people are no more talking face-to-face with one another Recently, with the rising use of smart phone and the rapid development of Internet technology, there has witnessed a common phenomenon that people, especially youngsters, are no more talking face-to-face with one another. Taking a look around, we can find examples too numerous to list: some play mobile phone when having dinner with other people, which has little communication; when relatives pay a visit, some leave themselves alone in bedroom, updating WeChat or Weibo; and some send their congratulation to people in festivals by WeChat while didn't convey it in a real world. In my understanding, a number of factors could account for the phenomenon, but the following might be the most critical ones. First of all, kinds of high-tech applications in smart phone have made the access to recreation more convenient. Nowadays, people become more and more reliant on smart phone as a result of its convenience. We can make use of it to do everything in daily life such as learning about hot news, watching videos, shopping online, chatting, photographing, even snatching red envelopes and so on. Therefore, an increasing number of people are addicted to smart phone so that they tend to spend more time online than chatting with others, their parents included, face to face. Besides, most people in modern society are short of communication skills. Therefore, when they get together with some acquaintances or elder relatives, playing smart phone becomes a best way to avoid communicating with each other and embarrassment. What's more, due to fuller and freer expression of one's thoughts, such online means of communication as WeChat, QQ and Weibo, are affecting interpersonal communication. People are accustomed to these online means of communication which bring the distance between family and friends. In a word, although there do exist more and more positive influence with Internet and smart phone, we should also pay due attention to its negative effect. After all, communication can not just only depend on modern media. No matter what fun emoji and what fine words you send, due to the absence of facial expression, eye contact, gestures, physical contact and timely feedback, misunderstanding may come as a result, leading to conflict eventually. What we should change is enjoying the benefits of smart phones, meanwhile, be more active to communicate with our family members or friends face-to-face.