2010英語六級閱讀:沒有網絡日子怎么過

A survey of 16 to 24 year olds has found that 75% of them feel they "couldn't live" without the internet.

　　一項針對英國16至24查發現，75%的年輕人認為他們“沒有網絡活不下去。”

　　The report, published by online charity YouthNet, also found that four out of five young people used the web to look for advice.

　　這份由網絡慈善團體YouthNet所作的調查顯示，有4/5的青年人將網絡作為一種尋求咨詢的途徑。

　　About one third added that they felt no need to talk to a person face to face about their problems because of the resources available online.

　　還有1/3的青年人認為，根本沒必要和他人進行面對面的交流，因為任何需要的信息都可以通過網絡來獲取。

Despite high-profile examples of internet security breaches, such as the recent incident of phishing email scams, 76% of the survey group thought the internet was a safe place "as long as you know what you're doing".

　　盡管互聯網安全隱患重重，比如最近發生的多起網絡釣魚郵件和垃圾郵件，但76%的受訪者都認為，只要自己心里有數，網絡還是安全的。

　　"Probably the middle-aged are the most vulnerable," said Open University psychologist Graham Jones.

　　英國開放大學的心理學家葛萊姆·瓊斯認為，或許中年人更容易在網上上當受騙。

　　"I think children, teenagers and people under their mid-20s have grown up with technology and they understand it deeply," he said.

　　他說：“因為孩子、青少年以及20來歲的年輕人是伴隨著科技成長的一代，他們接受新事物的能力更強。”

　　Mr Jones thinks it is the parents who need to become more sophisticated.

　　瓊斯認為，父母們應該更多地去了解網絡。

"One of the biggest problems for children is not that they are vulnerable but that their parents don't know what they're doing," he said.
 

　　“孩子們最大的問題之一不是他們易在網上上當受騙，而是他們的父母不了解孩子的所作所為。”

　　"It's important that parents have full understanding of the internet and its risks--younger people need parental direction," he said.

　　“全方位地了解網絡及其風險對于家長來說至關重要。年輕人需要家長的指導和引導。”

　　Its author, Professor Michael Hulme of Lancaster University, names this age group "digital natives" as they have grown up in an environment rich with computer and mobile technology.

　　調查報告的作者、蘭卡斯特大學的邁克爾·赫米教授認為，電腦和手機等電子設備已經充斥了當今社會生活的方方面面，在這種環境中長大的年輕人可以稱得上是“數碼一代”。

"For young people the internet is part of the fabric of their world and does not exist in isolation from the physical world," he said.

　　他說，對于年輕人來說，互聯網與他們的日常生活息息相關、不可分割。

　　Youthnet runs websites offering advice, information and volunteering opportunities to young people.

　　Youthnet網站致力于向年輕人提供建議、資訊和志愿者的工作機會。

　　"The need for a safer, trusted [online] place has never been greater," said Fiona Dawes, Youthnet's chief executive.

　　Youthnet網站的首席執行官菲奧娜·當斯說，年輕人需要一個更安全、更可信賴的網絡，而且這種需求變得越來越迫切。

　　"Youthnet will be taking the insights of this report to heart as we plan the future of our services."

　　“Youthnet 網站在規劃未來服務的時候，是會認真考慮這份調查報告中年輕一代的需求的。”