科技對年輕人有害嗎？6分鐘英語：英語精讀講義

6 Minute English from the BBC.

BBC六分鐘英語。

Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.

大家好，這裡是BBC英語教學的六分鐘英語。

I'm Neil.

我是尼爾。

And I'm Sam.

我是薩姆。

When you were a teenager, 文法

當你還是青少年的時候，

did your parents worry that you were watching too much television, 片語搭配

你的父母擔心你看太多電視嗎，

Sam?

薩姆？

Huh.

呵。

They used to tell me that watching too much TV would turn my eyes square. 講解

他們以前常跟我說，看太多電視會把眼睛看成方形的。

But they were only joking.

但他們只是在開玩笑。

When I was growing up,

在我長大的時候，

there were only three or four television channels.

只有三四個電視頻道。

For parents today,

對於今天的父母來說，

there are hundreds of TV channels to worry about,

有幾百個電視頻道讓他們操心，

not to mention the internet, 片語搭配

更不用說網際網路、

video games,

電子遊戲，

and social media.

和社群媒體了。

And all of it is accessible through a smartphone. 片語搭配

而所有這些都可以透過智慧型手機接觸到。

No wonder parents are worried about the impact of technology on young people. 片語搭配

難怪父母們擔心科技對年輕人的影響。

I don't think it's all bad news, 語氣意圖

我認為並不全是壞消息，

Neil.

尼爾。

In fact,

事實上，

in this program,

在本期節目中，

we'll be taking a look at a new report which finds little evidence to link technology with mental health problems in adolescence. 片語搭配

我們將看一份新報告，該報告發現幾乎沒有證據表明科技與青春期心理健康問題有關。

That's young people who are in the process of developing from children into adults. 片語搭配

也就是正處於從兒童成長為成人的年輕人。

I'm not convinced, 語氣意圖

我不太相信，

Sam.

薩姆。

Think about how much time youngsters spend staring at screens every day. 文法

想想年輕人每天花多少時間盯著螢幕。

True,

沒錯，

but unlike passively watching television, 表達脈絡

但與被動看電視不同，

today's technology is interactive,

如今的科技是互動的，

connecting teenagers to their friends around the world. 片語搭配

將青少年與世界各地的朋友聯繫起來。

Well,

好吧，

maybe my quiz question will change your mind. 片語搭配

也許我的問答題會改變你的想法。

Are you ready?

準備好了嗎？

On average, 片語搭配

平均來說，

how many hours per day do British teenagers spend on their screens? 片語搭配

英國青少年每天在螢幕前花費多少小時？

Is it A,

是A，

5 and a half hours,

5個半小時，

B,

B，

6 and a half hours,

6個半小時，

or C,

還是C，

7 and a half hours?

7個半小時？

Hmm,

嗯，

I'll say it's B, 語氣意圖

我猜是B，

6 and a half hours.

6個半小時。

That sounds a lot to me. 語氣意圖

這聽起來已經很多了。

Well,

嗯，

whatever Neil thinks, 表達脈絡

不管尼爾怎麼想，

a new study from the Oxford Internet Institute paints a more hopeful picture. 慣用語

牛津網際網路研究院的一項新研究描繪了一幅更令人滿懷希望的畫面。

The study analyzed data from over 400,000 British and American teenagers 用詞

該研究分析了超過40萬名英美青少年的數據，

and found little or no link between adolescent tech use 片語搭配

發現青少年使用科技產品

and mental health problems.

與心理健康問題之間幾乎或完全沒有聯繫。

Listen to Gareth Mitchell and Ghislaine Boddington,

來聽聽加雷斯·米切爾和吉萊恩·博丁頓，

co-presenters of BBC World Service's Digital Planet,

BBC世界頻道《數位星球》節目的聯合主持人，

as they discuss the report's findings. 文法

討論該報告的發現。

Ghislaine Boddington,

吉萊恩·博丁頓，

you've been looking at some of the findings yourself, 文法

你自己也在看其中的一些發現，

haven't you? 語氣意圖

不是嗎？

So,

那麼，

so what's your response so far? 語氣意圖

到目前為止你有什麼反應？

Were you expecting Ghislaine to see some kind of smoking gun, 講解

吉萊恩，你是不是期待能看到某種確鑿的證據，

some kind of link that would say,

某種能說明問題的關聯，比如

"Here we are,

"就是這個，

here are the harms"?

這就是危害所在"？

Not really, 語氣意圖

不完全是，

because I think we're at a point where teenagers are much more savvy than many adults think. 講解

因為我認為我們現在的階段，青少年比許多成年人想像的要精明得多。

So,

所以，

you know,

你知道，

we are at risk, all of us as journalists and research community

作為記者和研究界人士，我們所有人都面臨一種風險，

to assume maybe this is much more terrible problem than we understand,

那就是可能會認為這是一個比我們了解的要可怕得多的問題，

because if I know about teenagers around me,

因為就我對我周圍青少年的了解而言，

and one thing that they do all have is app blockers on their sites, 文法

他們確實都有的一個東西就是他們網站上的應用程式攔截器，

and they are actually quite aware of the addiction problems, 片語搭配

而且他們實際上非常清楚上癮的問題，

the design,

這些設計，

you know,

你知道，

designed for addiction.

為讓人上癮而進行的設計。

Many people assume that social media harms teenagers.

