雙語閱讀：丟掉電子產品 能做到嗎

摘要：專家預測，到2015年，人們將丟掉電子產品、社交網絡和其他的科技產品，擁抱簡單生活。

Having the latest gadget or app has been a status symbol foryears, but all that could be about to change.

Experts predict 2015 will be the year when people forsakegadgets, social networks and other technology in favor of thesimple life.

多年來，擁有最潮電子產品或APP已經成爲人們身份的標誌，但這一切也許都將改變。

專家預測，到2015年，人們將丟掉電子產品、社交網絡和其他的科技產品，擁抱簡單生活。

Recent figures have already revealed that certain social networks are losing favor, and now a digitaltrends report believes we are entering the era of the ‘neo-Luddite’.

近來，有數據顯示一些社交網絡正漸失民心。一項有關電子趨勢的報告顯示，我們正走向“新勒德主義者”(neo-Luddite)時代。

The prediction was made by London-based communications agency Hotwire in its sixth annualDigital Trends Report.

倫敦通信機構Hotwire在其第六個年度電子趨勢報告中做出了這樣的預測。

丟掉電子產品 能做到嗎

‘While there are many early adopters out there scrambling around to get their hands on thelatest smartwatch or iPhone, there are a group of much cooler kids working out ways to kill techaltogether,’ explained the report.

報告顯示：“儘管還是有很多人你爭我搶，只爲得到最新的iPhone或智能手錶，還是有一羣頭腦冷靜的孩子想出辦法去扼殺科技。”

‘Welcome to the era of the neo-Luddite. They’re here to make sure you switch off.’

‘歡迎來到新勒德主義者時代。要保證你關掉了所有的電子設備。’

Neo-Luddite is a slang term used to describe someone who believes that using science andtechnology has Moral and social implications.

新勒德主義者是一個俚語，用來描述那些相信使用科技有負面道德和社會影響的人。

It is used to describe those who are considered to be anti-technology, or those who dislike or havea difficult time understanding and using modern science and technology.

這個俚語常用來描述那些看起來反科技的人，或者不喜歡、難以理解和使用科技的人。

Hotwire's prediction follows official figures from Ofcom’s International Communications MarketReport last week.

Hotwire是在上週英國通信辦公室(Ofcom)在國際通訊市場報告中給出官方數據以後做出上述預測的。

It found the number of weeklyUKvisitors to social networks is now 56 percent, a drop from 65percent this time last year.

報告發現，英國每週都會使用社交網絡的人佔56%，比去年同期65%有所下降。

The US, China and Japan saw similar decreases - but to a lesser extent.

在美國、中國和日本也有下降，但下降的幅度小一些。

Elsewhere, in August, a team of developers launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund production ofits noPhone - a fake handset designed to wean people off their tech addiction.

在世界其他地區，一隊開發者8月份發起了一場募資，資助他們的noPhone產品。這是一種假手機，目的是使人們戒掉科技依賴症。

Originally created as a spoof, the handset’s popularity led the designers to create a real version.

起初，這事兒有點兒惡搞的成分。後來，這種電話頗受歡迎，設計者便製造了真機。

As the site explains, ‘the noPhone has superior features to a normal smartphone, because it'stotally wireless, battery-free, doesn't require software updates, and is shatterproof and waterproof.

據研發網站介紹，noPhone有一些普通智能手機沒有的特點，它無線、無電池，不需要更新軟件，防碎防水。

'With a thin, light and completely wireless design, the noPhone acts as a surrogate to any smartmobile device, enabling you to always have a rectangle of smooth, cold plastic to clutch withoutforgoing any potential engagement with your direct environment.

‘這種輕薄無線的設計使noPhone可以代替任何智能手機，你總能夠有一個矩形、光滑的塑料玩意兒可以抓在手中，而不會發生任何互動行爲。

Despite its claims of a digital switch off, the Hotwire report also revealed how technology willadvance in other areas next year.

除了預測電子設備失勢，Hotwire報告也指出了明年科技方面其他的發展趨勢。

More than 60 percent of people already use more than one device and the report believes this willrise as tablets become cheaper and wearables become more widely adopted.

超過60%的人已在使用不止一種電子設備。報告認爲，隨着平板降價，可佩帶設備越來越普及，這一數量仍將增長。

　　英國出現“電子產品託兒所”

現在的人們已經習慣了有手機作伴，而漸漸忽略了身邊的人、事、景。“電子產品託兒所”(tech creche)應運而生，它將告訴我們怎樣去享受大自然、擁抱大自然。

The trilling of mobile phones in the forest may be a thing of the past with the introduction of what is being termed a tech creche in a national park to encourage visitors to leave their gadgets behind and interact with nature instead。

在森林中我們也許再也聽不到手機的聲音了。英國一國家公園引進了一種名叫“電子產品託兒所”的機器，旨在鼓勵遊客拋開自己的電子設備而與大自然零距離接觸。

The New Forest national park, which stretches across Hampshire, Wiltshire and Dorset and is visited by 15 milllon people a year, has fitted the free safe to store electronic devices. People will also be encouraged to leave their car keys in the safe and arrive at the park on foot, by cycle or on public transport instead。

橫跨漢普郡、威爾特郡和多塞特郡的新森林國家公園每年接待1500萬的遊客，公園現已安裝了免費的保險箱供人們儲存電子設備。人們同樣可以將他們的車鑰匙放在保險櫃裏，徒步、騎單車或者乘坐交通工具去遊覽公園。