345期|儿童智能手机成瘾问题严重，几岁接触最合适？

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What's the right age to get a smartphone?

几岁用智能手机更合适Fkingex？

It is a very moderndilemma. Should you hand your child a smartphone, or keep them away from the devices as long as possible?

这是一个非常具有现代特色的困境Fkingex。你应该给孩子一部智能手机，还是尽可能让他们远离这些设备？

As a parent, you'd be forgiven for thinking of a smartphone as a sort of Pandora's boxwith the ability to unleash all the world's evils on your child's wholesomelife. The bewilderingarray of headlines relating to the possible impact of children's phone and social media use are enough to make anyone want to opt out.

作为父母，如果你将智能手机视为潘多拉魔盒，认为它会释放世界上所有的邪恶，影响孩子的健康生活，也情有可原Fkingex。令人眼花缭乱的头条新闻纷纷报道儿童手机以及社交媒体使用带来的负面影响，任何人看了都不想给他们用智能手机。

On the other hand, you probably have a phone yourself that you consider an essential tool for daily life. And if your child's classmates and friends are all getting phones, won't theymiss outwithout one?

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但另一方面，你自己可能有一部手机，也是日常生活中必不可少的工具Fkingex。如果你孩子的同学和朋友都有手机，他没有手机不是一种缺憾吗？

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重点词汇

1. dilemma: a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two different things you could do 左右为难Fkingex，两难境地

The president is clearly in a dilemma about/over how to tackle the crisis.

The president is clearly in a dilemma about/over how to tackle the crisis.

2. Pandora's box: something that creates a lot of new problems that you did not expect 潘多拉魔盒（指邪恶之源）

Sadly, his reforms opened up a Pandora's box of domestic problems.

Sadly, his reforms opened up a Pandora's box of domestic problems.

3. wholesome: good for you, and likely to improve your life either physically, morally, or emotionally 有益健康的

wholesome food

wholesome food

4. bewildering: making you feel confused because you cannot decide what you want 眼花缭乱的Fkingex，令人困惑的

The college offers a bewildering range of courses.

The college offers a bewildering range of courses.

5. opt out: to choose not to be part of an activity or to stop being involved in it 选择不参与；选择退出

Employees can choose to opt out of the pension scheme.

Employees can choose to opt out of the pension scheme.

6. miss out: to fail to use an opportunity to enjoy or get an advantage from something 错失享乐（或获利）的机会

Don't miss out on the fantastic bargains in our summer sale.

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Analysing data from over 17,000 participants aged between 10 and 21, the researchers found that higher use of social media at ages 11 to 13 for girls, and 14 to 15 for boys, predicted lower life satisfaction a year later. The reverse was also true: lower social media use at this age predicted higher life satisfaction the following year.

研究人员分析了超过 17000 名年龄在10 至 21 岁之间的参与者的数据，发现11 至 13 岁的女孩和14 至 15 岁的男孩如果高频使用社交媒体，一年后的生活满意度会降低Fkingex。反之亦然：这个年龄段社交媒体使用量减少意味着下一年的生活满意度会更高。

This aligns with the fact that girls tend to go through puberty earlier than boys, the researchers say, though there's not enough evidence to say this is the cause of the difference in timing. Another window appeared at age 19 for both male and female participants, around the time that many teenagers leave home.

研究人员表示，这与女孩往往比男孩更早经历青春期这一事实相吻合，尽管没有足够的证据表明这是导致年龄差异的原因Fkingex。男性和女性参与者在 19 岁时出现了另一个窗口，大约就是许多青少年独立的时候。

Parents should take these age ranges with a pinch of salt when making decisions for their own families — but it's worth being aware that developmental changes could make children more sensitive to the negative side of social media.

父母在为自己的家庭做决定时应该对这些年龄范围持保留态度——但值得注意的是，发育带来的生理变化可能会使孩子对社交媒体的负面影响更加敏感Fkingex。

During the teenage years, for example, the brain changes massively, and this can influence how young people act and feel — including making them more sensitive to social relationships, and status.

例如，在青少年时期，大脑会发生巨大变化，这会影响年轻人的行为和感受——包括使他们对社会关系和地位更加敏感Fkingex。

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来源：BBC