讓孩子們遠離智慧型手機 ⏲️ 6分鐘英語：英語精讀講義

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Hello, this is Six 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 Beth.

我是貝絲。

Can I ask you something, Beth? 語氣意圖

我能問你點事嗎，貝絲？

Beth?

貝絲？

Hello, Beth.

喂，貝絲。

Are you listening?

妳在聽嗎？

Oh, sorry, Neil.

噢，抱歉，尼爾。

I was checking my Instagram and Facebook 文法

我在看我的 Instagram 和臉書，

and just sending this email.

順便發這封電子郵件。

Done.

好了。

Okay, what did you want?

怎麼了，你想問什麼？

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

嗯，我想問妳是不是對智慧型手機上癮了，

but clearly the answer is yes.

但顯然答案是肯定的。

Actually, Neil, I am worried about my smartphone use

其實，尼爾，我確實對自己使用智慧型手機的情況感到擔憂，

and it's not just me. 表達脈絡

而且不只我一個人這樣。

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

人們越來越擔心智慧型手機對成年人產生的負面影響，

and even more on children.

對兒童的影響甚至更大。

Studies show that girls who spend more time on social media

研究表明，在社群媒體上花費較多時間的女孩，

are more likely to be anxious or depressed. 文法

更有可能感到焦慮或憂鬱。

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

而且智慧型手機也被認為與大腦發育遲緩及睡眠品質差有關。

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

儘管如此，大約 60% 的 8 到 11 歲英國兒童擁有智慧型手機。

So, in this program,

所以，在今天的節目中，

we'll be asking,

我們要問，

are kids better off without a phone? 用詞

孩子們沒有手機是不是更好？

And, of course,

當然，

we'll be learning some useful new vocabulary too.

我們也會學習一些有用的新詞彙。

But first,

但首先，

put your phone away, Beth, 片語動詞

把妳的手機收起來，貝絲，

because I have a question for you.

因為我有個問題要問妳。

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

美國是智慧型手機使用率最高的國家之一，

but according to a recent survey, 片語搭配

但根據一項最近的調查，

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

美國 11 到 14 歲的青少年平均每天花多長時間看螢幕？

Is it A, 5 hours,

是 A，5 小時，

B, 7 hours,

B，7 小時，

or C, 9 hours?

還是 C，9 小時？

Um,

嗯，

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

我猜美國青少年每天花 5 小時看螢幕。

Okay, Beth.

好的，貝絲。

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

我會在節目稍後公布答案。

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

BBC 記者 Myra Anubi 有個 9 歲的女兒，她非常想要一部自己的手機。

But Myra isn't convinced, 用詞

但 Myra 並不放心，

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

正如她在 BBC 世界頻道節目《修復世界的人們》中所解釋的那樣。

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

我擔心她會在自己的裝置上花多少時間，以及

what she might even see there.

她甚至可能在上面看到什麼。

I mean,

我的意思是，

she's only nine at the end of the day. 慣用語

說到底，她才九歲。

But at the same time, 表達脈絡

但同時，

I don't want her to feel left out 慣用語

我也不想讓她覺得被冷落，

because some of her friends already have smartphones

因為她的一些朋友已經有智慧型手機了，

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

如果沒有的話，她可能會錯過玩伴聚會、孩子們的流行趨勢、

cat videos,

貓咪影片，

or online chats with her besties. 用詞

或是和死黨們的線上聊天。

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

所以，我既希望她能融入我們的世界，

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

又想讓她在和朋友們的小世界裡玩耍，這讓我左右為難。

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

Myra 很擔心她的女兒，她說說到底（at the end of the day），

she's only nine.

她才九歲。

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

Myra 用「at the end of the day」這個短語來表示綜合考慮所有情況之後。

Myra's daughter wants to chat with her besties,

Myra 的女兒想和她的 besties 聊天，

her best friends.

也就是她最好的朋友們。

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

但 Myra 擔心她會對社群媒體上癮，

see harmful content,

看到有害內容，

or spend too long online.

或者上網時間太長。

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

Myra 在給不給女兒買手機之間左右為難（torn between）。

If you're torn between two things,

如果你在兩件事之間左右為難（torn between），

you can't decide between two possibilities,

就是你在兩種可能性之間無法做出決定，

leaving you feeling anxious.

