keep up with friends and family  與家人朋友保持聯(lián)系

You originally created your social media accounts to keep up with friends and family and see what they're doing and stuff like that. 你一開始創(chuàng)建社交賬號(hào)是為了與家人朋友保持聯(lián)系,看看他們?cè)谧鍪裁粗惖摹?/p>

an honorable sentiment

And that's not a bad reason at all. In fact, it's quite an honorable sentiment. 這個(gè)理由聽起來不錯(cuò)。事實(shí)上這是一種非常高尚的情感。

becomes more dependent on these technologies 越來越依賴科技

an ever-growing problem 日益嚴(yán)重的問題

But as society becomes more dependent on these technologies, there's an ever-growing problem. 隨著社會(huì)越來越依賴科技，有一個(gè)日益嚴(yán)重的問題。

our intended use for these social media applications 社交媒體的預(yù)期用途

And that is that our intended use for these social media applications and what our daily use actually looks like are often two competely different things.  社交媒體的預(yù)期社交用途與我們?nèi)粘Ｊ褂玫膶?shí)際情況往往大相徑庭。

use social media and our smartphones compulsively 情不自禁地使用社交媒體和智能手機(jī)

Many of us use social media and our smartphones compulsively. 我們很多人情不自禁地使用社交媒體和智能手機(jī)。

be like a nervous tick 像因緊張產(chǎn)生的抽搐

It's like a nervous tick. 這就像因緊張產(chǎn)生的抽搐。

check your phone 查看手機(jī)

There's a certain need to check your phone all the time.您需要隨時(shí)查看您的手機(jī)。

constantly pull your attention away from sth.不斷把你的注意力拉走

It's constantly pulling your attention away from whatever's in front of you and back into your other online life.它不斷把你的注意力從你面前的任何事情轉(zhuǎn)移到你的其他在線生活中。