How would you survive without your smartphone? For many of us, it’s the gadget we’re most hooked on – looking at it hundreds of times a day. We depend on it to perform a multitude of tasks and to connect with our friends and family. But have we become addicted to our phones?Certainly, the inventor of the first mobile phone, American engineer Martin Cooper, thinks we might be. In a BBC interview, he suggested people should stop scrolling and “get a life”. But of course, once we start doom scrolling or watching videos, we just can’t kick the habit. Psychologist and author Jean Twenge says we’re all guilty of “compulsively checking [our] phone if [we’re] waiting for a text or getting really into social media then kind of, looking up and realising that an hour has passed.” There’s even a word – a phubber – to describe a person who ignores the real people around them because they are concentrating on their phones.But does it matter if we make the most of this technology? Possibly, because like a drug, the problem arises when it is withdrawn. A study from King’s College London found young people they studied couldn’t control the amount of time they spend on their phone. Such addictive behaviour means that people become ‘panicky’ or ‘upset’ if they are deniedconstantaccess, which can cause anxiety and mental health issues.Interestingly, another study by the London School of Economics and Political Science suggests we don’t just look at our phones because we are prompted to by a text or email. The people they studied felt automatically urged to interact with their phone, just as a smoker would light a cigarette. Prof Saadi Lahlou, co-author of the study, told the BBC: “We must learn tricks to avoid the temptation when we want to concentrate or have good social relations.”One solution could be an app that rewards students for time spent away from their phones. Another option is converting your smartphone to a dumbphone that has none of the intoxicating distractions on it. But mainly, perhaps, we just need to look up more and reconnect with the real world!没有智能手机你怎么生存?对于我们中的大多数人来说,它是我们最迷恋的小玩意——每天看它几百次。我们依靠它来完成许多任务,并与我们的朋友和家人联系。但是我们是否已经对手机上瘾了呢?
当然,第一部手机的发明者,美国工程师马丁 · 库珀认为我们可能是。在 BBC 的一次采访中,他建议人们应该停止滚动,“享受生活”。但是当然,一旦我们开始注定要滚动或者看视频,我们就不能改掉这个习惯。心理学家兼作家 Jean Twenge 说,“如果我们正在等待一条短信或者真正进入社交媒体,那么我们都会强迫性地查看手机,然后抬头一看,意识到一个小时已经过去了。”甚至还有一个词—— phubber(低头族) ——来形容一个人忽视周围真实的人,因为他们专注于自己的手机。
但是,如果我们充分利用这项技术,又有什么关系呢?也许,因为就像毒品一样,当它被撤回时,问题就出现了。伦敦国王学院的一项研究发现,他们所研究的年轻人无法控制自己花在手机上的时间。这种上瘾行为意味着,如果人们不能持续获得这些信息,他们就会变得“恐慌”或“沮丧”,从而导致焦虑和心理健康问题。
有趣的是,伦敦政治经济学院(London School of Economics and Political Science)的另一项研究表明,我们不仅仅是因为收到短信或电子邮件而看手机。他们研究的受试者感到自动地被要求与他们的手机进行互动,就像一个吸烟者会点燃一支香烟一样。这项研究的合著者 Saadi Lahlou 教授告诉 BBC: “当我们想要集中注意力或拥有良好的社会关系时,我们必须学会如何避免诱惑。”
一个解决方案可能是一个应用程序,奖励学生远离手机的时间。另一个选择是把你的智能手机变成一个哑铃,上面没有任何令人陶醉的干扰。但主要的,也许,我们只是需要更多地寻找和重新连接与现实世界!
hooked 入迷的,上瘾的
depend on 需要,依赖
addicted 上瘾的,入迷的
get a life 做点有意思的事情
doom scrolling 阴暗刷屏
kick the habit 戒除恶习
compulsively 强迫地
phubber “低头族”,只顾看手机而忽视身边的人
withdraw 收回
addictive 使人上瘾的,使人入迷的
panicky 恐慌的
anxiety 焦虑
urge 冲动,强烈的欲望
temptation 引诱,诱惑
intoxicating 使人兴奋的测验与练习
1. Who thinks we should put our phones down and ‘get a life’?2. In a study on smartphone use, what caused people to panic and get upset?3. True or false? We only look at our smartphones when we are prompted to do so.4. How does one app that’s been invented encourage students to use their phone less?5. According to Prof Saadi Lahlou, what does avoiding the temptation of looking at our smartphones allow us to do?1. Since I’ve broken my arm, I’ve had to _______ my wife to do all the cooking.2. Due to cutbacks, the bus service to the shopping centre has been _______.3. Because of the heatwave, everyone in the office felt _______ to drink lots of water.4. I’ve tried to quit smoking but I just can’t _______.5. I’m _______ on this new TV series – it’s so good I’ve watched every episode!答案
1. Who thinks we should put our phones down and ‘get a life’?
American engineer Martin Cooper suggested people should stop scrolling and “get a life”.2. In a study on smartphone use, what caused people to panic and get upset?
People in the study become ‘panicky’ or ‘upset’ if they were denied constant access to their smartphones.3. True or false? We only look at our smartphones when we are prompted to do so.
False. People in one study felt automatically urged to interact with their phone.4. How does one app that’s been invented encourage students to use their phone less?
The app rewards students for time spent away from their phones.5. According to Prof Saadi Lahlou, what does avoiding the temptation of looking at our smartphones allow us to do?
He says avoiding the temptation allows us to concentrate or have good social relations.1. Since I’ve broken my arm, I’ve had to depend on my wife to do all the cooking.2. Due to cutbacks, the bus service to the shopping centre has been withdrawn.3. Because of the heatwave, everyone in the office felt urged to drink lots of water.4. I’ve tried to quit smoking but I just can’t kick the habit.5. I’m hooked on this new TV series – it’s so good I’ve watched every episode!
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