영어속독(200단어)--A Computer Problem(8)

영어속독(200단어)--A Computer Problem(8)

 

Computer make people's lives easier. People can use their computers for working, shopping, or playing games. Laptop computers make people's lives even easier! Instead of just using a computer at home, people can take laptops anywhere. They can work, shop or play games any place at any time. But there is a problem with laptops. People can be burned by them!

 

People who with laptops on their legs for hours and hours have noticed they get dark marks on their legs. The hot laptop is toasting the skin. Doctors have noticed more people show up with "toasted skin syndrome." They use their laptops every day for hours and hours for a month or more and this results in a burn. The marks are not dangerous, but they look strange because they are just in one spot on people's legs.

 

Companies that make computers tell people not to let warm computers touch bare skin for a long time. Wearing pants and putting a laptop's case under the laptop is usually enough to protect one's skin from the computer's heat. But the best way to avoid toasted skin is not to put a laptop on your lap when you use it for a long time. (204 words)

 

¹ syndrome: conditions or symptoms related to a certain medical problem

 

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