讓你感到焦慮。

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

像 Myra 這樣的父母不得不做出一個兩難的選擇。

Either give their children potentially harmful devices 文法

要麼給孩子可能有害的裝置，

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

要麼冒著讓他們與有智慧型手機的朋友疏遠的風險。

In February 2024,

在 2024 年 2 月，

moms Daisy Greenwell and Clare Fernyhough started a WhatsApp group

兩位母親 Daisy Greenwell 和 Clare Fernyhough 建了一個 WhatsApp 群組，

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

鼓勵父母們在孩子 14 歲之前不要給他們智慧型手機。

With no social media access until 16. 片語搭配

16 歲之前不能使用社群媒體。

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

很快，這個無手機家庭群組發展成了一場運動，

Smartphone Free Childhood. 文化背景

名為「無智慧型手機的童年」。

Here mom, Daisy Greenwell,

在這裡，母親 Daisy Greenwell

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

向 BBC 世界頻道的《修復世界的人們》節目解釋了更多情況。

Everyone I spoke to you said,

和我聊過的每個人都說，

yes,

是的，

it's a nightmare getting your child a phone, 慣用語

給孩子買手機是個噩夢，

but you've got no choice. 片語搭配

但你別無選擇。

You have to because everyone else is doing it.

你必須這麼做，因為其他人都在買。

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

你不能讓他們獨自落單。

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

所以，Claire 和我決定建一個 WhatsApp 群來互相支持，

and I posted about it on social media

然後我在社群媒體上發了文，

and it went viral. 慣用語

結果它瘋傳了。

The group was full,

群組滿了，

so we encourage people

所以我們鼓勵人們，

start one in your region,

在你們的地區建一個，

in your county,

在你們的縣裡建一個，

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

嗯，它們就在我們眼前在全國各地湧現出來。

It was amazing.

太不可思議了。

We and, um,

我們，嗯，

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

現在英國有超過十萬人加入了我們的社群。

At the start,

剛開始的時候，

Daisy says it was a nightmare,

Daisy 說那簡直是個噩夢（nightmare），

a very unpleasant situation.

也就是非常不愉快的處境。

Everyone else's kids had a phone

其他人的孩子都有手機，

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

Daisy 不希望她的孩子們感到被冷落。

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

但很快更多的家庭參與進來，這個群組瘋傳（went viral）。

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

也就是在網際網路和社群媒體上迅速廣泛地傳播。

Within months,

幾個月內，

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

新的群組在全英國建立起來，就在 Daisy 的眼前（right in front of her eyes）。

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

如果你說某事發生在你眼前（right in front of your eyes），

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

你是在強調令人驚訝或不尋常的事情直接發生在你面前。

The Smartphone Free Childhood campaign has grown rapidly in schools

「無智慧型手機的童年」運動在學校裡迅速發展，

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

現在全球有 18 個國家都有群組，

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

為孩子們提供一個以傳統方式遊玩和聊天的朋友圈，

face-to-face. 片語搭配

也就是面對面的交流。

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

好了，尼爾，你為什麼不公布你那個問題的答案呢？

Yes,

好的，

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

我問美國青少年平均每天花多長時間看螢幕，

and you guessed 5 hours a day,

妳猜是一天 5 個小時，

which was the wrong answer,

但這個答案不對，

I'm afraid, Beth. 語氣意圖

恐怕是這樣，貝絲。

It's actually even longer,

實際上時間更長，

around 9 hours a day spent on screens.

他們每天看螢幕的時間大約是 9 小時。

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

好了，讓我們來複習一下在這個節目中學到的詞彙，

starting with the phrase at the end of the day,

首先是短語 at the end of the day（說到底/歸根結底），

meaning after all the relevant facts have been considered.

意思是考慮到所有相關事實之後。

Your bestie is slang for your best friend.

Bestie 是最好朋友的俚語。

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

在兩件事之間 torn between（左右為難）的人會覺得很難做出選擇，

making them feel anxious.

讓他們感到焦慮。

A nightmare is a very unpleasant experience or event.

Nightmare（噩夢）是指非常不愉快的經歷或事件。

If a video or story goes viral,

如果一個影片或故事 goes viral（瘋傳），

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

就是指它透過社群媒體和電子郵件在網際網路上迅速傳播。

And finally,

最後，

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

如果你說某事發生 right in front of your eyes（就在你眼前），

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

你是在強調令人驚訝或不尋常的事情直接發生在你面前。

Once again,

再一次，

our 6 minutes are up. 片語搭配

我們的六分鐘到了。

Goodbye for now.

先說到這裡。

Bye.

再見。

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