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Putting the phone away
昨天晚上，我想看十分钟手机。可是，一小时以后，我还在看。今天，我把手机放在另一个房间，拿了一本书。开始的时候，我总想看消息。过了一会儿，我觉得安静一点也很好。
Pinyin reference
zuó tiān wǎn shàng ， wǒ xiǎng kàn shí fēn zhōng shǒu jī 。 kě shì ， yì xiǎo shí yǐ hòu ， wǒ hái zài kàn 。 jīn tiān ， wǒ bǎ shǒu jī fàng zài lìng yí gè fáng jiān ， ná le yì běn shū 。 kāi shǐ de shí hòu ， wǒ zǒng xiǎng kàn xiāo xī 。 guò le yí huì er ， wǒ jué de ān jìng yì diǎn yě hěn hǎo 。
English meaning
Yesterday I planned to use my phone for ten minutes, but an hour later I was still scrolling. Today I put it in another room and picked up a book. At first I kept wanting to check messages. After a while I enjoyed the quiet.
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Where did the narrator put the phone?
- In another room
- Under a book
- On a train
Show answer
In another room
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