让孩子们远离智能手机 ⏲️ 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 英语教学的六分钟英语。

I'm Neil.

我是尼尔。

And I'm Beth.

我是贝丝。

Can I ask you something, Beth? 語氣意圖

我能问你点事吗，贝丝？

Beth?

贝丝？

Hello, Beth.

喂，贝丝。

Are you listening?

你在听吗？

Oh, sorry, Neil.

哦，抱歉，尼尔。

I was checking my Instagram and Facebook 語法

我在看我的 Instagram 和脸书，

and just sending this email.

顺便发这封邮件。

Done.

好了。

Okay, what did you want?

怎么了，你想问什么？

Well, I wanted to ask if you're getting addicted to your smartphone, 講解

嗯，我想问你是不是对智能手机上瘾了，

but clearly the answer is yes.

但显然答案是肯定的。

Actually, Neil, I am worried about my smartphone use

其实，尼尔，我确实对使用智能手机感到担忧，

and it's not just me. 表達脈絡

而且不止我一个人这样。

Concerns are growing about the negative effect smartphones are having on adults 講解

人们越来越担心智能手机对成年人产生的负面影响，

and even more on children.

甚至对儿童的影响更大。

Studies show that girls who spend more time on social media

研究表明，在社交媒体上花费较多时间的女孩，

are more likely to be anxious or depressed. 語法

更有可能感到焦虑或抑郁。

And smartphones have also been linked to delayed brain development and poor sleep. 短語搭配

而且智能手机也被认为与大脑发育迟缓和睡眠质量差有关。

Even So, around 60% of British 8 to 11 year olds have a smartphone. 表達脈絡

尽管如此，大约 60% 的 8 到 11 岁英国儿童拥有智能手机。

So, in this program,

所以，在今天的节目中，

we'll be asking,

我们要问，

are kids better off without a phone? 用詞

孩子们没有手机是不是更好？

And, of course,

当然，

we'll be learning some useful new vocabulary too.

我们也会学习一些有用的新词汇。

But first,

但首先，

put your phone away, Beth, 短語動詞

把你的手机收起来，贝丝，

because I have a question for you.

因为我有个问题要问你。

The US has one of the highest levels of smartphone use,

美国是智能手机使用率最高的国家之一，

but according to a recent survey, 短語搭配

但根据一项最近的调查，

how long does the average American 11 to 14 year olds spend looking at a screen every day? 語法

美国 11 到 14 岁的青少年平均每天花多长时间看屏幕？

Is it A, 5 hours,

是 A，5 小时，

B, 7 hours,

B，7 小时，

or C, 9 hours?

还是 C，9 小时？

Um,

嗯，

I'll guess American teens spend 5 hours a day on screens.

我猜美国青少年每天花 5 小时看屏幕。

Okay, Beth.

好的，贝丝。

I'll reveal the answer later in the program. 表達脈絡

我会在节目稍后公布答案。

BBC journalist Myra Anubi has a 9 year old daughter who desperately wants her own phone. 用詞

BBC 记者 Myra Anubi 有个 9 岁的女儿，她非常想要一部自己的手机。

But Myra isn't convinced, 用詞

但 Myra 并不放心，

as she explained to BBC World Service program People Fixing the World.

正如她在 BBC 世界频道节目《修复世界的人们》中所解释的那样。

I'm worried about how much time she'll spend on her own device and 語法

我担心她会在自己的设备上花多少时间，以及

what she might even see there.

她甚至可能在上面看到什么。

I mean,

我的意思是，

she's only nine at the end of the day. 習語

说到底，她才九岁。

But at the same time, 表達脈絡

但同时，

I don't want her to feel left out 習語

我也不想让她觉得被冷落，

because some of her friends already have smartphones

因为她的一些朋友已经有智能手机了，

and there's a chance that she'll miss out on playdates or kids trends, 講解

如果没有的话，她可能会错过玩伴聚会、孩子们的流行趋势、

cat videos,

猫咪视频，

or online chats with her besties. 用詞

或是和闺蜜们的在线聊天。

So, I'm torn between wanting her to be in our world 短語搭配

所以，我既希望她能融入我们的世界，

and also letting her be in her own mini world with her friends.

又想让她在和朋友们的小世界里玩耍，这让我左右为难。

Myra is worried about her daughter and says at the end of the day,

Myra 很担心她的女儿，她说说到底（at the end of the day），

she's only nine.

她才九岁。

Myra uses the phrase at the end of the day to mean after everything is considered.

Myra 用“at the end of the day”这个短语来表示综合考虑所有情况之后。

Myra's daughter wants to chat with her besties,

Myra 的女儿想和她的 besties 聊天，

her best friends.

也就是她最好的朋友们。

But Myra worries she'll get hooked on social media, 短語動詞

但 Myra 担心她会对社交媒体上瘾，

see harmful content,

看到有害内容，

or spend too long online.

或者上网时间太长。

Myra is torn between letting her daughter get a phone and not.

Myra 在给不给女儿买手机之间左右为难（torn between）。

If you're torn between two things,

如果你在两件事之间左右为难（torn between），

you can't decide between two possibilities,

就是你在两种可能性之间无法做出决定，

leaving you feeling anxious.

