Get off your phone!

別玩手機了

Oh, sorry. And I'm Beth.

哦 抱歉 Oh, sorry.我叫貝絲

Are you addicted to social media? It wouldn't be a surprise. With so many different apps out there – Snapchat, TikTok and the latest, Threads – it's easy to spend a lot more time on your phone than ever before.

您是否沉迷於社交媒體？這並不奇怪。現在有這麼多不同的應用程序--Snapchat、TikTok 和最新的 Threads--很容易讓您在手機上花費比以往更多的時間。

Yes. I don't think I'm addicted but I definitely spend more time on social media than I'd like to. However, there are plenty of studies out there looking at how social media affects mental health, with some saying it can be as addictive as gambling.

是的，我不認為我沉迷於社交媒體，但我花在社交媒體上的時間肯定比我想的要多。不過，有很多研究都在探討社交媒體對心理健康的影響，有人說社交媒體會像賭博一樣讓人上癮。

Research in the US has found that adolescents who spend more than three hours a day on social media have double the risk of developing depression and anxiety. An adolescent is someone aged 10 to 19, between childhood and adulthood. With that in mind, it's no wonder parents are worried. To help with this, the US is currently in the process of regulating social media apps for teenagers. Some scientists think the UK should do the same.

美國的研究發現，每天在社交媒體上花費超過三小時的青少年患抑鬱症和焦慮症的風險要高出一倍。青少年是指年齡在 10 到 19 歲之間，介於童年和成年之間的人。有鑑於此，難怪家長們會憂心忡忡。為了幫助解決這個問題，美國目前正在對青少年的社交媒體應用程序進行監管。一些科學家認為，英國也應該這樣做。

There has been growing agreement among health experts about the negative, chronic health effects of social media use on teenagers. They have revealed in surveys that social media makes them feel worse about their body image and 64% of teens have said they're regularly exposed to hate-based content. In this programme, we'll be discussing how social media affects teenagers and, as usual, we'll be learning some useful new vocabulary as well.

越來越多的健康專家一致認為，使用社交媒體會對青少年的健康造成長期的負面影響。他們在調查中發現，社交媒體讓他們對自己的身體形象感覺更糟，64% 的青少年表示他們經常接觸到仇恨內容。在本節目中，我們將討論社交媒體是如何影響青少年的，和往常一樣，我們還將學習一些有用的新詞彙。

But first, I have a question for you, Beth.

但首先，我有個問題要問你，貝絲。

The app Snapchat is a very common way that teenagers communicate these days.

Snapchat 應用程序是時下青少年常用的交流方式。

This is partly because messages and photos disappear after a certain time period.

部分原因是資訊和照片會在一段時間後消失。

But what percentage of 13 to 24-year-olds use Snapchat? Is it… a. 70% b. 80% c. 90%

但在 13-24 歲的青少年中，使用 Snapchat 的比例是多少？是... a. 70% b. 80% c. 90

I'll guess 80%.

我猜是 80%。

OK, Beth, I'll reveal the answer later in the programme.

好的，貝絲，我稍後會在節目中揭曉答案。

Now, a lot of social media platforms, such as TikTok, work by showing and suggesting similar accounts and content to those someone has already searched for.

現在，很多社交媒體平臺（如 TikTok）都會顯示和推薦與某人已經搜索過的賬號和內容相似的賬號和內容。

Professor Devi Sridhar, the Chair of Global Public Health at the University of Edinburgh, thinks this can be concerning, as she told BBC World Service programme Inside Science.

愛丁堡大學全球公共衛生講座教授德維-斯里達爾（Devi Sridhar）認為這可能令人擔憂，她在英國廣播公司世界服務節目《內部科學》（Inside Science）中如是說。

And this is worrying, for example, with young girls and eating disorders, that they're being fed that in an addictive way, and the algorithm is saying, oh, they like that content, we want to keep giving it to them, because it keeps them on their phones. And I think that's the really vital message here of any of these apps, is that their revenue comes from advertising.

這一點令人擔憂，例如，對於年輕女孩和飲食失調問題，她們正在以一種上癮的方式被灌輸這些內容，而算法會說，哦，她們喜歡這些內容，我們要繼續給她們提供這些內容，因為這能讓她們繼續使用手機。我認為這才是這些應用程序真正重要的資訊，它們的收入來自廣告。

Teenagers are being fed content in a way that is addictive. If you are fed something, it means you're given something. In this case, it refers to content, not food.

