life.Undoubtedly，it provides people with many advantages and makes our life morecomfortable and efficient， including the way of reading。What’s more，it is a moreadvanced way to get information needed by people，and an efficient way to searchfor materials。“I have hardly ever bought any books since 2003。I have beenreading online in recent years。”said professor Wang from Peking University。“With the click of the mouse，any stories or information that I want at anygiven time or place，is there。”she said。This may well explain why so manypeople now prefer to embrace the wonders of the Internet than read print copiesof book or any other reading material。

Every coin hastwo sides，reading in social networking websites is no exception。 Admittedly，there is false and useless information on the social networking websites， it isadvisable that we read more critically and carefully。

卷面整洁 书写清楚

构思简单 少犯错误

中心突出 层次分明

借助经典 名句俗谚

重在变化 避免重复

卷面整洁，书写清楚

1、打好腹稿再动笔，减少涂改。

2、书写漂亮的当然更好，达不到的最起码也要工整。

3、使用黑色水笔作答，白纸黑字，这样能够有效提高整洁度。

构思简单 少犯错误

根据阅卷经验，四级作文的主要错误集中在思路、标点、时态、单复数、结构等五个方面。

英语四级错误十错十察

1.句子成分残缺

We always working till late at night before taking exams.(误)

We are always working till late at night before taking exams(正)

2.句子成分多余

This test is end, but there is another test is waiting forus. (误)

One test ends, but another is waiting for you. (正)

3.主谓不一致

Someone/Somebody think that reading should be selective. (误)

Someone/Somebody thinks that reading should be selective. (正)

4.动词时态误用

I was walking along the road, and there are not so many cars on the street. (误)

I was walking along the road and there were not so many vehicles on the street. (正)

5.动词语态误用

The driver of the red car was died in the accident. (误)

The driver of the red car died in the accident. (正)

6.词类混淆

It is my point that reading must be selectively. (误)

In my opinion, reading must be selective. (正)

Honest is so important for every person. (误)

Honesty is so important for everyone. (正)

7.名词可数与不可数的误用

In modern society, people are under various pressures(误)

In modern society, people are under various kinds of pressure. (正)

8.动词及物与不及物的误用

Because of his excellent performance, the boss rose his salary. (误)

Because of his excellent performance, the boss raised his salary. (正)

9.动宾搭配不当

We must make solutions to the problem. (误)

We must find a solution to the problem. (正)

It also may help you to make success. (误)

It may also help you succeed/obtain your goal. (正)

10.根据中文逐字硬译

Let us touch the outside world of campus.

Let’s keep in touch with the world outside of the campus.

Don’t forget to keep a good body health.(误)

Don’t forget to keep fit/healthy.(正)

I love weekend, because I can do many things. I can read books, watch TV

and play some games……

OnMonday, I went to school by bike and played computer games.

After nine o’clock, I went to zoo with my parents and saw lots of

animals.

On Wednesday, I went to Cheng gu visited my cousins and my uncle. On

Thursday, I went to library read books.

Friday is my favourite day, I was very happy! Because I saw a film with my

best friend, Webought many books.

On Saturday, I listened to music and watched TV. Today is Sunday, I don’t

like this day, because tomorrow I will go to school.

What a busy week!

Dear Wang Lin,

It’s really my pleasure to make friends with you. I’m Zhao Gang and I’m 17

years old. I like playing football and reading. I’m good at writing and playing

the piano. But I really want to be a journalist after graduating from

university. To get good marks, firstly, think listening carefully in class is

most important. Then we should ask the teacher questions we have in time.

Finally, getting rich knowledge out of class is also necessary. I hope the

advice can help you in your studies. Welcome to our school if you have the

chance. And I’ll show you our school and my favorite books. Also I can play a

piece of piano music for you.

Looking forward to your letter.

Best wishes.

请根据以下提示，并结合具体事例，有英语写一篇短文。

Questioning is a bridge to learning. When you begin to doubt something and search for an answer, you will learn.

注意：

1.无须写标题;

2.除诗歌外，文体不限;

3.内容必须结合你生活中的具体事例;

4.文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称;

5.词数不少于120，如引用提示语则不计入总词数。

I often imagine what my life will be like in the future.I think my life will be very different in ten years.I will be twenty-eight years old by then.I will have my own family,probably with a lovely child.I hope I’ll work in a computer company as a program designer.I’ll enjoy my work and get along well with my colleagues.I’ll do a good job in whatever I do.In my free time,I’ll continue to take regular exercise,such as swimming,running and various ball games.On my holidays,I’ll travel around the world.In a word,my life will be much richer and more colorful.

Directions：

Understanding is a drop of golden sun, is wellspring of life, and is a bridge between man and the soul of man. Understanding is tolerance, is a kind of se

lf restraint. The world needs understanding.

Write an essay which should cover:

1) describing the drawing below,

2) stating its main idea, and

3) giving your comment

范文1：

The human being differs from the wild beast in that the latter is liable to have a hostile view of others and interact in an unreasonable and aggressive manner. Primitive humans might have acted in such fashion, but civilized humans should cultivate more appropriate behaviors.

In the drawing above, a man carrying a large load accidentally steps on a womans foot. Given that he gracefully apologizes, the woman both accepts his apology and assures him not to worry.

The man and woman depicted interact with each other in a courteous and compassionate manner. The woman understands the man did not intentionally step on her foot, and therefore whether or not she is in pain, she does not attack or blame him. Because she is able to view the situation from his perspective, conflict is diverted. Mutual understanding such as this is a fundamental aspect of civilized society.

Some people tend to think the worst of others and become angry over even the smallest of matters, regardless of how their own actions are disturbing in turn. Such intolerance only leads to more conflict. Disrespecting or mistreating people not only inflicts pain upon others, but can also harm ones own conscience and attitude.

[英语四级考试作文预测日落

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay

commenting on the saying “Knowledge is a treasure, but

practice is the key to it.” You can cite one example or two to

illustrate your point of view. You should write at least 150 but

no more than 200 words.

题目： Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below. You should comment on the role of mobile phone in peoples communication. You are required to write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

参考范文: The Role of Mobile Phone in Peoples Communication

The popularity of smartphones has exerted great influence on the way people communicate, so much so that an increasing number of individuals contend that face-to-face communication is being replaced by texts and images on the mobile phone.

There are more than one angle to consider this phenomenon. On one hand, it is pleasantly acknowledged that smartphones shorten the distance between families and friends. Even people from different sides of the globe can share pictures, feelings and thoughts through various types of apps on the phone, thus building a long-distance connection. On the other hand, as the picture warns us, too much smartphone addiction interferes with peoples real-life communication. Statistics show that over 70 percent of face-to-face communication consists of facial expressions and body language, which is why people should stay away from mobile phones when they have the chance to actually talk and communicate with others.

In a word, mobile phones act as an appropriate platform where people can always stay in tough however long the distance is, but a wise man should know when to put down his phone.