Upper-Intermediate - Technology Making Us Ugly(D2814)
Upper-Intermediate - Technology Making Us Ugly(D2814) A:
咦，最近在微信群里，都很少看见你发言啊！ yí， zuìjìn zài wēixìn qún lǐ， dōu hěn shǎo kànjiàn nǐ fāyán ā！ Huh, recently in the WeChat group I seldom see you write anything!
B:
是的，最近我打算“戒”手机了。 shì de， zuìjìn wǒ dǎsuàn“ jiè” shǒujī le。 Yes, recently I've been trying to "wean" myself off my cell phone.
A:
真的吗？好好的为什么要“戒”手机呢？ zhēn de ma？ hǎohāo de wèishénme yào“ jiè” shǒujī ne？ Really? Why would you want to give up something great like a cell phone?
B:
最近看了一个日本综艺节目，他们发明了一个新词叫“手机丑女”。 zuìjìn kàn le yī gè Rìběn zōngyìjiémù， tāmen fāmíng le yī gè xīncí jiào“ shǒujī chǒu nǚ”。 Recently I watched a Japanese variety show, and they invented a new word called "cell phone ugly women".
A:
什么意思？是说，用手机会变丑？ shénme yìsi？ shì shuō， yòng shǒujī huì biànchǒu？ What does it mean? Does it mean that you'll turn ugly if you use your cell phone?
B:
你说得还真没错。节目说，用手机时间太长，会让人变难看，尤其是女 生。 nǐ shuō de hái zhēn méicuò。 jiémù shuō， yòng shǒujī shíjiān tài cháng， huì ràng rén biàn nánkàn， yóuqí shì nǚshēng。
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You hit the nail on the head. The program said that using your cell phone for too long can make you become unattractive, especially for women.
A:
怎么可能？你说说看，手机是怎么让人变丑的？ zěnme kěnéng？ nǐ shuō shuō kàn， shǒujī shì zěnme ràngrén biànchǒu de？ How is that possible? Tell me how cell phones can make people ugly.
B:
长时间用手机，你会变成“低头族”，因为常常低着头，你的双下巴会越 来越明显。 cháng shíjiān yòng shǒujī， nǐ huì biànchéng“ dītóuzú”， yīnwèi chángcháng dī zhe tóu， nǐ de shuāngxiàba huì yuèláiyuè míngxiǎn。 When you use your cell phone for a long time, you'll become one of those people who walk along the street with their eyes lowered, fixed on their phones. As you often lower your head, your double chin will become more and more noticeable.
A:
咦？ yí？ Huh?
B:
还有，手机有辐射，这个你知道吧。辐射会让你长斑点、痘痘，也会让 你的法令纹越来越深。 háiyǒu， shǒujī yǒu fúshè， zhè ge nǐ zhīdào ba。 fúshè huì ràng nǐ cháng bāndiǎn、 dòudou， yě huì ràng nǐ de fǎlǐngwén yuèláiyuè shēn。 And also, cell phones give off radiation, you know that, right? Radiation gives you spots and pimples and it makes your nasolabial folds deeper.
A:
真的吗？这么可怕！ zhēn de ma？ zhème kěpà！ Really? How horrifying!
B:
再说，手机屏幕那么小，看不清楚字的时候，我们会眯眼，然后眉间纹 也出来了。
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zài shuō， shǒujī píngmù nàme xiǎo， kàn bu qīngchu zì de shíhou， wǒmen huì mīyǎn， ránhòu méijiānwén yě chūlái le。 And what's more, because the screens of cell phones are so small, you have to squint when you can't make out the characters, so your frown lines will become more pronounced too.
A:
哇，好可怕！我也开始戒手机吧。 wā， hǎo kěpà！ wǒ yě kāishǐ jiè shǒujī ba。 Wow, how scary! I should start to wean myself off my phone too.
Key Vocabulary 微信群
wéixìnqún
WeChat group
发言
fāyán
to make a speech; to send a message on social messaging apps
戒
jiè
to kick (a habit)
好好的
hǎohāo de
good
综艺节目
zōngyìjiémù
variety show
发明
fāmíng
to invent
变
biàn
to turn
尤其是
yóuqíshì
especially
低头族
dītóuzú
to lower one's head
双下巴
shuāngxiàba
double chin
明显
míngxiǎn
obvious
辐射
fúshè
radiation
法令纹
fǎlìngwén
nasolabial folds
屏幕
píngmù
screen
眯眼
mīyǎn
to squint one's eyes
眉间纹
méijiānwén
frown lines
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Supplementary Vocabulary 鱼干女
yúgānnǚ
glamorous when out, but at home very dirty and messy. (Lit: Dried fish women)
鱼尾纹
yúwěiwén
crow's feet
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咦，最近在微信群里，都很少看见你发言啊！ yí， zuìjìn zài wēixìn qún lǐ， dōu hěn shǎo kànjiàn nǐ fāyán ā！ Huh, recently in the WeChat group I seldom see you write anything!
