연합뉴스 영문사설 해설(Yonhap Editorial Oct. 24, 2012) - 제목 : 휴대폰중독

 

 

 

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The Korea Times,
The Korea Herald,
The Washington Post,
The New York Times,
The Wall Street Journal 등의 사설들 중에서
가볍고 재미있고 우리의 관심을 끌만한 것들이 있으면
소개하고자 합니다.

 

(연합뉴스 사설 / Yonhap Editorial)  SEOUL, Oct. 24, 2012 

Measures needed to curb students' high risk of smartphone addiction (curb 막다/addiction 중독)

 

Smartphone addiction at elementary, middle and high schools is becoming serious, with most students crouching over their gadgets to chat and text even during breaks and lunch time, instead of playing on the playground. (crouch over ~위에 구부리고 있다/gadget 기계,장치/text 문자를 보내다)

 

   Strife in classrooms has also notably increased, as students using their smartphones during class strongly challenge their teachers when they attempt to confiscate them. A student attacked his teacher with a knife at a Daegu high school after the teacher tried to confiscate his smartphone, a case that has become a culmination of the conflict present in almost all schools nationwide. (strife 논쟁,분쟁/notably 현저하게/confiscate 압수하다/culmination 절정/conflict 분쟁,다툼/nationwide 전국적으로)

 

   A survey conducted by the Gyeonggi Provincial Education Administration of 1.45 million students in its jurisdiction last month showed six out of every 10 students had smartphones. (conduct 실시하다/jurisdiction 관할)

 

   About 45 percent of those surveyed said they use their smartphones for one to three hours a day on average, mostly for chatting and text messaging, while 10 percent said they spend more than five hours a day on their devices. (on average 평균적으로/device 기계,장치)

 

   When using a diagnostic quiz to measure addiction levels developed by the National Information Society Agency, 2.2 percent of the respondents were considered addicts, with 5.7 percent being potential addicts, according to the survey. (diagnostic quiz 진단테스트/addict 중독자/potential 잠재적인)

 

   The outcomes in Gyeonggi Province are unlikely to significantly differ if and when similar surveys are conducted in other regions. (outcome 결과/significantly 현저하게,의미있게)

 

   With smartphone overuse, many addicted students said they cannot manage their daily life properly, and have difficulties in their studies and interpersonal relationships. (overuse 과사용/interpersonal relationship 대인관계)

 

   Young smartphone addicts show symptoms similar to withdrawal, becoming restless and nervous, and feeling helpless when their smartphones are taken away from them. (symptom 증상/withdrawal 금단증상/restless 안절부절 못하는,불안한/helpless 무력한,어쩔 수 없는)

 

   It is notable that the addiction rate is growing in parallel with age, contrary to Internet addiction, indicating that the issue will continue to deteriorate. (notable 주목할만한,현저한/in parallel with ~와 비례하여/contrary to ~와 반대로/deteriorate 악화되다)

 

   Accordingly, banning the use of smartphones at least at schools seems to be needed, although some schools currently allow their students to use smartphones and other electronic devices, citing their human rights. (cite 인용하다,거론하다)

 

   It is timely that the Education Ministry distributed a booklet on the prevention of youth addiction to the Internet, gaming and smartphones to schools nationwide for the first time last month. (distribute 배포하다/booklet 소책자)

 

   Student addicts should be given access to professional counseling as early as possible. The issue, however, cannot be resolved solely by schools.

It is meaningful that some local governments are operating counseling programs, and that civic organizations are staging a campaign to call on the National Assembly to enact a law to prevent and treat students' smartphone addiction. (professional 전문적인/local government 지방정부/civic organization 시민단체/stage a campaign 캠페인을 전개하다/call on 요청하다)

 

   Smartphone manufacturers and mobile carriers, who rake in huge profits from their smartphone sales, should also join the efforts.

All of society should aggressively seek ways to head off student addiction at a time when the gadget has become an influential part of daily life. (mobile carrier 이동통신사/rake in 쓸어담다/huge 거대한/aggressively 공격적으로/head off 막다)