“Lifeisspeedingup.Everyoneisgettingunwell.”
Thismaysoundlikesomethingsomeonewouldsaytoday.Butinfact,anunknownpersonwholivedinRomeinAD（公元）53wroteit.
Wealllovenewinventions.Theyareexciting,amazingandcanevenchangeourlives.Buthaveallthesedevelopmentsreallyimprovedthequalityofourlives?
Picturethis.You’rerushingtofinishyourhomeworkonthecomputer.Yourmobilephonerings,aQQmessagefromyourfriendappearsonthescreen,thenoisefromthetelevisionisgettinglouderandlouder.Suddenlythecomputergoesblankandyouloseallyourwork.Nowyouhavetostayupallnighttogetitdone.Howhappydoyoufeel?
Inventionshavespeededupourlivessomuchthattheyoftenleaveupfeelingstressedandtired.Whydoyouthinkpeoplewholivefarawayfromnoisycities,whohavenotelephones,nocars,notevenanyelectricity（电）oftenseemtobehappier?Perhapsbecausetheylivesimplerlives.
OnefamilyintheUKwent“backintime”toseewhatlifewaslikewithoutalltheinventionswehavetoday.Thegrandparents,withtheirdaughter,andgrandsonsBenjamin,10andThomas,7,spentnineweeksina1940shouse.Theyhadnowashingmachine,microwave（微波炉）,computerormobilephones.
Thegrandmother,Lyn,said,“Themorethingsyouhave,themoredifficultlifebecomes.”Theboyssaidtheyfoughtless.Probably,theysaid,becausetherewaslesstofightover,suchastheircomputer.Benjaminalsonoticedthathisgrandmotherhadchangedfrombeinga“trendy（赶时髦的）,beer-drinkinggranny”,toonewhocookedthings.
小题1:Thewriterusesthequote（引号）atthebeginningofthestoryto________.