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空中英语之空中英语之 荣 AREYOUON?-(2-2)-Isusingthepopularsocialnetworkingsitereallyagood空中英語教室-2011-10- ：depression,contest,inct,precaution,self- etoStudioClassroomWorldwide.Thanksforjoiningus.Areyouoneofthe600millionpeopleinthisworldwhouse?Ifso,youknowthepowerhastochangelivesinsmallwaysandbig.Maybeyou’veheardabouttheelderlyBritishwomanwho,at102,shedied,butshehad4,962friendson,orofhowhelpsseparatedfamilymembersfindeachotherafteryearsoffruitlesssearching.We’veheardstoriesofhowhasinfluencedialelectionsandshapedpoliticalrevolutions.Powerfulstuff,indeed.Butisitallgood?Let’sopenourStudioClassroommagazinesnowtopage39andseewhatourfriendNatethinks.AreYouon?Itmayhaverevolutionizedcommunication,butit’salsocreatingproblems.Likewhat?Like”depression.”.What’sthat?Forteenagers,’slikeahugepopularitycontestbasedonhowmanyfriendstheyhave.Pluseverybodylookslikethey’reconstantlyhavingagreattime!Whyisthatabadthing?Becauseforkidswhoalreadyhavelowself-esteem,makestheproblemworse.(Music).o,friends.Thankyousomuchforjoiningushereinthestudio.MynameisKaylah.AndmynameisRyan.AndtodaywearefinishingourVIEWPOINTSarticleallabout.We’veseenthatAnnabelievesthatiswonderful.Youcan...youcanpostwhateveryouwantonthereandnothavetoworryaboutwhocanseeit.ButNatethinkstheremightbesomedangersinvolved.Youmightreallyhavetoworryaboutpeoplethatmightwanttoharmyou.Annasaysshethinksthathasrevolutionizedcommunication.Ithaschangeditandmadeitbetter.Butwe’regoingtoseetodaywhetherornotthat’sreallytrue.Thisisagreatpointthatshemakes.Shesaysthatithas”revolutionized.”Andwelearnedyesterdaythatmeanstoincreaseandmakeitbetter.Itimprovesit.Ryan,doyouthinkhasrevolutionizedcommunication?Well,actuallyyeah,Idothinkso.Icanliveonthissideoftheworldandstayintouchwithpeopleallaroundtheworld,andreallycontinuetohavearelationshipwiththem.Well,thatisagreatpoint.Itdoesallowustocommunicateoverlongdistances.ButIthinkwe’regoingtoseesomeotherpointsherethat,youknow,maybeshouldgiveussomereasontothinkaboutthis.He...Natestartsout,hesays:Itmayhaverevolutionizedcommunication,whichwecanagreewith,butitis...itcanalsocreate...it’salsocreatingsomeproblems.Nowthisisaninterestingpoint.Wedon’tusuallythinkaboutthisbeingacommunicationproblem.Yeah,ifweareallowingpeopletocommunicatemore,howcanthatreallycreateproblems?AndAnnaisalittleconfusedtoo.Shesays,”Likewhat?”Andshe’sasking,well,whatkindsofproblemsmighttherebe.AndNateresponds:Like”depression.”Now”depression”isamedicalconditionthatmeansyouareverysad.Oritcanjustmeanyouaresad.Youdon’tfeeluptonganythingtoday.You’realittlemaybe”blue”isanotherwaywecansaythis.Soyou’realittledepressed.Butwhatis”depression”?Yeah.AndAnnaasksthattoo.Shesays:Whatisdepression?That’swhatwe’regoingtolearnabout.Ofcourse,ifyou’redepressed,youhavenohopeforthefuture,you’reverysad.Buthowcanthatbelinkedto?Natesays:Forteenagers,’slikeahugepopularitycontestbasedonhowmanyfriendstheyhave.Pluseverybodylookslikethey’reconstantlyhavingagreattime.Soweseethatitlookslikeahugepopularitycontest.Nowa”contest”referstoacompetitionwhereusuallyyoureceiveaprizeattheend.Buta”popularitycontest,”ifyouputthosetwowordstogether,it