跟读练习: Is social media 'the new smoking'?: BBC Learning English from the News - 通过YouTube学习英语口语
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From BBC Learning English, this is Learning English from the News,
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From BBC Learning English, this is Learning English from the News,
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our podcast about the news headlines.
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In this programme, is social media the new smoking?
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Hello, I'm Georgie.
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And I'm Pippa.
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In this programme, we look at one big news story and the vocabulary in the headlines that will help you understand it.
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You can find all the vocabulary and headlines from this episode as well as a worksheet on our website bbclearningenglish.com.
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So, Pippa, let's hear more about this story.
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A group of senior doctors in the UK say that time spent on screens and social media harms children.
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The UK government is considering how to deal with concerns about the impact of social media on teenagers.
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Banning social media for under-16s,
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as has already happened in Australia,
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is one of the options being discussed.
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The senior doctors from the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges compared social media to smoking
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because they say the issue is a unifying force for the medical profession,
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or in other words, many doctors are worried about the impact of social media and the harm it could cause.
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It's difficult to prove that social media directly causes harm,
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but it has been linked to problems like anxiety and poor well-being in some studies.
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Let's have our first headline.
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This is from BBC News Overwhelming consensus that screen time harms children,
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top doctors say And that headline again from BBC News Overwhelming consensus that screen time harms children,
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top doctors say This headline is about what the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges have said about social media
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that there is an overwhelming consensus that using screens and social media harms children We're looking at this phrase, overwhelming consensus.
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Firstly, let's look at consensus.
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Consensus means an agreement or decision by a group of people.
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Yes, so let's say I ask everyone in the office about what time we should have our team meeting,
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and most people say we should have it on a Monday morning.
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I could say that the consensus is that Monday morning is the best time for the meeting.
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Yes, importantly, a consensus doesn't mean that every single person agrees,
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just that the opinion or decision is generally accepted.
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To use your example about the team meeting,
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Georgie, one or two people might have suggested a different time,
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but most people agree there's a consensus.
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Yes, now in the headline,
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it says that there is an overwhelming consensus that screen time harms children according to the doctors.
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An overwhelming consensus means that in a group of people,
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pretty much everyone agrees.
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Overwhelming is used to emphasise how strong the agreement is.
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Again, there may be some people who don't agree that screen time harms children,
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but lots of people believe it does.
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As well as overwhelming, you'll also hear the word general used to describe a consensus.
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And another phrase using consensus,
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if a group of people reach a consensus,
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they come to a decision or an agreement about something,
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perhaps by a vote or a debate.
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We've had overwhelming consensus, an opinion that almost everyone in a group agrees with.
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For example, there was an overwhelming consensus among the factory workers that they should be paid extra for working weekends.
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This is Learning English from the News,
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our podcast about the news headlines.
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Today we're talking about expert warnings about social media.
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As we've heard, leading UK doctors have compared social media to smoking,
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not because it has the same physical health impacts,
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but because they believe it's an important health issue that people need to take seriously.
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Yes, as well as smoking,
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the doctors also compared the issue to not wearing seatbelts in cars,
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which people in the UK previously didn't think was dangerous until attitudes about safety changed.
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Many people want the UK government to do more to protect children and young people from the potential harms of social media.
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Australia has banned social media apps for under-16s,
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and some European countries, such as Greece and France, are planning a ban.
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Former UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting has also compared the harms of social media to smoking.
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Let's have another headline.
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This is from The Guardian, a UK newspaper.
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Wes Streeting says Starmer behind the curve on under-16's social media ban.
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And that headline again.
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Wes Streeting says Starmer behind the curve on under-16's social media ban.
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And that's from The Guardian, a UK newspaper.
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This headline reports on what Wes Streeting,
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the UK's former health secretary,
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has said about social media.
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He says the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is behind the curve Pippa,
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what does that mean?
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Well, if you are behind the curve,
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you are not acting quickly enough to deal with a particular change or trend.
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Yeah, so if you think about data and statistics,
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we might show the rise in a certain thing as a curve on a graph.
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Yes, and if you're behind the curve,
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you react more slowly than other people.
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You don't change direction to meet the curve on the graph quickly enough.
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Yeah, so another example, my local cafe is a bit behind the curve only take cash payments, not card.
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And in the story, Wes Streeting says the UK Prime Minister is behind the curve on a social media ban for under-16s,
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which means he believes the Prime Minister is not acting quickly enough.
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Other countries, such as Australia,
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have already introduced a ban,
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but the UK is still considering what to do to protect young people online.
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You can also be ahead of the curve,
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and this means you take action or respond to a particular change before everyone else.
