Are-you-addicted-to-your-phone

Areyouaddictedtoyourphone?你是不是玩手机上瘾了？Howoftendoyoucheckyourphone?AccordingtoastudyledbyNottinghamTrentUniversityinBritain,theaveragepersonlooksattheirdevice85timesaday,browsingtheinternetorusingapps.Updatingtheirstatusonsocialmediaplatformsalsomadepeoplereachfortheirelectroniccompanionfrequently.Eventhestudy'sparticipantsthoughtthatwasalot:thisfigureistwiceasoftenastheythoughttheydid.Ourphonesmightbeshapingourbehaviourmorethanwerealise,andchangingthewayweinteractwithpeoplerightnexttous.Doyouactuallylookatyoursurroundingsmorethanatyourphone?Isitrudetocheckyourphonewhensomeoneistalkingtoyou?SherryTurkleinterviewedhundredsofcollegestudentsaboutthis.She'saclinicalpsychologistandaprofessorofsocialstudiesattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.Theytalkedaboutsomethingtheycalled'theruleofthree'.Therulehastodowithbeingconsideratetoothersinspiteoftheallureofthelittleflatbox.Turkleexplains:Ifyougotodinnerwithfriends,youdon'twanttolookdownatyourphoneuntilyouseethatthreepeoplearelookingupintheconversation.Sothere'sanewetiquettewhereyoudon'tlookdownunlessthreepeoplearelookingupinordertokeepalittleconversationalive.Actually,ifyouarecleverenoughyoumightuseyourphoneasatooltoconnectwithpeoplenexttoyou.Howaboutshowingthempicturesstoredinitsmemory?Sharingabitofyourlifewiththemcanbringyouclosertogether.Andyoucanalsoinviteeveryonetotakeaselfiewithyou.Butthebestthingtodealwithmobilephoneaddictionistogocoldturkeyandleavethemachinebehindoccasionallyorjustswitchitoffandkeepitfirmlyinyourpocketforawhile.Whoknows...'life'mightbewhathappenswhenyouaretoobusystaringatasmallscreen.词汇表device设备tobrowse（通过网络）浏览app(application)手机应用程序toupdate(their)status更新（个人网站上的）状态socialmediaplatform社交媒体平台toshape塑造，形成tointeract互动，交流surroundings周围的事物，环境clinicalpsychologist临床心理学家socialstudies社会科学课程technology工业技术considerate体贴的allure诱惑力，吸引力etiquette规矩；礼节toconnect（融洽地）沟通memory(phone's)（手机）内存selfie自拍照togocoldturkey快速、彻底地戒掉（坏习惯）测验与练习1.阅读课文并回答问题。1.Howoftendopeoplechecktheirphone,accordingtothesurvey?2.Trueorfalse?Thosewhotookpartinthestudywereawareoftheirownphonehabits.3.What'sthesocalled'ruleofthree'for?4.Howdoestheauthorsuggestyouuseyourphoneinawaythatdoesn'talienatepeoplenexttoyou?5.Whichwordinthetextisusedtoindicateunpleasantbehaviour?2.请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。1.Mymobilephoneisrunningoutof__________.I'vebeenstoringtoomanyvideosonit.internetelectroniccompanionmemoryetiquette2.I'mtoobusytodomyhomeworknow.Ihavetogoonlineandupdate_________onWeibo.acoldturkeytheinternettheruleofthreemystatus3.Ifyouwantpeopletobenicetoyou,youshouldbe__________whendealingwiththem.rudeconsideratelookingupclever4.Ifyouwanttounderstandhowpeopleinteractinagroupyoushouldtakeacoursein__________.socialstudiesclinicalpsychologyetiquettetechnology5.Thesenewportabledevicesare__________theworldwelivein.browsingshapingsharingclosing