爱发短信？你该放下手机的7个理由

4. We can't believe we still have to say this, but it disrupts your driving
不得不再次强调：开车时发短信相当危险！

Hopefully you know by now that you can't text and drive (since it's the law and all), but an astounding 80 percent of college-aged drivers admit to engaging in this behavior, despite knowing how dangerous it can be.
希望你现在已经知道：法律规定，不可以边开车边发短信！尽管如此，仍有80%大学生年纪的人不顾个人安危，边开车边发短信。

You are 23 times more likely to crash if you're texting behind the wheel, according to a federal report. And cell phone use was associated with 18 percent of "distraction"-related deaths.
据美国一份联邦报告显示，开车时发短信，出车祸的几率要高上23倍。而且，因“分神”而造成的死亡，18%是手机惹的祸。

5. It makes you a less responsible pedestrian
使你走路时磕磕碰碰

Even if you aren't driving, your texting could be a liability to the people around you. A study in the British Medical Journal found that one in three people are distracted by mobile devices while walking and that texting was the most distracting of all the mobile activities -- including listening to music and talking on the phone.
哪怕你没在开车，发短信也会给身边人造成不便。《英国医学杂志》上一项研究发现，1/3的人走路时会因使用移动设备而分心，其中，发短信远比听歌或煲电话等更容易引起分心。

The researchers observed more than 1,000 pedestrians during rush hour in Seattle and recorded their phone habits and safety precautions as they crossed traffic junctions. They reported that texting pedestrians were almost four times more likely to ignore traffic lights, fail to look both ways at a cross and to cross outside of the demarcated crosswalk.
在西雅图的高峰时段，研究人员观察了近1000名行人，记录下他们过马路时的电话习惯和安全防范措施。结果表明，发短信的人无视红绿灯的几率高达4倍，而且这些人既不注意两边路况，也常常走到人行道外面去。

6. Your school or work performance will suffer
影响学习或工作

Your texting could be holding back your productivity at work or school. According to one study of college students, female first year students spend an average 12 hours texting and engaging in social media -- and extensive media use is associated with lower academic performance.
发短信可能会影响工作效率或学习成绩。根据大学生的一项调查显示，大一女生平均有12小时耗在短信和社交媒介上，而沉溺于社交媒体和较差的学业大有关联。

But it isn't just college students who face texting distractions. A study conducted at the University of Michigan found that short interruptions at work -- even just the duration of reading or sending a text -- can increase the number of errors a worker makes during a single task, reported HealthDay.
而且，不仅大学生有“短信分心”现象，根据HealthDay的报道，密歇根大学的一项调查还发现，工作时的短暂干扰——哪怕只是查看或发送一条短信，也会增加工作出错几率。

7. It can prevent you from really enjoying the activities you cherish
妨碍你享受真正值得珍惜的活动

Google executive Bonita Stewart banishes her cell phone from her ballet class so that she can enjoy her dance practice unfettered by her to-do list.
谷歌高级主管博妮塔-斯图尔特在上芭蕾课时绝对不用手机，只有这样，她才能按照任务清单专心享受舞蹈训练。