esacompetitionofhowimportantyouaretootherpeople.Howmanyfriendsdoyouhave?Doeseverybodylikeyou?Doyou...doyougetalongwithpeople?AndIknowpopularitycontestsarealwaysasituationinlife,atschool,atwork,withyourfriends.Butnowit’sevenon.Andthisistheargumenthe’smakingisthatit esaproblembecauseifyoudon’thavealotoffriendsandeverybodyelseishavingfun,itmakesyoualittledepressed.Yeah,youcanlookat...actuallythere’salittlenumbernexttoyourname.Thatsayshowmanyfriendsyouhave.Andsoyoucansee,”Oh,Ihave1,000friends,”andthinkthatyouareawonderful,orseethatyouonlyhave,youknow,200friends,whichreally...thatisalotoffriendsstill.Butpeoplemightcompareandseeotherpeoplethathavemorefriendsthanthemandgetsad,getdepressed.AndAnnasays:Whyisthatabadthing?Sheask...she’saskingwhyisitabadthingforeverybodytobehavingagreattime.Natesaysbecauseforkidswhoalreadyhavelowself-esteem,makestheproblemworse.Andthat’sagoodpoint.Ifyouseeallkindsofpeoplearehavingfunandyou’renotincludedinit,andifyouhavelowself-esteem,thiscouldmakeyoudepressed.Absoluy.Yeah,peoplethathavelowself-esteemdon’tthinkashighlyofthemselves.Uh,that’sbecause”self-esteem”isreferringtotheconfidencethatyouhaveinyourselfandyourabilities.Ifyouthinkthatyoucandowhatyouwanttodoandyouthinkthatyouareagoodenough,thenyouhaveahighself-esteem.Butifyouhavealowself-esteem,thatmeansthatyoudon’tthinkveryhighlyofyourself.That’sright.Youdon’tvalueyourself.Youdon’tthinkifyourselfasimportantoryoucareaboutyourselfverymuch.Andifyouhavelowself-esteem,andyou’resittingathomebyyourselfandyou’relookingat,andyouseethepeoplearoundyouhavingawonderfultimengthings,makingnewfriends,thiswouldaffectyourself-esteemevenmore.Itwould...itcouldleadtodepression.Sohe’smakingagoodpointheresayingthisisaproblem.ButIthinkAnnais...Ithinkshe’slearningalotinthesituation.Idon’tthinkalotofpeopletalkaboutthis.Yeah,alotofpeoplejustthinkabouthowtheyarecommunicatingwiththeirfriends,andhowmuchfunthey’rehavingusingratherthanhowit’sactuallyaffectingotherpeople.That’sright.AndIknow,Ryan,alotoftimeswewanttothinkabouthowweaffectotherpeople,butwecan’tletthatbeourdrivingeither.Youknow,wedoneedtohaveagoodtimeandenjoyourselvesandmakenewfriends.Andisagoodcetodothat.Butwealsoshouldbeawareofotherpeople.Yeah,that’sactuallypartofhavingahighself-esteemandthinkingwonderfulthingsaboutyourselfbecauseyouareawonderful.Youshouldnothavelowself-esteembecauseyouareagreat,andthenyou’dbeabletouseinthewayitwasmeanttobeused.Well,we’regoingtokeeplearningalittlebitmoreaboutthisVIEWPOINTSafterthebreak.Beforewego,let’sseetoday’sinterview.I’mMaggieWu.Idon’tusebecauseIlikeprivacy.Hmm,that’sreallywhyIdon’tsharephotoswithothers.I...IalreadyhaveothernetworksoftwareslikeMSN,Skypetocontactwithmyfriend.Don’tneedtoletmylife emorecomplicated.Furthermore,I’mresponsibleforadministrationwhichtakesmeallthetimeoncomputer.Don’twanttospendmoretimeonthat.Hi,everyone.I’mDaniel.I’veusedforayearnow.Butactually,ittookmeforawhiletogetanaccount.Why?BecauseIheardmanypeopletheyspentsomuchtimeonit.I’mafraid...alittleafraidIwillwastemytime.Butattheotherhand...ontheotherhand,Iknowisaverygoodtooltoconnectpeopleormakingfriends.AndIcanupdatemyfriendsinformationveryquickly.SofinallyIdecidedtouseit.ButI’mverycarefulwhenIpostmymessageorsharemyphotosbecausealprivacyisveryimportantforme.OK,friends, ebackfromthebreak.Theexplosivegrowthofhasgivenbirthtoafewnewwordsthatmightsomedaybeincludedinourdictionaries.Forexample,what’sthewordtodescribetheactofupdatingyourprofileorofcheckingyourfriends’profiles?Well,it’stheverb”ing.”Anotherwordthatisgainingrecognitionistheverb”unfriend,”whichmeanstoremovesomeoneasafriendfromasocialnetworkingsite.KeepyoureyesandearsopenformoreEnglishwordsinspiredby.Rightnowwe’regoingtowrapupourdialoguewithAnna’snextcommentdownonline20.(Music).AreYouon?ButI’vereadjusttheopposite.Forshypeople,it’sactuallyeasiertobuildfriendshipsbecauseyoudon’thavetoinctface-to-face.Well,I’mnotsosurethat’sagoodthing.I’mjustsayingprovideslotsofpositivesforallkindsofpeople.Therearesomanydifferentgroupsyoucanjoin.Andit’sagreatwaytomakenewfriendswhoshareyourinterests.Maybe...butIpreferinctingin.Metoo.Butisstillagreatwaytokeepupwithpeoplewholivefaraway,likeyoursisterinSingapore.Yeah,that’strue.Withafewprecautions,itmightbeworthit.OK,Nate.Let’stalkagainsoon.F eback,friends.WearefinishinguptalkingaboutourVIEWPOINTSarticlediscussingsafety,aswellastheeffecthasonyourself-esteemandyourality,andhow,asauser,weneedtobecarefulinwhatweshareandwhatwedo.Yeah,becausetherecouldbepeopleouttherethatmightwanttoharmyouandlookupyourinformationaboutyouthatcouldbedamningaboutyou.Butitcouldalsohaveaneffectonotherpeople,otherpeoplethathavelowself-esteem.NewAnna,sheactuallydoesn’tagreewiththat,whatNatesays.Shesays:ButI’vereadjusttheopposite.Shesaysforshypeople,it’sactuallyeasiertobuildfriendshipsbecauseyoudon’thavetoinctface-to-face.Soshe’smakingthisargumentthatifyou’reshy,whichmeansyou...maybeyou’realittle...youdon’twanttotalktopeople,theykindofscareyoualittlebit.Maybeyou’rejustnotoutgoing,youdon’tliketogetoutandmeetnewpeople.Thatwouldmeanyou’reshy.It’seasierforyoutomeetpeopleonbecauseyoucaninctwiththem,butyoudon’thavetoinctface-to-face.Yeah,it’strue.And”face-to-face”meansyouaretogetherininreallifetalkingtoeachother.Andon,obviously,you’renotngthat.Andsoit’sactuallyeasier,youdon’thavetoworryaboutwhatyoulooklikeorsayingsomethingcorrectrightaway.Youjusttypeandsendittopeoplewhocanreadit.That’sright.Andwhenwetalkabout”incting,”thatmeansyoucommunicatewithandreacttowhattheotheristalkingabout.Sothisprovidesacewhereyoucandothatonline.Andifyou’reshy,youdon’thavetodoitface-to-face.Youcandoitthroughtyandthroughpictures.Natesays:Well,I’mnotsurethat’sagoodthing.Ryan,IkindofagreewithNatehere.Isitreallyagoodthingthatyoudon’tlearnhowtocommunicateface-to-face?Exactly.Weactuallytalkedalittlebitaboutthis,Kaylah,whenwewerelearningabouttexting.Peopleareusingtextmessagesonphonesalotmoreoftenandnotreallylearninghowtoinctface-to-face.Andsoit’sthesamethingon.Ifsomeoneisgoodatmakingfriendson,butnotface-to-face,thenthey’renotlearningtheskillsnecessarytoreallybuildrealfriendships.That’sright.hasrevolutionizedalotofcommunication,revolutionizedthewaywecommunicatewithpeoplewedon’tknowverywell,peoplethatarefar,faraway,andaswellaspeoplethatmaybewejustmetrecently.Butitalsohashindered,it’sputupablockinthewaywecommunicateface-to-face.Iknowsometimesyousaythingsonthatmaybeyouwouldnotsaytosomeone’sface.Absoluy,manypeoplehadbeenguiltyofthat.ButAnnasays:I’mjustsayingprovideslotsofpositivesforallkindsofpeople.Andshe’sright.Shehasshownhowithasrevolutionizedcommunicationandshownmanydifferentpositives.Shesaystherearesomanydifferentgroupsyoucanjoin.That’sright.Youcanjoindifferentgroupsonaccordingtodifferentinterests,ormaybejustaccordingtosomethingyouallattendedrecentlytogether.Sothiscreatesanenvironmentofbeingincluded.Sosometimesyoucan...ifyou’reontheoutside,butbeinginthesegroupshavingthesameinterestsandgoalsallowsyoutobeincluded.Anditreallyisagreatcetomeetpeople.Yeah,andthat’sexactlywhatAnnasays.Shesays:Thatway,youareabletomakefriendsthatsharethoseinterests.Youcanhavefriendsthathavethesameinterestsasyouanditgivesyousomethingtotalkaboutanduh,andenjoyeachother’s.Natesays:Well,maybethatmightbetrue.ButIpreferinctingin.Ienjoyusing.Ithinkit’safunwaytocommunicatewithpeople,Ryan.ButI’mstillabigfanofjustbeingwithactualpeople.IagreewithNate.Ilikeinctingin.Although,asyousaid,livingoverseas,livingnotinmyhomecountry,isawonderfultooltomeetnewpeople.Absoluy.Yeah,meetnewpeoplethatyoumeethereoraswellasstayintouchwitholdfriendsaswell.ButI’mwithyou,Kaylah,Iagree.Ithinktalkinginismoreimportant.Youshouldneveruseinsteadoftalkingwithpeoplein.Theyshouldworktogether.Annasaysthatsheagreestoo.Shesays:Metoo.But isstillagreatwaytokeepupwithpeoplewholivefaraway,likeyoursisterinSingapore.Sothisisexactlywhatwe’retalkingabout.That’sright.Itcrossesbordersthatmaybewewouldn’tbeabletodootherwise.Natesaid:Yeah,that’strue.Withafewprecautions,itmightbeworthit.Sohesays,youknow,ifweputuptheseprecautions,itcouldbeworthusing.Yeah.And”precaution”isanactionthatyoutaketopreventsomethingdangerousfromhappening.Andsowetalkedaboutsecurity.Itcankeepyoufrom...orkeepotherpeoplefromseeingsomethingthatyoudon’twantthemtosee.Thatisaprecaution.Itpreventssomethingdangerousfromhappening.AndAnnaendswith:OK,Nate.Let’stalkagainsoon.Face-to-face!Soeventhoughhe’snoton,theywillremainfriendstalkingface-to-face.Well,ifyou’reon,weinviteyouto”friend” efindusatStudioClassroomon.Wewouldlovetohaveyoupartofourgroupon.Absoluy.Wewouldlovetostayintouchwithyouandbeyourfriendonaswell.Andifyou’velearnedalotusinginthisarticle,thenyouknowyoucantrustustobeyourfriendontoo.Well,wehopeyou’veenjoyedlearningaboutthisVIEWPOINTSarticle.That’sallthetimewehavefortoday.Beforewego,let’svisittheChatRoom.Uh,Ken,Iseeyou’ve emoreactiveon.Ihave.Thankstoyouradviceyesterday,Istartedpostingandgotsomegoodrepliesonmywall.OneofthemwasfromafriendinNewZealand.Wow!Isn’tagreatwaytokeepupwithpeoplewholivefaraway?Uh,whatyoumean”keepupwithpeople”?Areyoutalkingaboutsomekindofrace?Oh,no,Ken.”Tokeepupwithsomeone”meanstostayintouchorremaininformed.Oh.Isthatlikecatchingupwithsomeone?No,notquite.”Tocatchupwithsomeone”meanstoseesomeoneandexchangenewsfromeachoftheirlivessinceyoulastsaweachother.Ifyouhaven’tseenafriendforawhile,youcansaytohim:Weshouldmeetforacoffeeandcatchupsometime.Isee.Whatabout”keeup”?Youkeepupwithsomeonebystayingintouch.Youmaynothaveseenyourcollegebuddysincegraduatingfromcollege,butyou’vekeptupwithhimon.Youknowwhatheisngthesedays.Soifyoukeepupwithsomeone,there’snoneedtocatchupwiththem.Yep,yougotit.Hey,Rachel,whoaretheJoneses?TheJoneses?Yeah.Whe