青少年被灌輸的內容令人上癮。如果你被灌輸了什麼，那就意味著你得到了什麼。這裡指的是內容，而不是食物。

The content is addictive because social media uses algorithms. Algorithms are a complex set of rules and calculations that prioritise and personalise the content a user sees.

內容之所以讓人上癮，是因為社交媒體使用了算法。算法是一套複雜的規則和計算方法，可對用戶看到的內容進行優先排序和個性化處理。

But we need to remember that social media platforms use algorithms to keep users on the platforms for as long as possible, because the revenue comes from advertising. Revenue is the money a company earns. They're paid by other companies to use the social media space to promote their products.

但我們需要記住的是，社交媒體平臺會利用算法讓用戶儘可能長時間地留在平臺上，因為收入來自廣告。收入是一家公司賺到的錢。其他公司付錢給他們，讓他們利用社交媒體空間推廣自己的產品。

This could be seen as social media platforms prioritising making money over the mental health of users – a worry for parents.

這可能被視為社交媒體平臺把賺錢看得比用戶的心理健康更重要--這也是家長們擔心的問題。

Professor Devi Sridhar talked about the challenges of having a teenager addicted to social media on BBC World Service programme Inside Science.

德維-斯里達爾（Devi Sridhar）教授在英國廣播公司世界服務節目 "Inside Science "中談到了青少年沉迷於社交媒體所帶來的挑戰。

And so I think the challenge here as a parent listening to this is, what do you do about it?

是以，作為家長，我認為面臨的挑戰是，你該怎麼辦？

I think the onus has really been put on parents and concerned adults to find solutions on their own and that means debates with your child over what are you on, are you using this?

我認為，家長和相關成年人確實有責任自己找到解決辦法，這意味著要與孩子爭論你在吃什麼，你在用這個嗎？

But it's a losing battle because it's their entire social network.

但這是一場失敗的戰鬥，因為這是他們的整個社交網絡。

Professor Sridhar says that when it comes to helping teenagers navigate social media, the onus has been put on parents to find solutions.

斯里達爾教授說，在幫助青少年駕馭社交媒體方面，家長有責任找到解決方案。

The onus means the responsibility or duty. Parents need to be able to challenge their children when they need to – even if this is a losing battle, a fight they cannot win, as teenagers have their entire life on social networks.

責任意味著責任或義務。家長需要在必要時向孩子提出質疑--即使這是一場輸不起的戰鬥，一場他們贏不了的戰鬥，因為青少年的整個生活都在社交網絡上。

OK, Beth, I think it's time I revealed the answer to my question.

好了，貝絲，我想是時候揭曉問題的答案了。

I asked you what percentage of 13 to 24-year-olds use Snapchat?

我問你，13 到 24 歲的年輕人中使用 Snapchat 的比例是多少？

And I said it was 80%.

我說是 80%。

And that was, I'm sorry to say, the wrong answer. Actually, 90% of people aged between 13 and 24 use Snapchat quite a lot. OK, let's recap the vocabulary we've learned from this programme, starting with adolescent – a person aged 10 to 19, between childhood and adulthood.

很抱歉，這是一個錯誤的答案。事實上，90% 年齡在 13 到 24 歲之間的人都經常使用 Snapchat。好了，讓我們來回顧一下我們在這個節目中學到的詞彙，首先是青少年--年齡在 10 到 19 歲之間，介於童年和成年之間的人。

If you are fed content, you are given content. This is what the social media platform offers you automatically, rather than what you search for yourself.

如果給你提供內容，你就會得到內容。這是社交媒體平臺自動提供給你的內容，而不是你自己搜索的內容。

Algorithms are a complex set of rules and calculations that prioritise and personalise the content a user sees.

算法是一套複雜的規則和計算方法，可對用戶看到的內容進行優先排序和個性化處理。

Revenue is the money a company earns, which could come from sales or advertising.

收入是公司賺到的錢，可能來自銷售或廣告。

If the onus is on someone, it's their responsibility or duty.

如果責任在某人身上，那就是他的責任或義務。

And finally, a losing battle is a fight you cannot win. Once again, our six minutes are up.

最後，輸掉的戰鬥就是贏不了的戰鬥。我們的六分鐘時間再次到了。

Join us again soon for more useful vocabulary here at 6 Minute English. Goodbye for now.

歡迎再次訪問 6 Minute English，我們將為您提供更多有用的詞彙。再見

Bye.

再見。

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