跟读练习: Social media and teenage health ⏲️ 6 Minute English - 通过YouTube学习英语口语
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6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.
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Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.
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I'm Neil.
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Beth, what are you doing?
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Get off your phone!
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Oh, sorry.
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And I'm Beth.
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Are you addicted to social media?
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It wouldn't be a surprise.
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With so many different apps out there – Snapchat, TikTok and the latest threads, it's easy to spend a lot more time on your phone than ever before.
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Yes.
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I don't think I'm addicted, but I definitely spend more time on social media than I'd like to.
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However, there are plenty of studies out there looking at how social media affects mental health, with some saying it can be as addictive as gambling.
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Research in the US has found that adolescents who spend more than three hours a day on social media have double the risk of developing depression and anxiety.
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An adolescent is someone aged 10 to 19, between childhood and adulthood.
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With that in mind, it's no wonder parents are worried.
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To help with this, the US is currently in the process of regulating social media apps for teenagers.
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Some scientists think the UK should do the same.
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There has been growing agreement among health experts about the negative, chronic health effects of social media use on teenagers.
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They have revealed in surveys that social media makes them feel worse about their body image, and 64% of teens have said they're regularly exposed to hate-based content.
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In this programme, we'll be discussing how social media affects teenagers, and as usual, we'll be learning some useful new vocabulary as well.
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But first, I have a question for you, Beth.
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The app Snapchat is a very common way that teenagers communicate these days.
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This is partly because messages and photos disappear after a certain time period.
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But what percentage of 13 to 24-year-olds use Snapchat?
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Is it a 70%, b 80% or c 90%?
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I'll guess 80%.
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OK Beth, I'll reveal the answer later in the programme.
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Now, a lot of social media platforms, such as TikTok, work by showing and suggesting similar accounts and content to those someone has already searched for.
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Professor Devi Sridhar, the Chair of Global Public Health at the University of Edinburgh, thinks this can be concerning, as she told BBC World Service programme Inside Science.
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And this is worrying, for example, with young girls and eating disorders, if they're being fed that in an addictive way.
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And the algorithm is saying, oh, they like that content.
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We want to keep giving it to them because it keeps them on their phones.
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And I think that's the really vital message here of any of these apps is that their revenue comes from advertising.
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Teenagers are being fed content in a way that is addictive.
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If you are fed something, it means you're given something.
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In this case, it refers to content, not food.
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The content is addictive because social media uses algorithms.
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Algorithms are a complex set of rules and calculations that prioritise and personalise the content a user sees.
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But we need to remember that social media platforms use algorithms to keep users on the platforms for as long as possible because the revenue comes from advertising.
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Revenue is the money a company earns.
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They're paid by other companies to use the social media space to promote their products.
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This could be seen as social media platforms prioritising making money over the mental health of users – a worry for parents.
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Professor Devi Shridhar talked about the challenges of having a teenager addicted to social media on BBC World Service programme Inside Science.
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And so I think the challenge here as a parent listening to this is what do you do about it?
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And I think the onus has really been put on parents and concerned adults to find solutions on their own.
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And that means debates with your child over what are you on?
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Are you using this?
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But it's a losing battle because it's their entire social network.
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Professor Schridhar says that when it comes to helping teenagers navigate social media, the onus has been put on parents to find solutions.
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The onus means the responsibility or duty.
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Parents need to be able to challenge their children when they need to, even if this is a losing battle – a fight they cannot win, as teenagers have their entire life on social networks.
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OK Beth, I think it's time I revealed the answer to my question.
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I asked you what percentage of 13 to 24-year-olds use Snapchat.
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And I said it was 80%.
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And that was, I'm sorry to say, the wrong answer.
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Actually, 90% of people aged between 13 and 24 use Snapchat.
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Quite a lot.
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OK, let's recap the vocabulary we've learned from this programme, starting with adolescent, a person aged 10 to 19, between childhood and adulthood.
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If you are fed content, you are given content.
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This is what the social media platform offers you automatically, rather than what you search for yourself.
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Algorithms are a complex set of rules and calculations that prioritise and personalise the content a user sees.
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Revenue is the money a company earns, which could come from sales or advertising.
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If the onus is on someone, it's their responsibility or duty.
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And finally, a losing battle is a fight you cannot win.
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Once again, our six minutes are up.
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Join us again soon for more useful vocabulary here at 6 Minute English.
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Goodbye for now!
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Bye.
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本期英语口语练习课程围绕YouTube视频“Social media and teenage health ⏲️ 6 Minute English”展开，深入探讨社交媒体对青少年健康的潜在影响。您将学习到关于社交媒体成瘾、心理健康风险、算法运作方式以及家长责任等话题的实用词汇和表达。通过本课，您可以有效地提高您的英语流利度，特别是在讨论社会热点问题时的表达能力。视频内容涵盖了青少年使用社交媒体的现状、相关研究发现，以及专家对监管和解决方案的看法，是进行英语口语练习和发音练习的绝佳素材。
本课将帮助您掌握描述因果关系、表达担忧以及引述专家观点的语言模式，这些技能对雅思口语等高级英语考试也大有裨益。通过学习本视频，您不仅能扩展词汇量，还能锻炼用英语分析和讨论复杂社会议题的能力。
重要词汇和短语
- addicted to social media (对社交媒体上瘾): 指过度使用社交媒体，难以自拔。
- mental health (心理健康): 指一个人的情绪、心理和社会幸福状态。
- adolescent (青少年): 指10到19岁之间，处于儿童和成年之间的年轻人。
- be fed content (被推送内容): 指社交媒体平台通过算法自动向用户展示内容，而非用户主动搜索。
- algorithm (算法): 一套复杂的规则和计算，用于优先和个性化用户看到的内容。
- revenue (收入): 公司赚取的钱，通常来自销售或广告。
- the onus is on someone (责任在于某人): 表示某人有责任或义务去做某事。
- losing battle (一场注定失败的战斗): 指一场你无法赢得的斗争或努力。
本视频练习技巧
要充分利用这个视频进行英语口语练习，以下是一些具体的跟读技巧：
- 语速模仿：视频中两位主持人（Neil和Beth）的语速适中，发音清晰。建议您在跟读技巧的实践中，尝试模仿他们的语速和停顿，这有助于改善您的英语流利度。开始时可以放慢播放速度，待熟悉后逐渐恢复正常语速。
- 口音和语调：BBC Learning English的节目通常采用标准英式口音。在发音练习时，请特别留意主持人单词的重音、句子的语调变化以及连读现象。模仿这些细节能让您的发音更地道，并提高表达的自然度。
- 话题难度与词汇运用：视频讨论的话题是社会热点，贴近生活且具有一定的深度。这对于希望提高雅思口语成绩的考生来说是很好的素材。在跟读时，除了模仿发音，还要留意主持人如何运用高级词汇（如“adolescent”、“algorithm”、“onus”）来准确表达复杂的概念。尝试将这些词汇融入到您自己的造句中，以巩固学习效果。
- 情感表达：注意主持人在表达担忧或强调观点时，声音中的情感变化。模仿这种情感表达可以使您的口语更具表现力，而不仅仅是机械地重复单词。
通过这些跟读技巧的持续练习，您将显著提升英语口语能力，并更好地理解和使用视频中的核心词汇。
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。