•提高了效率和生产力，促进了信息交流和贸易往来(promotetradeactivityacrosstheborder);
•效率的提高使人们有更多的娱乐时间，生活更加丰富(leisureliveshavebeenenriched)。
Notsurprisingly,manyaspectsofpeople'sdailyliveshaveundergoneconsiderablechangesbecauseoftherecentdevelopmentintechnology.Itisaparticularconcernthatthepaceofeverydaylifeisbecomingfaster,resultingfromthedevelopmentincars,airtravel,telecommunicationstechnologyandtheInternet。Aswellasbenefits,thistrendistobringproblems.
Onthepositiveside,thefastrhythmofliferequirespeopletoenhanceefficiencywhenworkingandthenallowsthemtoenjoylongerleisuretime.Withtheadvanceintelecommuncationspeoplecanmakeinquiresbyphone,insteadoftravellinglongdistances,Internetaccessmakesitpossible(foronetoperformvarioustaskswithoutleavingtheiroffices.Eventhoughpeoplehavetotraveleverynowandthen,formeetingbusinesspartners,visitingclientsinothercitiesorotherpurposes,modemtransportnetworksreducetheamountoftimetheyspendoncommutes.
Theaccelerationofthepaceoflifealsoimpliestheexpansionofpeople'ssocialcircle.Inthepast,socialrelationshipswerelimitedbyphysicalfactorssuchasgeographicaldistanceandlowmobility,butnowadays,onecantravelfurtherandgetacquaintedwithmorepeoplewiththosetechnologicaladvances,suchastherailroad,theautomobileandthetelephone.Forinstance,therapidpenetrationoftelecommunicationstechnologyhasmadethemobilephoneakeysocialtoolandpeoplerelyontheirmobilephoneaddressbooktokeepintouchwiththeirfriends.
Onthenegativeside,thefast-pacedlifestyleisresponsiblefortheupsurgeinlifestyle-relatedproblems.Jobsbecomedemandingandrequireworkers'fullcommitment,resultingintheirdepressionandpressure.Underneaththefacadeofcontinuedcontractionofofficialworkinghours,employeesareactuallyworkinglonger,primarilybecausefax,e-mailorothercommunicationdeviceshavemadethemaccessibletotheirsupervisors,colleaguesandcustomersafterwork.Theyhavetorespondinstantlytovoiceandemailmessagesfromothers.Privatelifehastobesacrificed.
Accordingtothefactsoutlinedabove,thedoubtsaboutthenegativeeffectsoftheaccelerationofpaceoflifearenotwell-grounded.Peoplenowenjoygreaterwell-being,whichisreflectedinmorequalityfamilytime,lesstravel-relatedstressandclosecontactwithfriendsandfamilymembers.However,theymighthavetoacceptfrequentintrusionsasaby-productofconvenientcommunication.
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