新奇事件簿 科技發(fā)展 睡眠時間縮短

People in Britain now spend more time watching TV, gaming, and using their mobile phones and computers than sleeping. Research by the British communications agency Ofcom found that Britons use technology for 20 minutes longer than they spend sleeping. The average U.K. adult uses technology for eight hours and 41 minutes a day. They sleep for an average of eight hours and 21 minutes. One of the biggest reasons for this is broadband and wi-fi. People can get online almost anywhere, so they spend more time online. Many people make telephone calls or surf the web while watching television. Television was the most popular activity. Adults watched an average of three hours a day.

在英國，與睡眠時間相比，人們花費(fèi)更多的時間看電視，玩游戲，手機(jī)或者電腦。英國通訊管理局的調(diào)查表明，英國人使用高科技產(chǎn)品的時間比睡眠時間長20分鐘。英國成年人使用高科技產(chǎn)品的時間平均約為每天8小時41分鐘。他們的睡眠時間約為每天8小時21分鐘。這種現(xiàn)象產(chǎn)生的原因是寬帶和無線網(wǎng)絡(luò)的出現(xiàn)。人們基本上可以在任何地方上網(wǎng)，所以他們會花更多的時間上網(wǎng)。許多人在看電視的同時，也會使用網(wǎng)絡(luò)電話或者瀏覽網(wǎng)頁?？措娨暿亲钇毡榈幕顒?。成年人平均每天花3小時看電視。

The study looked at technology and different age groups. It found that six-year-olds understand how to use technology at the same level as 45-year-olds. Another finding was that people understand digital technology most when they are 14 or 15. A doctor said technology is changing the way people communicate with each other. Dr Arthur Cassidy warned that we are becoming more and more anti-social. He said we are moving away from face-to-face conversations because of technology. He added that people are becoming addicted to their smart phones. Technology also means people are working at home after they get home from work.

研究對不同年齡階段使用高科技產(chǎn)品的情況作了調(diào)查。研究表明3歲的孩子與45歲的成年人對于高科技產(chǎn)品的使用理解水平是相同的。研究的另一個發(fā)現(xiàn)就是，人們在14歲或者15歲的時候，對于數(shù)字科技的理解掌握能力是最強(qiáng)的。一名博士稱，科技正在改變?nèi)伺c人之間交流的方式。亞瑟.凱西迪博士警告說，我們可能會變得越來越反社會。因?yàn)榭萍嫉某霈F(xiàn)，我們正在慢慢脫離面對面的交流方式。他補(bǔ)充說，人們越來越依賴于自己的智能手機(jī)。這也意味著人們在下班回家之后還得繼續(xù)工作。