負(fù)面影響：
•快節(jié)奏的生活使人與人之間的相互交流減少(personal interaction reduces),人們很難保持和 改善與朋友親人的關(guān)系 (hard to maintain and improve relations with friends and family members)，這對社會和家庭都是有害的(detrimental to family life or social relations within or outside of work);
• 快節(jié)奏的生活會引起疾病(lifestyle diseases , such as obesity, stroke, diabetes, heart diseases )
正面影響：
• 提高了效率和生產(chǎn)力，促進(jìn)了信息交流和貿(mào)易往來(promote trade activity across the border);
• 效率的提高使人們有更多的娛樂時間，生活更加豐富(leisure lives have been enriched) 。
范文
Not surprisingly, many aspects of people's daily lives have undergone considerable changes because of the recent development in technology. It is a particular concern that the pace of everyday life is becoming faster, resulting from the development in cars, air travel, telecommunications technology and the Internet 。 As well as benefits, this trend is to bring problems.
On the positive side, the fast rhythm of life requires people to enhance efficiency when working and then allows them to enjoy longer leisure time. With the advance in telecommuncations people can make inquires by phone, instead of travelling long distances, Internet access makes it possible (for one to perform various tasks without leaving their offices. Even though people have to travel every now and then, for meeting business partners, visiting clients in other cities or other purposes, modem transport networks reduce the amount of time they spend on commutes.
The acceleration of the pace of life also implies the expansion of people's social circle. In the past, social relationships were limited by physical factors such as geographical distance and low mobility, but nowadays, one can travel further and get acquainted with more people with those technological advances, such as the railroad, the automobile and the telephone. For instance, the rapid penetration of telecommunications technology has made the mobile phone a key social tool and people rely on their mobile phone address book to keep in touch with their friends.
On the negative side, the fast-paced lifestyle is responsible for the upsurge in lifestyle-related problems. Jobs become demanding and require workers' full commitment, resulting in their depression and pressure. Underneath the facade of continued contraction of official working hours, employees are actually working longer, primarily because fax, e-mail or other communication devices have made them accessible to their supervisors, colleagues and customers after work. They have to respond instantly to voice and email messages from others. Private life has to be sacrificed.
According to the facts outlined above, the doubts about the negative effects of the acceleration of pace of life are not well-grounded. People now enjoy greater well-being, which is reflected in more quality family time, less travel-related stress and close contact with friends and family members. However, they might have to accept frequent intrusions as a by-product of convenient communication.
近義詞表
1. penetration=invasion=permeating:滲透,入侵
2. facade=disguise=cover-up ：偽裝
3. contraction=reduction：減少
4. intrusion=interruption:侵?jǐn)_,擾
5. by-product=unwanted product=anything produced in the course of making another thing:副產(chǎn)品