許多人想當然地認為社群媒體對青少年有害。

So, Gareth asks Ghislaine whether she was expecting to find a smoking gun in the report. 慣用語

因此，加雷斯問吉萊恩，她是否期望在報告中找到確鑿的證據（smoking gun）。

The expression a smoking gun means evidence that proves something is true.

表達 a smoking gun 的意思是證明某事屬實的證據。

For example,

例如，

evidence proving that technology is harmful to young people.

證明科技對年輕人有害的證據。

But Ghislaine doesn't think this is true.

但吉萊恩認為這不是真的。

Actually,

實際上，

she calls teenagers savvy, 文法

她稱青少年為 savvy（精明/懂行），

meaning that they have practical knowledge of technology and a good understanding of how to use it. 片語搭配

意思是他們擁有關於科技的實用知識，並且很了解如何使用科技。

One example of teenagers being technologically savvy is their use of app blockers, 用詞

青少年在科技方面精明的一個例子是他們使用應用程式攔截器，

software that prevents unwanted apps and websites from popping up 文法

這是一種可以防止不需要的應用程式和網站彈出的軟體，

and allows users to set timers which limit screen time. 講解

並且允許用戶設置計時器以限制螢幕使用時間。

And reducing screen time is important because nowadays most video games and social media are designed for addiction, 講解

減少螢幕使用時間很重要，因為如今大多數電子遊戲和社群媒體都是為讓人上癮而設計的，

intended to manipulate human psychology to make the user want to keep playing. 講解

旨在操縱人類心理，讓用戶想要一直玩下去。

But it seems that today's adolescents are savvy enough to know how to use electronic devices sensibly. 文法

但似乎現在的青少年足夠精明，知道如何理智地使用電子設備。

How else can we explain the fact that, 表達脈絡

否則我們如何解釋，

according to this research, 片語搭配

根據這項研究，

there's no clear link between using tech and mental health problems?

使用科技和心理健康問題之間並沒有明確的聯繫？

Yes,

是的，

that's certainly the view of the research team leader,

這無疑是研究小組負責人

Dr. Matti Vuorre.

馬蒂·沃雷博士的觀點。

Here he is speaking with BBC World Service program Digital Planet

這裡他在接受BBC世界頻道《數位星球》節目採訪時，

about an interesting and very modern term.

談論了一個有趣且非常現代的詞彙。

See if you can hear it.

看看你是否能聽出來。

We often hear the term digital native. 文化背景

我們經常聽到數位原住民這個詞。

Um, you know,

嗯，你知道，

you grow up with a device in your hand almost, 片語動詞

你幾乎是手裡拿著一台設備長大的，

um, and then it's not a surprise that you are, 片語搭配

嗯，所以你

uh, skilled in using those technologies to your benefit. 片語搭配

能熟練地運用這些技術來造福自己也就不足為奇了。

Did you hear the expression Dr. Vuorre used,

你聽到沃雷博士用的表達了嗎，

Sam?

薩姆？

Yes, he called teenagers digital natives,

聽到了，他稱青少年為數位原住民，

meaning someone who is very familiar and comfortable using computers and digital technology 片語搭配

指的是非常熟悉和習慣使用電腦及數位技術的人，

because they've grown up with them.

因為他們是伴隨著這些技術長大的。

So,

所以，

maybe there are benefits to spending hours looking at screens after all. 講解

也許花幾個小時看螢幕終究還是有好處的。

In my quiz question,

在我的問答題中，

I asked Sam about the average daily screen time for British teenagers. 用詞

我問薩姆關於英國青少年平均每天的螢幕使用時間。

I said it was B,

我選的是B，

6 and a half hours.

6個半小時。

Which was the correct answer.

這是正確答案。

Very savvy of you, Sam. 語氣意圖

你真懂行，薩姆。

Okay, let's recap the vocabulary from this program 表達脈絡

好的，讓我們回顧一下本期節目中

about the impact of tech on adolescents.

關於科技對青少年影響的詞彙。

That's young people who are developing into adults.

青少年指的是正在成長為成年人的年輕人。

Today's adolescents are digital natives,

如今的青少年是數位原住民，

people who are very familiar with digital technology

即非常熟悉數位技術的人，

because they've grown up with it.

因為他們是伴隨著數位技術長大的。

If you are savvy,

如果你是懂行的（savvy），

you have a good practical understanding of something.

你對某事物就有很好的實際理解。

A smoking gun refers to information or evidence that proves that something is true. 片語搭配

確鑿證據（smoking gun）指的是證明某事屬實的資訊或證據。

An app blocker is software that blocks pop-up apps and websites 用詞

應用程式攔截器是攔截彈出應用程式和網站

and allows users to set screen time limits.

並允許用戶設置螢幕時間限制的軟體。

And designed for addiction describes immersive video games and social media

而為讓人上癮而設計（designed for addiction）描述的是沉浸式電子遊戲和社群媒體，

which are designed to manipulate human psychology

它們被設計用來操縱人類心理，

and make it hard to stop playing.

讓你很難停止玩耍。

That's all for this program,

這就是本期節目的全部內容，

but if you're interested in the issues around digital technology

如果你對數位科技相關的話題感興趣，

and want to find out more,

並想了解更多，

then why not visit the BBC Digital Planet website 語氣意圖

那麼為什麼不訪問BBC《數位星球》的網站，

or follow them on their Twitter handle at @digitalplanet. 用詞

或者在Twitter上關注他們的帳號 @digitalplanet 呢。

Bye for now.

先再見啦。

Goodbye.

再見。

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