小心“數(shù)碼癡呆”

智能手機(jī)和平板電腦的普及，造成越來越多“低頭族”的出現(xiàn)，而過度依賴科技會(huì)導(dǎo)致“數(shù)碼癡呆癥”等問題，當(dāng)中以大腦仍在發(fā)育的青少年最受影響。近年患記憶障礙的青少年增加，有中學(xué)生記不住家門密碼，要查看手機(jī)才能進(jìn)門。

Digital dementia refers to impaired memory and cognitive functioning due to the extended use of digital devices.
“數(shù)碼癡呆”指的是由于過度使用數(shù)碼設(shè)備導(dǎo)致記憶力和認(rèn)知能力受損。

Digital dementia is when people rely on digital devices like personal computers or cellular phones to the extent that they cannot even recall their own phone numbers.
有時(shí)候人們依賴個(gè)人電腦或電話等數(shù)碼設(shè)備，都到了想不起自己的電話號碼是多少的地步，這就是數(shù)碼癡呆。

Sufferers are also reported to suffer emotional underdevelopment, with children more at risk than adults because their brains are still growing.
據(jù)報(bào)道，“數(shù)碼癡呆”患者還有情感發(fā)育不健全的狀況，兒童比成年人風(fēng)險(xiǎn)更大，因?yàn)樗麄兊拇竽X還處于發(fā)育階段。

（中國日報(bào)網(wǎng)英語點(diǎn)津 yaning）