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We've had behind the curve,
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slower than other people to change or react.
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For example, the company is behind the curve changing from paper forms to digital ones.
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This is Learning English from the News from BBC Learning English.
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We're talking about comparisons between social media and smoking.
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In the UK, the government is asking for opinions from experts,
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charities and parents about how to keep children safe online.
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UK Technology Secretary Liz Kendall has said new measures for under-16s will be brought in by the end of 2026.
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Campaigners don't all agree on whether a total ban on social
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media apps for children is the best way to keep them safe.
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As well as considering banning apps,
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the government is also thinking about curfews,
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where social media apps can't be used by children late at night.
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They're also considering stronger age checks,
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as well as stopping features such as autoplay and infinite scroll.
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Many young people say that social media can also have a positive impact on their life.
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Some experts also argue that a ban similar to the one in Australia will not work to prevent harm for children.
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Let's have another headline.
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This one is from ITN, a British news broadcaster.
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Government, nothing's off the table on social media ban.
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That headline again from ITN, a British news broadcaster.
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Government, nothing's off the table on social media ban.
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So this headline is about the UK government's plans to protect people from social media.
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We're interested in this phrase, nothing's off the table.
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Can you tell us more, Georgie?
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Yes, we can use off the table to talk about debates or negotiations.
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Right, off the table is a metaphorical phrase and it means that something is no longer being considered as an option.
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The opposite, on the table,
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means that something is being considered as an option.
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The phrase nothing is off the table means that all options are still on the table,
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they're still being considered and no decisions have been made yet.
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So, in the story, the government says
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that it is still deciding what action to take to prevent social media harming young people,
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and all options, including a ban or less extreme measures,
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are still being considered.
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Nothing's off the table.
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We have similar phrases, off the cards or on the cards,
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and these mean unlikely or likely to happen.
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We've had nothing's off the table.
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Everything is still being considered.
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For example, my cousin really doesn't know what she'll study at university.
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Nothing's off the table.
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That's it for this episode of learning English from the news.
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We'll be back next week with another news story.
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If you've enjoyed this program,
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you can find loads more programs about social media and how it affects us on our website.
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Follow the link in the notes below this program to our technology topic page.
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Goodbye for now.
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在这一课中，学习者将通过分析一则关于社交媒体影响儿童健康的新闻来提升他们的英语听说能力。课程将聚焦于重要的词汇和短语，使学生在了解新闻内容的同时，也能提高他们的表达能力。通过这一练习，学习者将能够更加自信地在日常对话中使用这些相关词汇和理解深层含义。
重要词汇与短语
- 屏幕时间：指的是在屏幕（如手机、电脑等）上花费的时间。
- 共识（consensus）：指一个团体中针对某个问题达成的普遍意见或决定。
- 影响（impact）：对某事或某人产生的效果或结果。
- 忧虑：对某种潜在的负面结果感到的不安。
- 显著（overwhelming）：强调某种情况的强烈程度。
- 专业人士：在特定领域中拥有专门知识和技能的人。
练习建议
为了在学习过程中更好地掌握新词汇并提高英语发音，建议学习者采取英语影子跟读的方法。具体而言，可以通过以下步骤进行练习：
- 快速跟读：在观看视频或听音频时，暂停并重复说出关键句子。尽量模拟讲话者的语调和语速，帮助自己适应真实的英语对话环境。
- 慢速播放：如果视频语速较快，可以降低播放速度，便于理解每个单词的发音。通过适当的调整，会让你对词汇的掌握更加牢固。
- 标记句子：可以在学习中选择那些使用了共识和显著等关键词的句子，进行重点练习，以便理解它们在不同情境下的用法。
- 反复练习：在每天的学习时间中，每次进行短时间（5-10分钟）的shadow speech练习，帮助提高对这些词汇的熟悉度和使用能力。
通过上述方式的反复练习，学习者不仅能够增强自己的听力理解能力，还能够提升英语口语表达的流利度，从而在对话中更自信地使用新学到的词汇。
什么是跟读法？
跟读法 (Shadowing) 是一种有科学依据的语言学习技巧，最初开发用于专业口译员的培训，并由多语言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。这个方法简单而强大：您在听英语母语原声的同时立即大声重复——就像是一个延迟1-2秒紧跟说话者的影子。与被动听力或语法练习不同，跟读法强迫您的大脑和口腔肌肉同时处理并模仿真实的讲话模式。研究表明它能显着提高发音准确性，语调，节奏，连读，听力理解和口语流利度——使其成为雅思口语备考和真实英语交流最有效的方法之一。