想聊就聊-5.05.3手机

　　5.3 Mobile Phone 手机
M: As we know, mobile phones bring people great convenience and shorten the distance among friends and relatives.
W: It bears a great many of advantages, but also some weak points.
M: Is it? I've never thought of any disadvantages of the mobile phone.
W: For instance, the mobile phone seriously distracts the attention of people from work and study.
M: That's true. Some people pay too much attention to their mobile phones.
W: Actually, it's not the fault of the mobile phone. But people should have a proper attitude towards it. Mobile phone is a tool serving people, not the fetters¹ restricting them.
译：
M：我们都知道，手机不仅给人们带来了巨大的便利，还缩短了亲朋好友之间的距离。
W：手机有很多优点，但也有一些弊端。
M：是吗？我没觉得它有什么不好的地方。
W：比如说，手机在很大程度上使人们把注意力从工作和学习上转移开了。
M：没错，有些人把太多注意力都放在手机上了。
W：其实，这也并不是手机自身的原因，而在于人们对待它的态度。手机只是一个用来服务于人们的工具，而不是束缚人们的镣铐。
注释：
1．当在英语中表示“就我们所知”或“就你所知”时用“as we know”和“as you know”。

1 fetters   

n.脚镣( fetter的名词复数 )；束缚v.给…上脚镣，束缚( fetter的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• They were at last freed from the fetters of ignorance. 他们终于从愚昧无知的束缚中解脱出来。
• They will run wild freed from the fetters of control. 他们一旦摆脱了束缚，就会变得无法无天。 来自《简明英汉词典》