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check phone/ 看手机/ (kànshǒujī)

A: Do you always have your phone with you no matter the time of day or where you are?

你是不是会随时随地把手机带在身边呢？

(nǐ shìbùshì huì suíshí suídì bǎ shǒujī dàizài shēnbiān ne?)

B: Yes, my cell phone has become something I can't be without. 

是的,手机已经变成了我必不可少的东西。

(shìde, shǒujī yǐjīnɡ biànchénɡle wǒ bìbùkěshǎo de dōnɡxī.)

A: Research has discovered that unconsciously checking your phone is a bad habit as constantly checking your phone make it easier to be distracted and become forgetful.

据研究发现,下意识看手机是一种不良习惯,频繁查看手机会让你更容易分心和健忘。

(jù yánjiū fāxiàn, xiàyìshí kàn shǒujī shì yīzhǒnɡ bùliánɡ xíɡuàn, pínfán chákàn shǒujī huì rànɡ nǐ ɡènɡ rónɡyì fēnxīn hé jiànwànɡ.)

B: That's true, this isn't a good habit. I always spend too much time on my phone and social media apps. 

确实,这不是一个好习惯。我总是在手机和社交软件上花费太多时间。

(quèshí, zhè bùshì yīɡè hǎoxíɡuàn.wǒ zǒnɡshì zài shǒujī hé shèjiāoruǎnjiàn shànɡ huāfèi tàiduō shíjiān.)

A: You have to get over this. You can control the time you use your phone. Pay more attention to day-to-day life and not the things from the virtual world.

要克服这一点,可以控制手机使用时间。多关注日常生活中的内容,而不是虚拟世界里的东西。

(yào kèfú zhè yīdiǎn, kěyǐ kònɡzhì shǒujī shǐyònɡ shíjiān.duō ɡuānzhù rìchánɡshēnɡhuó zhōnɡ de nèirónɡ, ér bùshì xūnǐshìjièlǐde dōnɡxī.)

B: You're right. I'll pay more attention. I really don't pay much attention to life.

你说的对,我要注意一下了。我确实很少关注生活。

(nǐ shuōde duì, wǒyào zhùyì yīxià le.wǒ quèshí hěnshǎo ɡuānzhù shēnɡhuó.)

Photo/Illustration: Liu Xidan/Global Times