Guardians of the Galaxy on social media

四川雙流中學 蔣建平（特級教師）

社交媒體的使用在方便人們進行即時交流的同時，也給個人信息安全及隱私保護帶來了新的挑戰。一起了解保護個人信息安全的方法吧。

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難詞探意

1.comprehensive/?k?mpr??hens?v/adj.全面的；綜合的；詳盡的

2.pseudonym/?sju?d?n?m/n.筆名；假名

3.compel/k?m?pel/v.強迫

4.reciprocate/r??s?pr?ke?t/v.回報；回應

Social media usually only appears in the news when it's at its worst.Here are the steps you can take to ensure that you and your loved ones can enjoy social media for what it should be:a welcome tool for enhancing and expanding our real life and online relationships.

Limit personal information

This applies equally to personal pages and professional ones.Private pictures should not be public;your online CV （簡歷）shouldn't be fullycomprehensiveto protect from identity theft and no account should have your home address or personal phone number.

Don't overshare your real name

Pseudonymsexist for some reason.Yes,your aunt on WeChat will want to be able to find you,but don't feel compelled to share this information with strangers and with every site.

Don't overshare personal details

Real-world criminals like to source valuable information about empty homes online.So if you are going to leave your home for two weeks,don't announce it on social media.And if you must share holiday details,do so only when your social media account can be seen by friends and family.

Use strong passwords

Needless to say,your social media site should be accessible only to you.A strong password will do the trick,so please don't use an easily guessable one like“123456”.

Control comments

People often forget that their comments underneath articles or as part of social media discussions are often public.Watch what you say in a comment under,say,a BuzzFeed article or on a friend's social media page.Also，if you run a site or a blog of your own,you can filter comments so they won't run without your approval.

Be careful of unwelcome friend requests from strangers

It's wise to check out the message before youreciprocatea request.Additionally,it's a good idea to only befriend people you are friends with in real life or people with whom you share at least a handful of mutual real-life friends.Again,try to behave as you would in the real world.

Staying safe online only requires a little attention:think of it like a party with your friends from all over the world.Take it easy,enjoy,and be careful of the information you give out.

Reading Check

Besides the tips given in the text，do you have any other ways to protect your privacy on social media?Share them with your classmates.

Language Study

Sentence for writing

It's a good idea to only befriend people you are friends with in real life or people with whom you share at least a handful of mutual real-life friends.

【信息提取】It be a good idea to do...……是一個好點子。

【句式仿寫】在早晨跑步是一個很好的主意。

主題應用·語庫構建

I.熱詞積累

1.專業術語

social media 社交媒體

follow 粉；關注

unfollow 取消關注

friend 加好友（可作動詞）

unfriend 刪除/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 贊；點贊

comment 評論

repost/retweet 轉發

WeChat public account 微信公眾號

Weibo feed 微博狀態

WeChat moments 微信朋友圈

traffic 流量

profile 簡介

social media junkie 沉迷社交媒體的人

2.社交媒體發展

the earliest methods of communicating 最早的通信方法

primitive delivery system 原始的傳送系統

become more widespread and streamlined 變得更加廣泛和精簡

telegraph 電報

a revolutionary way to convey news and information 傳遞新聞和信息的革命性方法

become more common and sophisticated 變得更加普遍而又高級

gain popularity 廣受歡迎

3.社交媒體影響

enable people to communicate across great distances instantaneously 使人們能夠即時地進行遠距離交流

create an entirely new way for people to communicate and share with each other across great distances 創造一種全新的方式讓人們遠距離相互交流和分享

hunger for attention and instant pleasure or satisfaction 渴望被關注、即時的快感或滿足

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 通過網絡欺凌、睡眠不足和減少的體力活動間接造成傷害

inflame violence at lightning speed and global scale 以閃電般的速度和全球規模煽動暴力

4.社交媒體監管

official censors 官方審查

ensure the social media companies maintain oversight of their content 確保社交媒體公司保持

對其內容的監督

behave responsibly 行為負責

monitor and remove harmful content 監視和刪除有害內容

create an environment where governments are in the position of deciding “what is true”營造一個讓政府決定“什么是真的”的環境

review regulation of social media to close some of the holes in the legislation 審查社交媒體以彌補立法中的一些漏洞

punish illegal social media companies 處罰非法的社交媒體公司

severe sanctions on social media companies 對社交媒體公司的嚴厲制裁

act quickly to take harmful content off their platforms 迅速采取行動刪除平臺上的有害內容

appear belatedly to have woken up to the dangers and are trying to respond 似乎很晚才意識到這些危險，并試圖作出反應

5.隱私保護

limit personal information 限制個人信息

don't overshare your real name 不要過度分享你的真名

don't overshare personal details 不要過度分享個人信息

use a pseudonym 使用假名/筆名

control comments 控制評論

be careful of the information you give out 注意你發出的消息

Ⅱ.話題金句

1.This makes users reach the maximum number of people without sacrificing the intimacy of personto-person communication.這使用戶接觸到最大數量的人，而不犧牲人與人之間交流的親密性。

2.It seems clear that social media will exist in some forms for as long as humans are alive.顯然，只要人活著，社交媒體就將以某種形式存在。

3.Our social media accounts keep us forward like a drug.我們的社交媒體賬號像毒品一樣驅動著我們不斷向前。

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.我們變得如此癡迷于不斷地與他人聯系和接觸，以至于我們忽略了一些對我們的幸福極其重要的東西：我們內心的聲音。

5.We have the benefit of connection,not just in our own communities,but across the world.不僅在我們自己的社區，而且在全世界，我們享受聯系的好處。

6.We can engage in meaningful interactions with people we would never have the chance of knowing.我們可以與我們素未謀面的人進行有意義的互動。

7.It's no wonder that so many of us stumble through our lives feeling drained and lost.It's no wonder that so many of us are missing out on the simple,beautiful moments of the present.It's no wonder that so few of us actually know who we are and what we want in life.難怪我們中的許多人對我們的生活感到失望和失落，難怪我們中的許多人錯過了當下簡單、美好的時刻，難怪我們很少有人知道我們是誰，我們在生活中想要些什么。

8.More participation in social media is associated with greater psychological distress in both sexes.更多地參與社交媒體會讓兩性都伴隨著更大的心理壓力。

9.Social media itself doesn't cause harm,but frequent use may disrupt activities that have a positive impact on mental health like sleeping and exercising.社交媒體本身不會造成傷害，但頻繁使用可能會干擾對心理健康產生積極影響的活動，比如睡覺和鍛煉。

10.The negative experience of cyberbullying is a concern.網絡欺凌的負面體驗是一個令人關注的問題。

11.It is unacceptable to treat social media as an ungoverned space.把社交媒體當作一個不受管制的空間是不可接受的。

12.Social media should be in lasting dialogue with societies around the world about their rules,practices and services.社交媒體應與世界各地的社會就其規則、做法和服務進行持久對話。

13.The regulator needs to be comprised of a range of voices including those of government and public interest groups.監管機構需要包括一系列的聲音，包括政府和公眾利益團體的聲音。

Ⅲ.情境應用

假定你是李華。你看到你們班的個別同學癡迷于微信、抖音（Ticktock）等社交媒體軟件，嚴重影響了他們的學習和生活。請你給Crazy English發一封電子郵件，反映這一情況，并提出個人建議。要點如下：

1.使用社交媒體的現狀；

2.突出危害；

3.你的建議。要求：

1.盡可能復現主題語料；

2.可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。

Dear Editor-in-chief of Crazy English，

Yours,

Li Hua