A Ray of Light in the Dusk 昏暗中的一束光 | Learn Chinese with Yoyo Mo

上次读了关于澳大利亚未成年人社交媒体禁令的新闻，

shàng cì | dú le | guān yú | ào dà lì yà | wèi chéng nián rén | shè jiāo méi tǐ | jìn lìng | de | xīn wén，

Last time, we read the news about Australia's social media ban for minors.

今天我们来聊聊这个话题。

jīn tiān | wǒ men | lái | liáo liao | zhè ge | huà tí。

Today, let's talk about this topic.

很多国家都认为澳大利亚迈出了勇敢的一步，

hěn duō | guó jiā | dōu | rèn wéi | ào dà lì yà | mài chū le | yǒng gǎn | de | yī bù，

Many countries think that Australia has taken a brave step.

将会改变困扰全世界的一个难题，

jiāng huì | gǎi biàn | kùn rǎo | quán shì jiè | de | yī gè | nán tí，

which will change a difficult problem that plagues the whole world.

相信很多国家会跟进，推出类似的禁令。

xiāng xìn | hěn duō | guó jiā | huì | gēn jìn | tuī chū | lèi sì | de | jìn lìng。

It is believed that many countries will follow suit and introduce similar bans.

在互联网环境中，

zài | hù lián wǎng | huán jìng | zhōng，

In the internet environment,

确实有非常多对未成年人有害的内容，

què shí | yǒu | fēi cháng | duō | duì | wèi chéng nián rén | yǒu hài | de | nèi róng，

there is indeed a lot of content that is harmful to minors.

尤其是在社交媒体中。

yóu qí | shì | zài | shè jiāo méi tǐ | zhōng。

especially on social media platforms.

最轻微的影响，可能是浪费时间，

zuì | qīng wēi | de | yǐng xiǎng | kě néng | shì | làng fèi | shí jiān，

The mildest impact may be wasting time,

影响视力，影响真实的人际关系，

yǐng xiǎng | shì lì | yǐng xiǎng | zhēn shí | de | rén jì | guān xì，

impairing eyesight and affecting real interpersonal relationships.

说很多网络用语和脏话。

shuō | hěn duō | wǎng luò | yòng yǔ | hé | zāng huà。

and using a lot of internet slang and swear words.

严重一点的是，

yán zhòng | yī diǎn | de | shì，

What's more serious is that,

在未成年人思想还没成熟的情况下，

zài | wèi chéng nián rén | sī xiǎng | hái | méi | chéng shú | de | qíng kuàng | xià，

when minors' minds are not yet mature,

扭曲他们的世界观、价值观。

niǔ qū | tā men | de | shì jiè guān | jià zhí guān。

it distorts their worldviews and values.

更严重的，我们会看到一些可怕的人，

gèng | yán zhòng | de | wǒ men | huì | kàn dào | yī xiē | kě pà | de | rén，

What's even more serious is that we can see some terrible people

在社交媒体上诱导未成年人裸聊，甚至自杀。

zài | shè jiāo méi tǐ | shàng | yòu dǎo | wèi chéng nián rén | luǒ liáo | shèn zhì | zì shā。

inducing minors to engage in nude chats and even commit suicide on social media.

我的孩子还在幼儿园，

wǒ | de | hái zi | hái | zài | yòu ér yuán，

My children are still in kindergarten,

我真心希望当他们长大一些后，

wǒ | zhēn xīn | xī wàng | dāng | tā men | zhǎng dà | yī xiē | hòu，

and I sincerely hope that when they grow up a little,

这世界能更美好，

zhè | shì jiè | néng | gèng | měi hǎo，

the world will become a better place,

他们不被手机等设备绑架。

tā men | bù | bèi | shǒu jī | děng | shè bèi | bǎng jià。

and they will not be enslaved by mobile phones and other devices.

他们现在还不会用手机，

tā men | xiàn zài | hái | bù | huì | yòng | shǒu jī，

They can't use mobile phones yet,

但是很多同龄人早就开始抱着手机玩了，

dàn shì | hěn duō | tóng líng rén | zǎo | jiù | kāi shǐ | bào zhe | shǒu jī | wán le，

but many of their peers have long been playing with mobile phones.

家长阻止不了孩子的手机瘾，

jiā zhǎng | zǔ zhǐ | bù liǎo | hái zi | de | shǒu jī yǐn，

Parents can't stop their children's addiction to mobile phones,

但却是给孩子送上这个“毒品”的人。

dàn | què | shì | gěi | hái zi | sòng shàng | zhè ge | dú pǐn | de | rén。

yet they are the ones who hand this "drug" to their children.

说一个给我印象很深的事，

shuō | yī gè | gěi | wǒ | yìn xiàng | hěn | shēn | de | shì，

Let me tell you something that left a deep impression on me.

那一年春节，

nà | yī nián | chūn jié，

One Spring Festival,

我们一家回到我老公的老家过年，

wǒ men | yī jiā | huí dào | wǒ | lǎo gōng | de | lǎo jiā | guò nián，

my family and I went back to my husband's hometown to celebrate the New Year.

在很多亲戚中间，

zài | hěn duō | qīn qi | zhōng jiān，

Among many relatives,

有好些个孩子都是小学初中的年龄，

yǒu | hǎo xiē | gè | hái zi | dōu | shì | xiǎo xué | chū zhōng | de | nián líng，

there were quite a few children of primary and junior high school age.

大概8-15岁吧。

dà gài | bā | zhì | shí wǔ | suì | ba。

about 8 to 15 years old.

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