Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you’re talking to someone but they keep looking at their phone? This is called “phubbing”—a mix of the words “phone” and “snubbing (不理睬)”. When someone is “phubbing”, they’re using their phone to look through the online news, check messages, play games and so on, instead of focusing on the conversation or spending time with the people they’re with. The word was first used back in 2012, when fewer people had smartphones. And now that most people have smartphones, phubbing is a common problem.
Most people would agree that it’s rude to focus on your phone when you’re spending time with another person. The expert William Hanson thinks so, too. “Phubbing is a no-no!” he says. “If you have planned to go out with friends, focus on them and not on your phone.” Studies have found that phubbing can damage your relationships with others. Phubbing can make people feel excluded. They have a strong sense of not being accepted and those who “phub” are thought of as less polite and caring. So science has shown that phubbing is not good for us—but why do we do it? It might be because we are feeling bored, worried or stressed. Or it might be because we are addicted to (沉溺于) checking our phones, especially social media. Whatever the reason may be, phubbing is a bad habit and can make us miss out on real moments with the people around us.
So the next time you’re spending time with a friend or family member, try and keep your phone out of sight!
【小题1】When someone is phubbing, what is he probably doing?| A．Buying a new smartphone. | B．Checking the online news. |
| C．Keeping the phone out of sight. | D．Talking with people beside him. |
| A．Left out. | B．Mad. | C．Proud. | D．Satisfied. |
| A．To call on people not to use smartphones. |
| B．To show the importance of smartphones. |
| C．To introduce what “phubbing” is to the readers. |
| D．To value the real moments with the people around us. |
| A．In a story book. | B．In an art magazine. |
| C．In a math textbook. | D．In a social magazine. |
