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第9期 How to preserve your private life in the age of social media?(4)

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Now, where those ___________ _______ is up to you. But in order to make those decisions, we must all be our own Cheryl, our own____________. Because it's tempting to think that the more I share, the more ways you have to________________ with me. But there's a specialness in knowing that whatever I share with my husband or my kids or my best friend is just for them and no one else. Without that ______________, we're left with ____________________ and a____________. We're known, but never ____________, even to ourselves. Living in public asks us to be ___________. But _____________________ a private life ________________us to take those chances. So when my 15-year-old son started a YouTube channel and my 10-year-old daughter asked to join TikTok, I asked myself: What would Cheryl do? As much as I want to protect my kids, I know encouraging them to ________________ is not the answer. So I don't want my kids in the________________until they know who they are.

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Now, where those boundaries lie is up to you. But in order to make those decisions, we must all be our own Cheryl, our own protectors. Because it's tempting to think that the more I share, the more ways you have to connect with me.

现在,如何划分这种边界,需要你自己来决定。但是,要做出那些决定,我们必须借鉴谢莉尔的做法,做自己隐私的保护者。因为,我们很容易认为,我分享得越多,大家与我建立联系的方式就越多。

tempting [ˈtemptɪŋ] adj.吸引人的;诱人的;有吸引力的 -->tempt [tempt] vt.引诱;诱惑;劝诱;鼓动;怂恿;利诱

But there's a specialness in knowing that whatever I share with my husband or my kids or my best friend is just for them and no one else. Without that inner circle, we're left with shallowness and a void.

不过,特殊的地方在于,我应该明白,我与老公、孩子或好朋友分享的事情,仅限于与他们分享,而不包括任何其他人。如果没有那个核心圈子,我们就会感到肤浅和空虚。

specialness n.特殊感;特殊性 shallowness n.肤浅;浅薄 --> shallow [ˈʃæloʊ] adj.浅的;肤浅的;弱的n.浅滩;浅处 v.(使)变浅;(使)变浅薄 void [vɔɪd] adj.无效的;缺乏;没有 n.空虚;空白;空间;真空 vt.使无效

We're known, but never truly known, even to ourselves. Living in public asks us to be brave and bold. But preserving a private life empowers us to take those chances.

我们虽然是名人,但从未真正为人所知,甚至不了解自己。作为公众人物,我们需要勇敢无畏。不过,保护隐私给了我们那样的机会。

preserve [prɪˈzɜːrv] vt.保护;维护;保留;维持…的原状;保存;保养;贮存; empower [ɪmˈpaʊər] vt.授权;给(某人)…的权力;使控制局势

So when my 15-year-old son started a YouTube channel and my 10-year-old daughter asked to join TikTok, I asked myself: What would Cheryl do? As much as I want to protect my kids, I know encouraging them to opt out is not the answer. So I don't want my kids in the digital fray until they know who they are.

因此,当我15岁的儿子开办YouTube频道,10岁的女儿受邀加入TikTok时,我问自己:“谢莉尔会怎么做呢?”我想尽可能地保护孩子们,我知道,鼓励他们选择退出并不是解决办法。所以我并不希望我的孩子们在数字领域中迷失,直到他们知道自己是谁。 口语

encourage [ɪnˈkɜːrɪdʒ] vt.支持;鼓励;激励;鼓动;劝告; encourage sb to do sth 鼓励某人做某事 opt out 选择退出 digital [ˈdɪdʒɪtl] adj. 数字的;数码的;数字信息系统的;数字式的;数字显示的 fray [freɪ] n.争吵;打斗,竞争,争辩(尤指激烈或视为检验能力的)