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[中文]

你好，这里是 BBC 学习英语的 6 分钟英语，我是尼尔。

我是皮帕。

无论你如何看待社交媒体，

在不到一代人的时间里，它已经改变了互联网。

Facebook、Twitter，现在被称为 X，

以及早期的 MySpace，曾经是向朋友发布消息

或分享早餐照片的地方。

但随着人工智能的兴起，

与朋友联系的乐趣变成了更奇怪的东西，

正如特里斯坦和阿斯玛在 BBC 世界服务的节目《全球故事》中发现的。

of BBC World Service programme The Global Story, found out.

哦... 这是什么？

我觉得这是一个看起来像耶稣的男人...

这是一个看起来有点像... 也像他的狗的男人。

他是被 AI 处理过的，对吧？

一定是被 AI 处理过的。

他抱着他的狗，他的脸看起来像他的狗，

所以他一半是耶稣，一半是狗。

这张一半狗一半耶稣的照片是由 AI 生成的并发布在网上的。

这是一个例子，说明 AI 在社交媒体中的应用已经发展到今天，

很难知道什么是人类创造的，什么不是。

在本集中，

我们将讨论社交媒体在人工智能时代是如何变化的，

并且，像往常一样，我们将学习一些有用的新单词和短语。

请记住，你可以在我们的网站上找到所有词汇

以及本集的文本，网址是 bbclearningenglish.com。

但首先，皮帕，我有一个问题要问你。

你提到 MySpace 是最早之一的社交媒体平台，

但第一条电子信息实际上是在更早的 1844 年发送的，

使用一系列点和短线，通过手动敲击电报线。

那么，这种新的通信形式叫什么？

是：a) 信号旗，b) 拨号，还是 c) 莫尔斯电码？

我觉得是莫尔斯电码。

好的，我们稍后会找到答案。

人工智能的引入让一些用户远离了社交媒体。

确实，最近的一份报告发现，社交媒体活动在 2022 年达到顶峰，

从那时起就一直在下降。

千禧一代和数字原住民凯尔·查伊卡是一位专门研究

社交媒体的作家。

他在 BBC 世界服务的节目《全球故事》中向特里斯坦·雷德蒙谈到了这个问题。

for BBC World Service programme The Global Story.

凯尔，你有没有感觉到社交媒体变化的那一刻？

哦，天哪！我是说...

我想是在 2015/2016 年，在美国，

当 Twitter 成为选举话题的中心时，它某种程度上打破了

互联网是一个你可以去的地方的幻觉，

就像，玩得开心，表达自己，

找到酷朋友，讨论最新的文化事件。

凯尔使用了非正式的表达，“哦，天哪！”

