社交网站和电邮正威胁英国家庭生活

　　Family life is being disruptedbecause parents and children are overwhelmed by the huge volumes of emails and social messaging updates they are handling each day, according to a new study.

　　一项新调查发现，由于父母和孩子每日忙于处理大量的电子邮件和更新社交网站信息，英国家庭生活正遭受干扰。

　　As a result one in three of us are now desperate to cut down our use of Twitter and Facebook as well as emails.

　　为此三分之一的英国人现在急于减少对Twitter、Facebook和电子邮件的使用。

　　Surprisingly the study, by Cambridge University, found children as well as adults preferred to communicate face to face. More than half of all families said a 'technology-free' time is important and a third of parents said technology had disrupted family life.

　　令人惊讶的是，剑桥大学的这一调查发现成人和孩子都更喜欢面对面交流。超过半数的家庭称，“脱离科技产品”的时间很重要，还有三分之一的父母说科技已经扰乱了家庭生活。

　　The findings led family groups to warn that if parents end upspending more time checking emails and social networks than with their children it could have a detrimentaleffect on the home.

　　在调查结果出来后，参与研究的家庭团队提出警告说，如果父母们以后花更多时间查看电子邮箱、上社交网，而不多和自己的孩子相处，就会对家庭生活产生有害影响。

　　Amongst children aged 10 to 18, who have grown up with new technology, 38% admitted to feeling overwhelmed by the volume of messages. Similar numbers of adults felt the same way, with 34 per cent of 25 to 34 year olds agreeing.

　　伴随着新科技成长起来的年龄在10岁和18岁之间的小孩当中，有38%承认巨大的信息量让自己不知所措。年龄在25岁到34岁之间的成人中有34%也有同感。持这一观点的成人和小孩人数持平。

　　Justine Roberts, founder of parenting website Mumsnet, warned: 'Social media is something we have to keep a watch on because it can eat into your life.

　　家长网站Mumsnet的创始人贾斯汀 罗伯茨警告说：“社交媒体是我们要警惕的一个东西，因为它可能会侵蚀你的生活。