2020年12月六级第3套仔细阅读 Passage 1 原文翻译及答案解析

Why does social media trigger feelings of loneliness and inadequacy? Because instead of being real life, it is, for the most part, impression management, a way of marketing yourself, carefully choosing and filtering the pictures and words to put your best face forward.

社交媒体为何会引发孤独感和不足感？因为它并非真实生活，大部分情况下是印象管理，一种营销自己的方式，精心选择和筛选图片和文字以展现最佳面貌。

Online 'friends' made through social media do not follow the normal psychological progression of an interpersonal relationship. You share neither physical time nor emotional conversations over the Internet. You simply communicate photographs and catchy posts to a diverse group of people whom you have 'friended' or 'followed' based on an accidental interaction. This is not to say that your social media friends can't be real friends. They absolutely can, but the two are not synonymous. Generally speaking, there are no unfiltered comments or casually taken photos on our social media pages. And, rightfully so, because it wouldn't feel safe to be completely authentic and vulnerable with some of our 'friends' whom we don't actually know or with whom trust has yet to be built.

通过社交媒体结交的在线“朋友”并不遵循正常人际关系的心理发展过程。你们既不共享实际相处时间，也不通过互联网进行情感交流。你只是向一群基于偶然互动而“加为好友”或“关注”的多样化人群分享照片和吸引人的帖子。这并不是说你的社交媒体朋友不能成为真正的朋友。他们绝对可以，但两者并非同义。一般来说，我们的社交媒体页面上没有未经过滤的评论或随意拍摄的照片。而且，理应如此，因为与一些我们实际上不认识或尚未建立信任的“朋友”完全真实和展现脆弱是不安全的。

Social media can certainly be an escape from the daily grind, but we must be cautioned against the negative effects, such as addiction, on a person's overall psychological well-being.

社交媒体当然可以成为逃避日常琐碎的一种方式，但我们必须警惕其负面影响，例如成瘾，对个人整体心理健康的影响。

As humans, we yearn for social connection. Scrolling (滚动) through pages of pictures and comments, however, does not provide the same degree of fulfillment as face to face interactions do. Also, we tend to idealize others' lives and compare our downfalls to their greatest accomplishments, ending in feelings of loneliness and inadequacy.

作为人类，我们渴望社交联系。然而，滚动浏览图片和评论页面并不能提供与面对面互动相同程度的满足感。此外，我们倾向于理想化他人的生活，并将我们的失败与他们的最大成就进行比较，最终导致孤独感和不足感。

Social media can lead people on the unhealthy quest for perfection. Some people begin to attend certain events or travel to different places so that they can snap that 'perfect' photo. They begin to seek validation through the number of people who 'like' their posts. In order for it to play a psychologically healthy role in your social life, social media should supplement an already healthy social network. Pictures and posts should be byproducts of life's treasured moments and fun times, not the planned and calculated image that one is putting out into cyberspace in an attempt to fill insecurities or unmet needs.

社交媒体可能导致人们追求不健康的完美主义。有些人开始参加某些活动或前往不同地点，以便拍摄那张“完美”的照片。他们开始通过“点赞”人数来寻求认可。为了让社交媒体在你的社交生活中发挥健康的心理作用，它应该补充已经健康的社交网络。图片和帖子应该是生活中珍贵时刻和乐趣时光的副产品，而不是为了填补不安全感或未满足需求而精心策划并投放到网络空间中的形象。

Ultimately, social media has increased our ability to connect with various types of people all over the globe. It has opened doors for businesses and allowed us to stay connected to people whom we may not otherwise get to follow. However, social media should feel like a fun experience, not one that contributes to negative thoughts and feelings. If the latter is the case, increasing face to face time with trusted friends, and minimizing time scrolling online, will prove to be a reminder that your social network is much more rewarding than any 'like,' 'follow' or 'share' can be.

最终，社交媒体增强了我们与全球各地不同类型人群的联系能力。它为企业打开了大门，并让我们能够与可能无法关注的人保持联系。然而，社交媒体应该是一种有趣的体验，而不是助长负面思想和情感的体验。如果情况是后者，那么增加与信任朋友面对面的时间，并减少在线滚动的时间，将证明你的社交网络比任何“点赞”、“关注”或“分享”都更有价值。