一个表示兴奋或热情的感叹词。

他记得 2016 年的互联网，当时 Twitter 充满了

关于美国大选的愤怒政治辩论。

对凯尔来说，这打破了互联网很有趣的幻觉。

如果某件事打破了你的幻觉，它就摧毁了你持有的错误信念，

让你意识到一个不愉快的真相。

凯尔认为社交媒体以前更友好——一个在线空间，

可以交朋友，玩得开心，讨论最新的文化事件。

文化事件是在特定历史时期体现特定群体价值观和兴趣的事件。

例如，热门电视剧《权力的游戏》

是 2010 年代千禧一代的文化事件。

那么，社交媒体的未来是什么？

人工智能生成的内容数量会继续增长吗？

这里是凯尔·查伊卡再次出现，

在 BBC 世界服务的《全球故事》中分享他的想法：

我们看到大型社交网络

和科技巨头倾向于生成内容，

但我认为用户实际上并不想要这些。

我认为这目前是一种新奇事物，人们会逐渐远离它。

所以，我看到人们更倾向于更小的在线空间，

更紧密地连接个体声音，

像创作者类型，

并且总体上发布更少的内容。

凯尔认为科技巨头，

也就是大型且强大的公司，将继续推动人工智能。

然而，许多人希望内容更具个人意义。

他们认为人工智能是一种新奇事物——一种新颖且不寻常的东西，

因此令人兴奋，

但可能不会持久。

相反，凯尔认为人们会更倾向于

更小的在线社区。

如果你倾向于某物，你就会自然地被它吸引。

社交媒体变化迅速，仍在发展中。

它从你在问题中提到的 1844 年第一条电子信息，

走过了很长一段路。

所以，我的答案正确吗？

我问这种新的通信形式是什么，

你说它是 c) 莫尔斯电码。

皮帕，这是正确的答案。

好的，让我们回顾一下我们学过的词汇，

从感叹词“哦，天哪！”开始，

用于表示兴奋或热情。

打破幻觉是指摧毁某人的误解，

让他们意识到不愉快的现实。

文化事件是在特定历史时期体现特定社会群体价值观和兴趣的事件。

巨头是指极其大型且强大的公司或组织。

新奇事物是指新颖且不寻常，因此令人兴奋的东西。

最后，如果你倾向于某物，你就会自然地被它吸引。

再次，我们的六分钟到了，

但如果你还在使用互联网，请访问我们的网站，

bbclearningenglish.com，

你会找到本集的练习和测验。

很快再见，

但现在，再见。

再见！

See you again soon

but, for now, it's goodbye. Goodbye!

[英语]

Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Neil.

And I'm Pippa.

Whatever you think of social media,

in less than a generation it has changed the internet.

Facebook, Twitter, now known as X,

and, in the early days, MySpace used to be places to post messages to friends

or share photos of your breakfast.

But with the rise of AI,

the fun of connecting with friends changed into something much stranger,

as Tristan and Asma, presenters

of BBC World Service programme The Global Story, found out.

Oh... What is this?

I think it's a man who's supposed to look like Jesus...

It's a man who looks a bit like... ...who also looks like his dog.

He's been AI-ed, right?

Has to be AI-ed.

He's holding his dog and his face looks like his dog,

so he's half Jesus, half dog.

A half-dog, half-Jesus photo is generated by AI and posted online.

It's an example of how the use of AI in social media has evolved so much

that today it's hard to know what's created by humans and what's not.

In this episode,

we'll discuss how social media is changing in the age of AI

and, as usual, we'll learn some useful new words and phrases.

And remember, you'll find all the vocabulary

along with a transcript on our website, bbclearningenglish.com.

But first, I have a question for you, Pippa.

You mentioned MySpace as one of the earliest social media platforms,

but the first electronic message was actually sent much earlier, in 1844,

using a series of dots and dashes tapped out by hand on a telegraph wire.

So, what was this new form of communication called?

Was it: a) semaphore, b) dial-up, or c) Morse code?

I think Morse code.

OK. We'll find out the answer later.

The introduction of AI has turned some users away from social media.

Indeed, a recent report found that social media activity peaked in 2022

and has been going down ever since.

Millennial and digital native Kyle Chayka is a writer specialising

in social media.

He spoke about the problem to Tristan Redmond

for BBC World Service programme The Global Story.

OK. Kyle, was there a moment for you when you felt like social media changed?

Oh man! I mean...

In 2015/2016, I think, in the United States,

when Twitter became the hub of election discourse, it kind of shattered

the illusion that the internet was a space you could go to,

just like, have fun and express yourself

and find cool friends and discuss the latest cultural happenings.

Kyle uses the informal expression, "Oh man!"

an exclamation showing excitement or enthusiasm.

He remembers the internet in 2016, when Twitter was full

of angry political debate about the US elections.

For Kyle, this shattered the illusion that the internet was fun.

If something shatters your illusions, it destroys a false belief you hold,

making you realise an unpleasant truth.

Kyle thinks social media was friendlier before – an online space

to make friends, have fun and discuss the latest cultural happenings.

A cultural happening is an event that embodies the values and interests

of a particular group at a particular time in history.

For example, the hit television show Game of Thrones

was a cultural happening for millennials in the 2010s.

So, what's the future of social media?

Will the amount of AI-generated content continue to grow?

Here's Kyle Chayka again,

sharing his thoughts with BBC World Service's The Global Story:

We see the large social networks

and the tech behemoths leaning into generated content,

and I think users don't actually want that.

I think it's a novelty for now and people will drift away from it.

