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Read carefully the following excerpt on the importance of smart products to China’s empty-nesters, and then write your response

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问题     Read carefully the following excerpt on the importance of smart products to China’s empty-nesters, and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should:
    . summarize the main message of the excerpt, and then
    . comment on how new technologies such as the Internet-based products mentioned in the excerpt benefit the aged.
    You can support yourself with information from the excerpt.
    Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
                                The Smart Age for China’s Empty-nesters
    Every time Ai Yuanxi turns on the TV, the first pictures she sees are those from her son. He lives in Berlin and sends pictures of her 16-month-old grandson to her TV every day.
    "It’s amazing that you can receive pictures on TV," says the 65-year-old grandmother, who lives in east China’s Hangzhou city. "It’s handy and the pictures are bigger than those on cell phones or computer screens. It’s like my grandson is right in front of me."
    As China’s population ages, some Internet-based products are becoming more user-friendly for the elderly who are less familiar with the technology.
    These smart products can help parents and their children maintain a comfortable distance, thus keeping close bonds without getting involved in each other’s life too much.
    The number of empty-nesters is rapidly growing with young people leaving their rural hometowns to seek opportunities in cities. In big cities, the problem is no less serious, but even more complicated, particularly among families with well-educated children who are settled or working abroad.
    Jiang Feng, founder of Judou Technology Company, says the buyers and users of the Judou TV box are different. The buyers are mostly in their 30s while the users are their parents who are in their 60s. "Many children feel sorry about leaving their parents. The device offers a way to stay connected," Jiang says. The box enables young people to download a film from the Internet directly to their parents’ TV, which might be thousands of kilometers away.
    Parents can video chat with their children on TV while the children can answer video calls on their cell phones any time. Jiang says old people are curious about new technology, just like young people, but the fear of being incompetent intimidates them. "So when designing products for them, my guiding principle is making them easy to use."
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答案 The Smart Age as Good News for China’s Empty-nesters In today’s China, more and more young people leave their hometowns for the sake of better opportunities in big cities or even abroad, leaving their parents at home. Thanks to the user-friendly smart Internet-based products, these lonely souls can have instant communication with their far-away family members. In my viewpoint, these devices that facilitate the old generation, especially the empty-nesters, should be promoted for the following two reasons. First of all, unlike the youngsters who are obsessed with the Internet-oriented entertainment, the older generation focus more on the basic function of smart gadgets— communication. Smart products narrow the geographical distance, which, as a result, seems not a barrier to their communication at all. For example, communication in the form of video chat makes it not an issue at all—empty-nesters can keep a close bond with their children wherever they are. This definitely helps comfort the solitary hearts and relieve the monotony of their life at dusk. Besides, on top of communication, empty-nesters can make emergency calls through smartphones connected with hospital aids or their emergency contacts in case of a sudden disease. The first-hand aid will arrive duly with the least delay, which will save the extremely valuable time for a dying person. In conclusion, the benefits brought by new technology for the empty-nesters should be cheered and touted. Innovation clusters should not neglect the urgent call of the old but rather bulldoze the inconvenience that intimidates the old.
解析     本题要求讨论社会现象：越来越多的年轻人背井离乡，独自留守在家的老人被称为“空巢老人”，然而以网络为基础的高科技产品和新技术使得家人之间的交流不再成为难题。在具体行文方面，考生可在第一段总结材料，阐述该社会现象并指出网络新技术带给老人，尤其是“空巢老人”的好处。第二段集中探讨对老年人而言新技术有何优势，论证要有理有据。最后强调自己的观点，并总结全文。
    开头部分第一段阐述背景并总结材料。首先提出“空巢老人”在中国越来越普遍这一现象；然后点明多亏了以互联网为基础的高科技通信产品，“空巢老人”可以享受到它们带来的便利；最后表明自己的观点，即应该大力推广便于老年人使用的高科技产品。
    中间部分讨论新技术为“空巢老人”带来了哪些帮助。其优点可列举为以下几点：首先，老年人主要使用智能电话的交流功能，其中远程通信和视频聊天使得他们克服了和子女之间的地域障碍；其次，老人们可以借助智能电话进行自救。因为子女经常不在身边，他们可以用智能电话进行紧急状况下的自救。
    结尾部分第三段再次强调自己的观点：新技术为老人们带来很大的益处。其次对科技产品的生产企业提出要求，争取把相关产品设计得更适合老年人使用。
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