Shi Peng won the top prize in a college,students'start﹣up(创业) competition for setting upa website to help children find playmates(玩伴).
Shi was brought up by his grandparents in avillage in Hubei Province.(106) Later,the 22﹣year﹣old student at a university in Wuhan decided to setup a special
website for children.He hoped that his website could help children meet new friends of the same age and feel less lonely.
(107) According to his research one about 6,000children in citieslike Guangzhou,Wuhan and Stizhou,most of them don't havebrothers orsisters and they are in need of playmates."From my own experience,I think it's a great idea to have such a website on which children can findplaymates,"Shi said.
The website is set up mainly for pre﹣school children in kindergarten(幼儿园) and their parents.All the users of the website must use theirreal names.(108) Through the website,parents who are busy duringthe day can get in touch with other parents who are free and willing tofind some playmates for their children.
As it gets more and more popular among children and parents,the
website now holds many colorful offline activities.(109) The websitealso provides parents with valuable chances to communicate with eachother.
Ni Wufan is one of the professors in Shi's university.He said,"(110) He also agrees that our society needs more creative ideas likeShi's to deal with children's problems.
A.This is to make sure that the children are safe. B.I have some different opinions about Shi's website. C.The website is a great example of start﹣up projects. D.He hardly had any playmates growing up as a child. E.There're many interesting online games for children to play. F.Shi Peng did some research before he set up the website. G.They include scientific tests and group games for children. |