让你感到焦虑。

Parents like Myra are having to make an impossible choice. 語法

像 Myra 这样的父母不得不做出一个几乎不可能的艰难选择。

Either give their children potentially harmful devices 語法

要么给孩子可能有害的设备，

or risk alienating them from their friends who do have smartphones. 講解

要么冒着让他们与有智能手机的朋友疏远的风险。

In February 2024,

在 2024 年 2 月，

moms Daisy Greenwell and Clare Fernyhough started a WhatsApp group

两位母亲 Daisy Greenwell 和 Clare Fernyhough 建了一个 WhatsApp 群组，

encouraging parents to not give their child a smartphone until the age of 14. 語法

鼓励父母们在孩子 14 岁之前不要给他们智能手机。

With no social media access until 16. 短語搭配

16 岁之前不能使用社交媒体。

Soon the phone free group of families grew into a movement, 短語搭配

很快，这个无手机家庭群组发展成了一场运动，

Smartphone Free Childhood. 文化背景

名为“无智能手机的童年”。

Here mom, Daisy Greenwell,

在这里，母亲 Daisy Greenwell

explains more to BBC World Service's People Fixing the World.

向 BBC 世界频道的《修复世界的人们》节目解释了更多情况。

Everyone I spoke to you said,

和我聊过的每个人都说，

yes,

是的，

it's a nightmare getting your child a phone, 習語

给孩子买手机是个噩梦，

but you've got no choice. 短語搭配

但你别无选择。

You have to because everyone else is doing it.

你必须这么做，因为其他人都在买。

You can't leave them on their own. 短語搭配

你不能让他们落单。

So, Claire and I decided to start a WhatsApp group to support each other

所以，Claire 和我决定建一个 WhatsApp 群来互相支持，

and I posted about it on social media

然后我在社交媒体上发了帖子，

and it went viral. 習語

结果它疯传了。

The group was full,

群满了，

so we encourage people

所以我们鼓励人们，

start one in your region,

在你们的地区建一个，

in your county,

在你们的县里建一个，

um, and they sprung up all over the country right in front of our eyes. 講解

嗯，它们就在我们眼前在全国各地涌现出来。

It was amazing.

太不可思议了。

We and, um,

我们，嗯，

now there's over a hundred thousand people in the UK who are in our community.

现在英国有超过十万人加入了我们的社区。

At the start,

刚开始的时候，

Daisy says it was a nightmare,

Daisy 说那简直是个噩梦（nightmare），

a very unpleasant situation.

也就是非常不愉快的处境。

Everyone else's kids had a phone

其他人的孩子都有手机，

and Daisy didn't want her children to feel left out.

Daisy 不希望她的孩子们感到被冷落。

But soon more families got involved and the group went viral.

但很快更多的家庭参与进来，这个群组疯传（went viral）。

It spread quickly and widely on the internet and social media.

也就是在互联网和社交媒体上迅速广泛地传播。

Within months,

几个月内，

new groups started up across Britain right in front of Daisy's eyes.

新的群组在全英国建立起来，就在 Daisy 的眼前（right in front of her eyes）。

If you say something happens right in front of your eyes,

如果你说某事发生在你眼前（right in front of your eyes），

you're emphasizing that something surprising or unusual happened directly before you.

你是在强调令人惊讶或不寻常的事情直接发生在你面前。

The Smartphone Free Childhood campaign has grown rapidly in schools

“无智能手机的童年”运动在学校里迅速发展，

and there are now groups in 18 countries around the world,

现在全球有 18 个国家都有群组，

offering kids a circle of friends to play and chat with in the old-fashioned way, 講解

为孩子们提供一个以传统方式游玩和聊天的朋友圈，

face-to-face. 短語搭配

也就是面对面的交流。

Okay, why don't you reveal the answer to your question, Neil? 語氣意圖

好了，尼尔，你为什么不公布你那个问题的答案呢？

Yes,

好的，

I asked how long the average American teenager spends looking at a screen

我问美国青少年平均每天花多长时间看屏幕，

and you guessed 5 hours a day,

你猜是一天 5 个小时，

which was the wrong answer,

但这个答案不对，

I'm afraid, Beth. 語氣意圖

恐怕是这样，贝丝。

It's actually even longer,

实际上时间更长，

around 9 hours a day spent on screens.

他们每天看屏幕的时间大约是 9 小时。

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

好了，让我们来复习一下在这个节目中学到的词汇，

starting with the phrase at the end of the day,

首先是短语 at the end of the day（说到底/归根结底），

meaning after all the relevant facts have been considered.

意思是考虑到所有相关事实之后。

Your bestie is slang for your best friend.

Bestie 是最好朋友的俚语。

Someone who's torn between two things finds it difficult to choose between them,

在两件事之间 torn between（左右为难）的人会觉得很难做出选择，

making them feel anxious.

让他们感到焦虑。

A nightmare is a very unpleasant experience or event.

Nightmare（噩梦）是指非常不愉快的经历或事件。

If a video or story goes viral,

如果一个视频或故事 goes viral（疯传），

it spreads quickly on the internet through social media and email.

就是指它通过社交媒体和电子邮件在互联网上迅速传播。

And finally,

最后，

if you say something happened right in front of your eyes,

如果你说某事发生 right in front of your eyes（就在你眼前），

you're emphasizing that something surprising or unusual happened directly before you.

你是在强调令人惊讶或不寻常的事情直接发生在你面前。

Once again,

再一次，

our 6 minutes are up. 短語搭配

我们的六分钟到了。

Goodbye for now.

先说到这里。

Bye.

再见。

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