🎧 Listen to today’s story
📚 Key Words
| Word | Meaning | 中文 |
|---|---|---|
| screen | The flat part of a phone where you see pictures and words. | 屏幕 |
| electricity | A type of energy that makes phones and lights work. | 电 |
| polish | A liquid you put on your nails to make them look nice. | 指甲油 |
| chemical | A substance used in science or to make things. | 化学物质 |
| stylus | A special pen used to touch a computer screen. | 触控笔 |
| mistake | Something that is not correct or is wrong. | 错误 |
| chemistry | The science that studies what things are made of. | 化学 |
| ingredient | One of the things used to make something. | 成分 |
📖 Read the story
Do you have long fingernails? Using a smartphone can be hard if your nails are long. Phone screens use electricity to feel your fingers. Fingers work well, but fingernails do not. Now, scientists have a great new idea. They made a special nail polish. This polish has special chemicals inside it. These chemicals help the phone screen feel your nail. When you wear this polish, your long nails work like a stylus. A stylus is a special pen for a tablet or phone. You can type very fast and you will not make mistakes. This is very helpful for many people. A student named Manasi Desai helped make this polish. She studied chemistry to find the right ingredients. It is a smart way to use science in our lives. In the future, your nail polish might be a tool for your phone. What color would you choose?
✏️ Answer the questions
1. Why is it hard to use a phone with long fingernails?
- A.Nails are too soft.
- B.The screen cannot feel the nails.
- C.Nails are too colorful.
- D.The phone is too small.
2. What did scientists make to solve the problem?
- A.A new smartphone.
- B.A special type of nail polish.
- C.A bigger screen.
- D.New fingers for people.
3. What is a stylus?
- A.A special pen for a phone or tablet.
- B.A type of long fingernail.
- C.A kind of electricity.
- D.A student who studies science.
4. How did Manasi Desai help make the polish?
- A.She painted her nails.
- B.She bought a new phone.
- C.She studied chemistry to find ingredients.
- D.She sold the polish to a shop.
5. According to the text, what can you do with this new polish?
- A.Change the color of your phone.
- B.Grow your nails very quickly.
- C.Type fast without mistakes.
- D.Make your phone screen bigger.