智能手机带日本步入“低头族”行列.docxVIP

智课网IELTS备考资料智能手机带日本步入“低头族”行列 摘要： 今天小编为大家带来的主要内容是智能手机带日本步入“低头族”行列,希望大家通过阅读本节内容能从中收获到自己需要的知识,并且把自己所学的知识和原来的知识融会贯通,只有这样,才能逐渐的提高自己的雅思成绩 。 今天小编为大家带来的主要内容是智能手机带日本步入“低头族”行列,希望大家通过阅读本节内容能从中收获到自己需要的知识,并且把自己所学的知识和原来的知识融会贯通,只有这样,才能逐渐的提高自己的 雅思 成绩 。 Japan has been a late adopter when it comes to smartphones,but its catching up quickly - already more than half thepopulation owns one. But Tokyo is a crowded city, andwarnings are being issued about the risk of mass collisionsamong phone-using pedestrians at one busy crossing. 智能机在日本的使用时间并不长，但是其蔓延速度之快—已经有超过半数的日本居民人手一部智能机。东京是一个拥挤的城市，已有警告指出在繁杂的人行横道上，大量的行人边走边操控着手机，是十分危险的行为。 Its 5pm on a Friday and Im standing in a coffee shop above Shibuya crossing - one of the mostfamous intersections in the world. 现在是一个周五的下午5时，我站在世界闻名的岔口之一的涩谷十字路口上的一个咖啡店外。 Its a place where every two minutes, more than a thousand of Tokyos smartly dressedcommuters and fashion-making teens gather at eight points, ready to cross - then rush straightfor each other. 这个地方每隔2分钟，就有超过千位穿戴整齐的东京上班族和青年弄潮儿们聚集在八个岔路口，准备通过马路，径直迎着对方急速而走。 It looks like they must crash, this sea of people, but they swerve and swing around each other, likedancers pirouetting, and they all get to the other side safely. 看上去这些行人像要撞击在一起一样，而实际上他们像旋转的芭蕾舞者，绕过彼此，最终安全地到达对岸。 Its awe-inspiring, so much so that at times it leads people - including myself - to say rather tritethings about how its the perfect symbol of Japanese society: the many individuals acting togetherfor the greater good. 这情景如此令人惊叹，以致有时让人们(包括我在内)感觉到一些十分陈旧的理念，即：这景象多么完美的诠释了日本社会的理念—为了大众的福利而行动在一起。 But the reason Im here, isnt to gawp in amazement, its in the hope that Ill see people crash. 但是我在这的原因，并不是为了留于惊异之中，而是希望可以看见人们撞在一起。 I want businessmen ploughing into each other, their umbrellas flying off their arms, andimmaculately uniformed schoolchildren tripping up grannies. 我想要看见商人们相互冲撞时他们的伞从手臂中飞出;看见那些纯真的、穿着校服的学生将奶奶绊倒。 Why may I get to see this now, when I wouldnt have had the chance even a year ago? I