阅读裂解:Are you addicted to your phone?

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      你每天会查看几次手机?是三次,二十次,还是八十次?接下来查字典英语网和你探讨手机是如何改变人与人之间的交流方式。

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      词汇: mobilephone 手机

      Howoftendoyoucheckyourphone? AccordingtoastudyledbyNottinghamTrentUniversityinBritain, theaveragepersonlooksattheirdevice 85 timesaday, browsingtheinternetorusingapps. Updatingtheirstatusonsocialmediaplatformsalsomadepeoplereachfortheirelectroniccompanionfrequently.

      Eventhestudy'sparticipantsthoughtthatwasalot: thisfigureistwiceasoftenastheythoughttheydid. Ourphonesmightbeshapingourbehaviourmorethanwerealise, andchangingthewayweinteractwithpeoplerightnexttous. Doyouactuallylookatyoursurroundingsmorethanatyourphone? Isitrudetocheckyourphonewhensomeoneistalkingtoyou?

      SherryTurkleinterviewedhundredsofcollegestudentsaboutthis. She'saclinicalpsychologistandaprofessorofsocialstudiesattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology. Theytalkedaboutsomethingtheycalled 'theruleofthree'.

      Therulehastodowithbeingconsideratetoothersinspiteoftheallureofthelittleflatbox. Turkleexplains: "Ifyougotodinnerwithfriends, youdon'twanttolookdownatyourphoneuntilyouseethatthreepeoplearelookingupintheconversation. Sothere'sanewetiquettewhereyoudon'tlookdownunlessthreepeoplearelookingupinordertokeepalittleconversationalive."

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