高速电子通讯媒体，例如电子邮件和电视，在逐渐地抑制有意义的和有思想性的交流。

Agree with concession

Although ample empirical evidence suggests so with respect to television, the answer is far less clear when it comes to communication via computers.

1. Few would argue that since its inception broadcast television has greatly enhanced communication to the masses.

2. Media such as email and the Web are interactive by design, yet email is often used to avoid face-to-face encounters, and in practice is used as a means of distributing quick memos.

3. With respect to Web-based communication, the myriad of educational sites, interactive and otherwise, is strong evidence that the Web tends to enhance, rather than prevent, meaningful communication.

技术进步对人类社会的影响之交流

当代社会提供了如此之多的学习手段以至于读书已经变得不再那么重要了。

1. Books provide us knowledge, especially theoretical one.

2. Admittedly, we can learn a lot from others via the advanced means of communication, but this method has its limitations.

3. Some might argue that they can acquire the correspondent knowledge through Internet. The complete knowledge of one area is indeed available on the Internet; however, such publication of knowledge is called “e-book”—another form of book.

技术进步对人类社会的影响之阅读

人类的智慧将总是高于机器，因为机器只是人类智慧的工具。

1. The statement is clearly accurate insofar as machines are tools of human minds.

2. As for the statement’s second claim, in certain respects machines are superior.

3. Up till now, the notion of human-made machine that develop the ability to think on their own, and to develop so-called “emotional intelligence”, has been pure fiction.

技术进步对人类社会的影响(类似于影响和决定人类传统)