主题应用·语库构建

I. 热词积累

1. 专业术语

social media 社交媒体

follow 粉;关注

unfollow 取消关注

friend 加好友（可作动词）

unfriend 删除/解除好友

PM （private message） 私信

group chat 群聊

kick out/remove 踢出群;移出群

block 拉黑

like 赞;点赞

comment 评论

repost/retweet 转发

WeChat public account 微信公众号

Weibo feed 微博状态

WeChat moments 微信朋友圈

traffic 流量

profile 简介

social media junkie 沉迷社交媒体的人

2. 社交媒体发展

the earliest methods of communicating 最早的通信方法

primitive delivery system 原始的传送系统

become more widespread and streamlined 变得更加广泛和精简

telegraph 电报

a revolutionary way to convey news and information 传递新闻和信息的革命性方法

become more common and sophisticated 变得更加普遍而又高级

gain popularity 广受欢迎

3. 社交媒体影响

enable people to communicate across great distances instantaneously 使人们能够即时地进行远距离交流

create an entirely new way for people to communicate and share with each other across great distances 创造一种全新的方式让人们远距离相互交流和分享

hunger for attention and instant pleasure or satis?

faction 渴望被关注、即时的快感或满足

damage the mental health of teenagers 危害青少年的心理健康

cause harm indirectly through cyberbullying， sleep loss and reduced physical activity 通过网络欺凌、睡眠不足和减少的体力活动间接造成伤害

inflame violence at lightning speed and global scale 以闪电般的速度和全球规模煽动暴力

4. 社交媒体监管

official censors  官方审查

ensure the social media companies maintain oversight of their content 确保社交媒体公司保持对其内容的监督

behave responsibly 行为负责

monitor and remove harmful content 监视和删除有害内容

create an environment where governments are in the position of deciding “what is true” 营造一个让政府决定“什么是真的”的环境

review regulation of social media to close some of the holes in the legislation 审查社交媒体以弥补立法中的一些漏洞

punish illegal social media companies 处罚非法的社交媒体公司

severe sanctions on social media companies 对社交媒体公司的严厉制裁

act quickly to take harmful content off their platforms 迅速采取行动删除平台上的有害内容

appear belatedly to have woken up to the dangers and are trying to respond 似乎很晚才意識到这些危险，并试图作出反应

5. 隐私保护

limit personal information  限制个人信息

dont overshare your real name 不要过度分享你的真名

dont overshare personal details 不要过度分享个人信息

use a pseudonym  使用假名/笔名

control comments  控制评论

be careful of the information you give out  注意你发出的消息

Ⅱ. 话题金句

1. This makes users reach the maximum number of people without sacrificing the intimacy of person?to?person communication. 这使用户接触到最大数量的人，而不牺牲人与人之间交流的亲密性。

2. It seems clear that social media will exist in some forms for as long as humans are alive. 显然，只要人活着，社交媒体就将以某种形式存在。

3. Our social media accounts keep us forward like a drug. 我们的社交媒体账号像毒品一样驱动着我们不断向前。

4. We become so obsessed with constantly connecting and engaging with others that we lose sight of something extremely important to our happiness： our inner voice. 我们变得如此痴迷于不断地与他人联系和接触，以至于我们忽略了一些对我们的幸福极其重要的东西：我们内心的声音。

5. We have the benefit of connection， not just in our own communities， but across the world. 不仅在我们自己的社区，而且在全世界，我们享受联系的好处。

6. We can engage in meaningful interactions with people we would never have the chance of knowing. 我们可以与我们素未谋面的人进行有意义的互动。

7. Its no wonder that so many of us stumble through our lives feeling drained and lost. Its no wonder that so many of us are missing out on the simple， beautiful moments of the present. Its no wonder that so few of us actually know who we are and what we want in life. 难怪我们中的许多人对我们的生活感到失望和失落，难怪我们中的许多人错过了当下简单、美好的时刻，难怪我们很少有人知道我们是谁，我们在生活中想要些什么。

8. More participation in social media is associated with greater psychological distress in both sexes. 更多地参与社交媒体会让两性都伴随着更大的心理压力。

9. Social media itself doesnt cause harm， but frequent use may disrupt activities that have a positive impact on mental health like sleeping and exercising. 社交媒体本身不会造成伤害，但频繁使用可能会干扰对心理健康产生积极影响的活动，比如睡觉和锻炼。

10. The negative experience of cyberbullying is a concern. 网络欺凌的负面体验是一个令人关注的问题。

11. It is unacceptable to treat social media as an ungoverned space. 把社交媒体当作一个不受管制的空间是不可接受的。

12. Social media should be in lasting dialogue with societies around the world about their rules， practices and services. 社交媒体应与世界各地的社会就其规则、做法和服务进行持久对话。

13. The regulator needs to be comprised of a range of voices including those of government and public interest groups. 监管机构需要包括一系列的声音，包括政府和公众利益团体的声音。

Ⅲ. 情境應用

假定你是李华。你看到你们班的个别同学痴迷于微信、抖音（Ticktock）等社交媒体软件，严重影响了他们的学习和生活。请你给Crazy English发一封电子邮件，反映这一情况，并提出个人建议。要点如下：

1. 使用社交媒体的现状;

2. 突出危害;

3. 你的建议。

要求：

1. 尽可能复现主题语料;

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Editor?in?chief of Crazy English，

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Yours，

Li Hua