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Connected Everywhere, Yet Not Understanding One Another
本站:原文:
jǐ gè yuè几个月qiánzàiyī jiā一家cān tīng餐厅kàn dào看到yī jiā一家wǔ kǒu五口yì qǐ一起chī fàn吃饭

A few months ago, I saw a family of five eating together in a restaurant.

kě shì可是dà jiā大家dōuzàikànshǒu jī手机bà bà爸爸mā mā妈妈zàishuāshǒu jī手机yí gè一个hái zi孩子zàipāishì pín视频lìngyí gè一个zàikànshè jiāo社交píng tái平台zuìxiǎodehái zi孩子yī biān一边chī fàn吃饭yī biān一边diǎnpíng mù屏幕

But everyone was looking at their phones: the father and mother were scrolling on their phones, one child was filming a video, another was looking at social media, and the youngest child was also tapping the screen while eating.

dà jiā大家zuòzàiyì qǐ一起quèméi yǒu没有rénshuō huà说话

They were sitting together, but no one was talking.

zhèràngrénxiǎng dào想到jīn tiān今天deshēng huó生活wǒ men我们yòngshè jiāo méi tǐ社交媒体hěnduōrénlián xì联系hěnfāng biàn方便néngkànxīn wén新闻xué xí学习zhǎogōng zuò工作háinéngràngyuǎn fāng远方dejiā rén家人cháng cháng常常jiàn miàn见面

This makes us think about life today: we use social media to connect with many people. It is convenient, and we can also read news, learn, find jobs, and let family members far away see each other often.

dàn shì但是shè jiāo méi tǐ社交媒体dài lái带来wèn tí问题

But social media also brings problems.

hěnduōrénzǒng shì总是zì jǐ自己wǎng shàng网上hěnwán měi完美deshēng huó生活bǐ jiào比较suǒ yǐ所以huìnán guò难过méi yǒu没有zì xìn自信

Many people always compare themselves with the “perfect” lives they see online, so they feel sad and lose confidence.

nián qīng rén年轻人gèngróng yì容易shòuyǐng xiǎng影响háikě néng可能yù dào遇到wǎng luò网络qī líng欺凌jiǎxiāo xī消息

Young people are more easily affected, and they may also face cyberbullying and fake news.

hěnduōrénzhī dào知道zì jǐ自己degè rén xìn xī个人信息huìzěn me怎么bèishǐ yòng使用

Many people also do not know how their personal information will be used.

kē jì科技běn shēn本身yí dìng一定huàizhòng yào重要deshìwǒ men我们zěn me怎么yòng

Technology itself is not necessarily bad; what matters is how we use it.

wǒ men我们yàoxué huì学会bǎo hù保护zì jǐ自己rèn zhēn认真fēn biàn分辨xìn xī信息yàoduōshēn biān身边derénshuō huà说话tīngbié rén别人shuō huà说话

We need to learn to protect ourselves, carefully tell what information is true, and also talk more with the people around us and listen to them.

zhēn zhèng真正hǎodeguān xì关系xū yào需要guān xīn关心nài xīn耐心péi bàn陪伴zhè xiē这些bú shì不是zhǐkàopíng mù屏幕jiùnéngzuò dào做到de

A truly good relationship needs care, patience, and companionship, and these are not things that can be done only through a screen.

By Kimberley Khasiala / Pressenza|CC BY 4.0|Modified & AI-assisted

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