7月5日CNN聽力：折半美國青少年陷溺於電話
Half of American teens say they feel addicted to theirmobile devices and more than half of parents saytheir kids are. This is according to a new study byCommon Sense Media. And an expert in digitaldetoxification says one sign of a problem is when ayoung person would rather play videogames inside,alone, than go to the movies or hang out withfriends.
It's not known yet whether a large number of people would fit into a technical definition of anaddict when it comes to cell phone use. But those who think they might aren't limited toteenagers. The study found that 27 percent of parents have troubled unplugging.
KELLY WALLACE, CNN REPORTER: Would you say you are addicted to your phone?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.
SUBTITLE: Digital dependence.
WALLACE: Do you ever wonder if that 24/7 connectedness is making us less connected?Consider this: 90 percent of American adults have cell phones, and 29 percent of cell phoneusers say they can't live without those cell phones.
Could you go a day without your phone, could you?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: No, I don't think so.
WALLACE: Is it true you sleep with it?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes, I sleep with my phone.
WALLACE: Where is your phone when you're sleeping?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Usually in my hand, under my pillow. So, like it's in my hand thewhole time when I'm sleeping.
WALLACE: What would it feel like if I said you couldn't check for a day?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Like the Stone Age.
WALLACE: Seventy-one of teens are on more than one social networking site, and studiesshow that social media can sometimes not be great for self-esteem. One study in fact foundthat the more time people spent on Facebook, the worst they felt about their own lives.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: If you're not having a good day and then you go on Facebook andyou see how your best friend just went to Disney and your other friend, you know, just got aboyfriend and everyone is having such a great life, because we only post our happy moments,then that makes you feel worse.
WALLACE: China and South Korea have already identified Internet addiction as a significantpublic health threat that hasn't happened yet in the United States, but people in this countryare already being treated for Internet addiction.
It isn't all bad. Forty-six percent of the workforce feel more productive and 87 percent say theInternet and cell phones improve their ability to learn new things.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's the future, the new generation. I think we're embracing it. Andwe're growing a lot from social networking. It's helping us out a lot.
WALLACE: Do you think in a way we're losing out on these personal connections? I mean,look at us, we're having a conversation.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: This is probably the longest conversation I've had since I've beenin America.
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