VOA慢速英语:Cell Phone Use Among Friends? How Rude!

短语讲解：

1. Only 12 percent approve of checking your cell phone during a family dinner.

approve of 赞成，赞同
例句：Why wouldn't she approve of me?
她有啥理由不同意我的？

2. The study said, "Americans think that when people focus on their phones instead of their companions, it hurts the group in which they are participating."

focus on 致力于; 使聚焦于
例句：How'll you focus on studies?
你怎么去专心学习？

3. You are being social when you are using your phone to connect with others and plan social events.

connect with 转乘; 使有关系; 与…连接
例句：I could never connect with her, you know?
我永远感觉不到和她之间的亲情你明白吗?

4. You may be antisocial when you use your phone in front of other people.

in front of 面前; 在…前面; 当着…的面
例句：She busted me in front of my parents.
她在我的父母面前贬低我。

5. According to the study, "antisocial behavior itself is rarely a primary motivator.

according to 根据，按照
例句：Nothing has gone according to the goddamn plan!
一切都没有按照他妈的计划进行!

6. At the same time, those around the cellphone user may still experience that other person’s phone use as anti-social, even if that was not the explicit intention of the user."

at the same time 同时，一齐
例句：I saw two boys rising to their feet at the same time.
我看见两个男孩同时站起来。