對話 Dialogue
小實：馬克，你昨晚沒睡好嗎？
Xiǎoshí: Mǎkè, nǐ zuó wǎn méi shuì hǎo ma?
馬克：我已經失眠好幾天了，頭好痛喔！
Mǎkè: Wǒ yǐjīng shīmián hǎo jǐ tiān le, tóu hǎo tòng ō!
小實：失眠和頭痛都是常見的「文明病」啊。
Xiǎoshí: Shīmián hàn tóutòng dōu shì chángjiàn de “wénmíng bìng a.
馬克：文明病？是指現代人特有的疾病吧！
Mǎkè: Wénmíng bìng? Shì zhǐ xiàndài rén tèyǒu de jíbìng ba!
小實：是啊！現代人生活壓力太大了。
Xiǎoshí: Shì a! Xiàndài rén shēnghuó yālì tài dà le.
馬克：我聽說很多人還有「3C眼」，這也是常見的文明病吧？
Mǎkè: Wǒ tīng shuō hěnduō rén hái yǒu `3C yǎn’, zhè yěshì chángjiàn de wénmíng bìng ba?
小實：沒錯，用手機或電腦的時間太長了，就會造成視力退化！
Xiǎoshí: Méicuò, yòng shǒujī huò diànnǎo de shíjiān tài cháng le, jiù huì zàochéngshìlì tuìhuà!
馬克：看來現代科技不只帶來進步，也帶來了新的煩惱！
Mǎkè: Kàn lái xiàndài kējì bùzhǐ dài lái jìnbù, yě dài lái le xīn de fánnǎo.
翻譯 Translation
Xiaoshi: Mark, didn’t you sleep well last night?
Mark: I have been suffering from insomnia for several days and I have a terrible headache.
Xiaoshi: Insomnia and headaches are common ”diseases of civilization.”
Mark: “Diseases of civilization?” Are those illnesses unique to people in modern times?
Xiaomi: That’s right. Modern life is really stressful.
Mark: I heard that many people also have “3C eyes.” Is this also a typical disease of civilization?
Xiaomi: Yes, using mobile phones or computers for too long can cause vision degradation.
Mark: It seems that modern technology not only brings progress, it also brings new problems.
單字片語 Vocabulary
1. 失眠 (shīmián) insomnia
2. 頭痛 (tóutòng) headache
3. 文明病 (wénmíngbìng) disease of civilization
4. 疾病(jíbìng) disease
5. 現代 (xiàndài) modern
6. 壓力 (yālì) pressure
7. 視力 (shìlì) vision
8. 退化(tuìhuà) degenerate
9. 科技 (kējì) science and technology
10. 煩惱 (fánnǎo) trouble
教材音檔 Audio Files
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