社交媒体上的年轻女性 ⏲️ 6分钟英语：英语精读讲义

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Hello, this is Six Minute English from BBC Learning English.

大家好，这里是 BBC Learning English 的六分钟英语。

I'm Neil.

我是 Neil。

And I'm Beth.

我是 Beth。

In this program,

在本期节目中，

we're discussing the positives and negatives of social media in the lives of young people. 短語搭配

我们将探讨社交媒体在年轻人生活中的利与弊。

And this is a really trending topic at the moment 短語搭配

这在当下是一个非常热门的话题，

because of what's happening in Australia, 語法

因为澳大利亚目前发生的事情，

where a new law to limit under 16-year-olds' access to social media is being debated. 講解

当地正在辩论一项限制16岁以下青少年使用社交媒体的新法律。

Neil,

Neil，

tell me one good thing and one bad thing about having social media in your life. 短語搭配

跟我说说社交媒体在你生活中的一个好处和一个坏处吧。

Well, one good thing is

嗯，一个好处是

uh it means I can see 語法

呃，它意味着我可以看到

what friends are doing

朋友们都在做些什么

uh who live far away.

呃，那些住得很远的朋友。

Uh and one bad thing is

呃，而一个坏处是

it's really addictive and a massive waste of time. 講解

它非常让人上瘾，而且会浪费大量时间。

Well, it's interesting to hear a man's perspective, Neil,

嗯，听听男性的视角很有意思，Neil，

because when it comes to issues like cyberbullying, 表達脈絡

因为在网络暴力等问题上，

it is often young women who are most affected. 語法

受到影响最大的往往是年轻女性。

So,

所以，

soon we'll be hearing from women in different countries 短語搭配

稍后我们将听到来自不同国家的女性

about their online experiences.

讲述她们的上网经历。

And remember,

别忘了，

you can find all the vocabulary and a worksheet

你可以找到所有的词汇和练习表

on our website bbclearningenglish.com.

就在我们的网站 bbclearningenglish.com 上。

But first,

但首先，

I have a question for you, Beth.

我有一个问题要问你，Beth。

In 2024,

在2024年，

which was the most regularly used social media platform in the world? 語法

全世界最常使用的社交媒体平台是哪一个？

Was it A, Facebook,

是 A，Facebook，

B, Instagram,

B，Instagram，

or C, TikTok?

还是 C，TikTok？

Oh, I'm going to say TikTok.

哦，我猜是 TikTok。

Well,

好的，

we'll find out the answer at the end of the program. 短語動詞

我们会在节目的最后揭晓答案。

Now,

现在，

let's start with the positive side of social media. 表達脈絡

让我们从社交媒体积极的一面开始。

As a politics student at Oklahoma University, 語法

作为俄克拉荷马大学的一名政治系学生，

21-year-old Haleigh Hurst campaigned in the 2024 US presidential election. 用詞

21岁的 Haleigh Hurst 参与了2024年美国总统大选的竞选活动。

Here,

在这里，

she explains one benefit of social media

她向 BBC 世界服务频道的节目 Pick of the World 解释了

to BBC World Service program Pick of the World.

社交媒体的一个好处。

I do think social media has played a huge role in educating young voters. 講解

我确实认为，在向年轻选民宣传

on different policies and different people who are running. 用詞

不同的政策和参选人方面，社交媒体发挥了巨大的作用。

I know Trump has recently said that

我知道特朗普最近说过，

he has a soft spot in his heart for TikTok. 習語

他对 TikTok 情有独钟。

With the growth of social media, 表達脈絡

随着社交媒体的发展，

it has sparked a lot more debates. 用詞

它引发了更多的辩论。

I think my generation

我认为我们这一代人

too has seen so many climactic things happen.

也见证了太多具有转折意义的事情发生。

Haleigh thinks one good thing about social media

Haleigh 认为社交媒体的一个好处

is that it sparks debates and conversations.

是它能引发辩论和对话。

It causes debates to start.

它促使辩论开始。

She comments that Donald Trump is a fan of social media 短語搭配

她评论说唐纳德·特朗普是社交媒体的粉丝，

by saying he has a soft spot for TikTok.

说他对 TikTok 情有独钟（has a soft spot for）。

If you have a soft spot for something or someone,

如果你对某事或某人有 soft spot，

you feel affectionate and fond of it.

你会觉得它很亲切，很喜欢它。

You like it a lot.

你非常喜欢它。

But, of course,

但是，当然，

that's not the whole story. 習語

这并不是故事的全部。

Increasingly,

越来越多的

young women are reporting the negative impact social media is making on their lives 短語搭配

年轻女性报告了社交媒体对她们生活产生的负面影响，

and the pressure they feel to appear perfect online, 短語搭配

以及她们觉得在网上要表现得完美的压力，

especially from men.

尤其是来自男性的压力。

Maanvi Sharma, aged 28,

28岁的 Maanvi Sharma，

is a businesswoman and model with a large Instagram following, 用詞

是一位在 Instagram 上拥有大量粉丝的女商人和模特，

who lives in Delhi, India.

她居住在印度德里。

And Kemi Adeyemi is a 26-year-old

而 Kemi Adeyemi 是一位26岁的

travel blogger from Lagos in Nigeria.

旅行博主，来自尼日利亚的拉各斯。

Both young women discussed these social media worries

两位年轻女性都讨论了这些与社交媒体有关的烦恼，

with BBC World Service program Pick of the World.