B:
是的，最近我打算“戒”手机了。 shì de， zuìjìn wǒ dǎsuàn“ jiè” shǒujī le。 Yes, recently I've been trying to "wean" myself off my cell phone.
A:
真的吗？好好的为什么要“戒”手机呢？ zhēn de ma？ hǎohāo de wèishénme yào“ jiè” shǒujī ne？ Really? Why would you want to give up something great like a cell phone?
B:
最近看了一个日本综艺节目，他们发明了一个新词叫“手机丑女”。 zuìjìn kàn le yī gè Rìběn zōngyìjiémù， tāmen fāmíng le yī gè xīncí jiào“ shǒujī chǒu nǚ”。 Recently I watched a Japanese variety show, and they invented a new word called "cell phone ugly women".
A:
什么意思？是说，用手机会变丑？ shénme yìsi？ shì shuō， yòng shǒujī huì biànchǒu？ What does it mean? Does it mean that you'll turn ugly if you use your cell phone?
B:
你说得还真没错。节目说，用手机时间太长，会让人变难看，尤其是女 生。 nǐ shuō de hái zhēn méicuò。 jiémù shuō， yòng shǒujī shíjiān tài cháng， huì ràng rén biàn nánkàn， yóuqí shì nǚshēng。
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You hit the nail on the head. The program said that using your cell phone for too long can make you become unattractive, especially for women.
A:
怎么可能？你说说看，手机是怎么让人变丑的？ zěnme kěnéng？ nǐ shuō shuō kàn， shǒujī shì zěnme ràngrén biànchǒu de？ How is that possible? Tell me how cell phones can make people ugly.
B:
长时间用手机，你会变成“低头族”，因为常常低着头，你的双下巴会越 来越明显。 cháng shíjiān yòng shǒujī， nǐ huì biànchéng“ dītóuzú”， yīnwèi chángcháng dī zhe tóu， nǐ de shuāngxiàba huì yuèláiyuè míngxiǎn。 When you use your cell phone for a long time, you'll become one of those people who walk along the street with their eyes lowered, fixed on their phones. As you often lower your head, your double chin will become more and more noticeable.
A:
咦？ yí？ Huh?
B:
还有，手机有辐射，这个你知道吧。辐射会让你长斑点、痘痘，也会让 你的法令纹越来越深。 háiyǒu， shǒujī yǒu fúshè， zhè ge nǐ zhīdào ba。 fúshè huì ràng nǐ cháng bāndiǎn、 dòudou， yě huì ràng nǐ de fǎlǐngwén yuèláiyuè shēn。 And also, cell phones give off radiation, you know that, right? Radiation gives you spots and pimples and it makes your nasolabial folds deeper.
A:
真的吗？这么可怕！ zhēn de ma？ zhème kěpà！ Really? How horrifying!
B:
再说，手机屏幕那么小，看不清楚字的时候，我们会眯眼，然后眉间纹 也出来了。
Visit the Online Review and Discussion (text version) © 2015 ChinesePod Ltd.
zài shuō， shǒujī píngmù nàme xiǎo， kàn bu qīngchu zì de shíhou， wǒmen huì mīyǎn， ránhòu méijiānwén yě chūlái le。 And what's more, because the screens of cell phones are so small, you have to squint when you can't make out the characters, so your frown lines will become more pronounced too.
A:
哇，好可怕！我也开始戒手机吧。 wā， hǎo kěpà！ wǒ yě kāishǐ jiè shǒujī ba。 Wow, how scary! I should start to wean myself off my phone too.
Key Vocabulary 微信群
wéixìnqún
WeChat group
发言
fāyán
to make a speech; to send a message on social messaging apps
戒
jiè
to kick (a habit)
好好的
hǎohāo de
good
综艺节目
zōngyìjiémù
variety show
发明
fāmíng
to invent
变
biàn
to turn
尤其是
yóuqíshì
especially
低头族
dītóuzú
to lower one's head
双下巴
shuāngxiàba
double chin
明显
míngxiǎn
obvious
辐射
fúshè
radiation
法令纹
fǎlìngwén
nasolabial folds
屏幕
píngmù
screen
眯眼
mīyǎn
to squint one's eyes
眉间纹
méijiānwén
frown lines
Visit the Online Review and Discussion (text version) © 2015 ChinesePod Ltd.
Supplementary Vocabulary 鱼干女
yúgānnǚ
glamorous when out, but at home very dirty and messy. (Lit: Dried fish women)
鱼尾纹
yúwěiwén
crow's feet
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