说好的智能家居呢？譬犹>南碇岛
作者：创卫工作实施方案Alexander Aciman Cecilia Wei
来源：《新东方英语》2015年第05期
A recent advertiment for AT&T1）’s Digital Life home automation rvice features two teenagers meeting their parents at a lake cabin for the weekend after stopping by the family home. “Did you leave the hou in good shape？” the father asks， checking his phone only to discover that the children left the faucet2） running， the television blasting3）， every light in the hou on， and the door unlocked.
In theory此日中流自在行， the advertiment is demonstrating the value of smart home technology， including the implication that home automation is a fantastic corrective to bad parenting. But in reality， the advertiment plays into one of our greatest incurities： that we are somehow too immature唐诗三百首精选， and unworthy of home ownership. AT&T suggests that without this ultimate remote control tool， our hous are vulnerable to all manner of flooding and theft. Equally disturbing，彭头山文化 the technology introduces new paranoia4） into the parent-child
relationship： incessant monitoring广州大学纺织服装学院， the constant prence of a scornful5） eye. Gone are the days of TV marathons while mom and dad are out to dinner.
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