在 BBC 世界服务频道的节目 Pick of the World 中。

The person you're dating,

跟你约会的人，

they might leave you just because of the social media. 語法

他们可能会仅仅因为社交媒体而离开你。

They might think that you're not good for, 短語搭配

他们可能觉得你不适合，

you know, marriage.

你懂的，不适合结婚。

Like, you're not

就像，你不是

you can't be a good partner because you're on social media

你不能成为一个好伴侣，因为你在玩社交媒体，

because you're being watched by a lot of people 語法

因为有很多人在关注你，

and they feel a little intimidated by this. 用詞

他们对此感到有些被吓到（intimidated）。

You know what? 語氣意圖

你知道吗？

We saw your girlfriend.

我们看到你女朋友了。

Oh my gosh, 語氣意圖

我的天哪，

she was wearing this.

她居然穿成那样。

Oh my god.

我的老天。

But it's affecting my personal life. 短語搭配

但这影响了我的个人生活。

Some men or some people,

有些男人或有些人，

they want you to shrink yourself 習語

他们想要你压抑自己（shrink yourself），

so that they can like be the bigger person. 習語

这样他们就能显得更加高大。

They get to listen to what their friends say about you, 用詞

他们会去听朋友怎么评价你，

what your family says about you,

你的家人怎么评价你，

and they're not able to like stand up for you to say, 短語動詞

并且他们无法像站出来为你说话（stand up for you）那样说：

"Oh, I know this person.

“哦，我了解这个人。

I believe she's not like doing these things for other reasons."

我相信她不是出于别的原因做这些事情的。”

Maanvi thinks some men are intimidated by her popularity on Instagram.

Maanvi 认为有些男人对她在 Instagram 上的受欢迎程度感到畏怯（intimidated）。

Intimidated means to feel frightened or nervous

Intimidated 意思是感到害怕或紧张，

because you lack confidence.

因为你缺乏自信。

She feels people gossip about her posts and photos 短語搭配

她觉得人们对她的帖子和照片说闲话，

using expressions like "Oh my gosh" and "Oh my god"

用“我的天哪（Oh my gosh）”和“我的老天（Oh my god）”这样的表达，

to express their shock or surprise.

来表达他们的震惊或惊讶。

And Kemi agrees.

Kemi 也同意。

She says that on social media,

她说在社交媒体上，

some people want her to shrink herself,

有些人希望她“缩小自己（shrink herself）”，

a phrase meaning that you underuse your full potential 用詞

这个短语的意思是没有充分发挥你的潜力，

in order to avoid making people feel uncomfortable or to fit in. 講解

为了避免让别人感到不舒服或为了合群。

When she's bullied online,

当她在网上遭到霸凌时，

Kemi says that these people don't stand up for her.

Kemi 说这些人并没有为她挺身而出。

To stand up for someone means to defend

挺身而出（stand up for someone）意思是捍卫

or support someone who's being criticized or bullied.

或者支持正在受到批评或被霸凌的人。

And I think it's time you reveal the answer to your question, Neil. 語法

我觉得是时候揭晓你的问题答案了，Neil。

I asked which was the most regularly used social media platform in the world in 2024,

我问的是2024年全球最常使用的社交媒体平台是哪一个，

Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok.

Facebook，Instagram 还是 TikTok。

What did you say, Beth?

你选的什么，Beth？

TikTok.

TikTok。

I'm afraid you're wrong. 語氣意圖

恐怕你答错了。

It's Facebook with over 3 billion regular users. 語法

是 Facebook，拥有超过30亿定期用户。

Okay, let's recap the vocabulary we've learned in this program, 表達脈絡

好的，让我们回顾一下本期节目学到的词汇，

starting with the verb spark, meaning to cause something, 表達脈絡

首先是动词 spark，意思是导致某事，

such as a debate or argument to start happening.

比如一场辩论或争论开始发生。

If you have a soft spot for someone,

如果你对某人 have a soft spot，

you feel affection for them.

你对他们抱有喜爱之情。

You like them very much.

你非常喜欢他们。

To be intimidated means to feel frightened or nervous

to be intimidated 意思是感到害怕或紧张，

because you lack confidence in a situation.

因为你在某种情况下缺乏自信。

The expressions "Oh my gosh" and "Oh my god"

“Oh my gosh”和“Oh my god”这两个表达，

are exclamations of strong feelings

都是表达强烈情感的感叹词，

like shock, surprise, anger, or disbelief.

比如震惊、惊讶、愤怒或难以置信。

If you shrink yourself,

如果你 shrink yourself，

you make yourself smaller and don't use your full potential

你让自己变得渺小，不发挥自己的全部潜能，

in order to make others feel comfortable or to fit in with them.

为了让别人感到舒服或为了与他们合群。

And finally, to stand up for someone

最后，stand up for someone

means to be vocal in defending a person who is being bullied. 短語搭配

意思是发声来捍卫一个正在被霸凌的人。

Once again, our time is up, 表達脈絡

我们的时间又到了，

but if you're ready for more, 語氣意圖

但如果你想了解更多，

head over to the BBC Learning English website 短語動詞

请前往 BBC Learning English 网站

to try the worksheet with a quiz for this program.

去做做本期节目的测验练习表。

See you there soon.

希望很快在那儿见到你们。

Goodbye.

再见。

Six Minute English

六分钟英语

from bbclearningenglish.com.

来自 bbclearningenglish.com。