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Limiting children's screen time

 

Limiting children's recreational screen use has been linked with improved cognition. Children aged eight to 11 who used screens for fun for less than two hours a day performed better in tests of mental ability, a study found. Combining this with nine to 11 hours of sleep a night was found to be best for performance.

限制小孩經常接觸手機電腦等屏幕作消閒活動，能夠改善他們的認知能力。研究發現，八到十一歲的兒童每天玩手機電腦少於兩小時，他們的腦部活動能力會表現得較好，如果加上每天有九到十一個小時的睡眠，表現會是最好。

 

recreational (adj.)

 

娛樂的 done for enjoyment

recreational facilities/activities 娛樂設施／活動

 

of a drug : used for pleasure instead of for medical purposes

  • Marijuana is a recreational drug 大麻是軟性毒品
  • recreational drug users 為享樂而吸食毒品的人

 

Recreation (n.)

e.g. Hiking and cycling are our favorite recreations. 我們最喜歡的消閒娛樂活動是行山及踏單車

 

cognition (n.) 認知／知識

  • The manufacturer warned that the side effect of the drug is cognition impairment. 藥廠警告藥物可能會有副作用，影響認知。

 

cognitive (adj.)

  • They are conducting research on the connection between exercise and cognitive ability. 他們正在研究運動跟腦部運作之間的關係。

 

perform （V.）做／表演

  • 做

to perform a duty 履行職務

to perform an important role 發揮重要作用

  • 表演

The pianist performed a solo. 鋼琴手演奏了一首獨奏曲。

She performed the role of the queen. 她扮演了女王的角色。

  • 表現

John performed very well in his exams this year.  John今年考試表現很好。

  • 運行

Is the computer performing good? 電腦的性能好嗎？

 

performance (n.) 表演／表現      

1. 表演

  • The performance will start at 8 o'clock tonight. 今晚的表演將會在八時正開始。
  • That tearful apology was quite a performance—I almost believed she really were sorry. 她哭著道歉，表現得很逼真，我差一點就以為她是真誠悔疚。

2. 表現

  • academic performance 學業成績
  • Peter was fired for poor job performance. [=peter was fired for doing his job badly] Peter工作表現很差，因此被解僱。

 

Researcher said: "Based on our findings, paediatricians, parents, educators, and policymakers should promote limiting recreational screen time and prioritising healthy sleep routines throughout childhood and adolescence."

研究人員表示，根據他們的研究資料，兒科醫生，家長，教育家及立法者，應該推廣少用手機電腦作消閒活動，而且從小到大都應該保持充足睡眠。

 

paediatrician (n.)

 

  • paediatric treatment 兒科治療
  • a paediatric surgeon 兒科手術
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prioritise (v.) 優先次序

 to organize (things) so that the most important thing is done or dealt with first

  • Men always find it difficult to prioritize work and family. 男性總是難以在家庭及工作排出優先次序。
  • Efficient people are good at prioritize things.  有效率的人通常都精於衡量輕重。

 

priority (n.)  優先

High priority (重點)

  • Meeting the deadline is the top priority for me. 我做事最重要是在死線前完成工作。
  • These problems are utmost important and should be given priority. [=they should be dealt with first] 這些問題非常重要，需要優先處理。

 

routine (n.) 例行

  • 例行公事；日常工作；慣例；慣常的程序
  • I am confident that when she learns the office routine she will be an excellent assistant. 我很有信心她一旦熟悉了辦公室的日常事務，就會成為一名優秀的助手。
  • (adj.) a routine physical examination 恒常的身體檢查

 

(boring because of always being done in the same way)

  • Data entry is a very routine work.  輸入資料是一份既重覆又沉悶的工作。

     

A Song For You - “Sing” by Pentatonix

It doesn't matter if your days are long (sing)

It doesn't matter if your night's gone wrong (sing)

Just grab your hands and stomp your feet and sing it (whoa, sing)

 

go wrong (adv.) (in the lyrics: if the night’s - night has -  gone wrong)

1. 出問題；不如意；失敗

e.g. Our marriage began to go wrong after we had our first child.

我們在有了第一個孩子之後，婚姻開始出現問題。

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2. 犯錯誤；弄錯

e.g. These shelves are very easy to put together - you can't go wrong.

這些架子很容易組裝——你不會弄錯的。

e.g. I thought I'd done this correctly - I just can't understand where I went wrong.

我以為自己這樣做是對的，我就是不明白錯在哪裡。

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3. （機器）出毛病，不正常運作

e.g. Our TV keeps going wrong.

我們的電視一直出毛病。

 

> Don’t get me wrong 別誤會

e.g. Don’t get me wrong - I'd love to come, but I'm too busy next week.

別誤會——我確實想來，但是我下個禮拜太忙了。

   
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