So instead, I see people gravitating towards smaller online spaces,

connecting more closely with individual voices,

like creator types,

and just posting less in general.

Kyle thinks the tech behemoths,

meaning large and powerful companies, will continue pushing AI.

However, many people want content which is more personal and meaningful.

They think AI is a novelty – something which is new and unusual

and therefore exciting,

but which probably won't last.

Instead, Kyle thinks people will gravitate

towards smaller online communities.

If you gravitate towards something, you are naturally drawn or attracted to it.

Social media has changed fast and is still in motion.

It's come a long way from the first electronic messages

of 1844 which you mentioned in your question, Neil.

So, did I get the correct answer?

I asked what this new form of communication was,

and you said that it was c) Morse code.

And that, Pippa, is the correct answer.

OK. Let's recap the vocabulary we've learned,

starting with the exclamation, "Oh man!"

used to show excitement or enthusiasm.

To shatter an illusion is to destroy someone's misconceptions,

causing them to realise an unpleasant reality.

A cultural happening is an event that embodies the values and interests

of a particular social group at a particular time.

A behemoth is an extremely large and powerful company or organisation.

A novelty is something which is new and unusual and therefore exciting.

And finally,

if you gravitate towards something, you are naturally attracted to it.

Once again, our six minutes are up,

but if you're still using the internet, head over

to our website, bbclearningenglish.com,

where you'll find a worksheet and quiz for this episode.

See you again soon

but, for now, it's goodbye. Goodbye!

重点词汇

词汇	含义
shatter /ˈʃætər/ B1	verb - 打碎，粉碎；摧毁某人的信念或幻想
illusion /ɪˈluʒən/ B1	noun - 错误的想法或信念；欺骗性的外观或印象
behemoth /bɪˈhiːməθ/ C1	noun - 非常大和强大的组织或实体
novelty /ˈnɒvəlti/ B1	noun - 新颖、独特或不寻常的性质；新奇的事物
gravitate /ˈɡrævɪteɪt/ B2	verb - 因自然偏好或吸引力而向某物或某人移动或被吸引
discourse /dɪˈskɔːrs/ B2	noun - 通过演讲或写作传达思想和观点；讨论或辩论
happenings /ˈhæpənɪŋz/ B1	noun - 事件，尤其是重要或值得注意的事件；文化或社会事件
generated /ˈdʒɛnəreɪtɪd/ B1	verb - 生产或创造某物，尤其是使用机器或计算机
peaked /piːkt/ B1	verb - 达到最大或最高点
specialising /ˈspɛʃəlaɪzɪŋ/ B2	verb - 专注于特定主题或活动，排除其他

重点语法结构

• Whatever you think of social media, in less than a generation it has changed the internet.

  ➔ 现在完成时 (has changed) 表示过去发生并持续到现在的动作。

  ➔ 动词 “has changed” 表示该变化仍然持续到现在。

• But with the rise of AI, the fun of connecting with friends changed into something much stranger.

  ➔ 过去式 (changed) + 比较级短语 (much stranger)。

  ➔ 动词 “changed” 为过去式，“much stranger” 为比较级，表示更大的程度。

• He’s been AI‑ed, right?

  ➔ 现在完成被动 (has been + 过去分词) 加上新造词 “AI‑ed”。

  ➔ “has been + AI‑ed”构成被动完成时，意思是“已被 AI 改造”。

• I think it’s a man who’s supposed to look like Jesus...

  ➔ 含有情态动词不定式的定语从句 (who’s supposed to + 动词)。

  ➔ "who’s supposed to" = “应该”。表示对该男子的预期。

• It’s an example of how the use of AI in social media has evolved so much that today it’s hard to know what’s created by humans and what’s not.

  ➔ 结果从句 "so ... that" 与名词性从句 "what’s created..."。

  ➔ “so much that” 表示程度很大，导致结果 “很难知道…”。

• Our social media activity peaked in 2022 and has been going down ever since.

  ➔ 过去式 (peaked) + 现在完成进行时 (has been going down)。

  ➔ “peaked” 表示过去的最高点，“has been going down” 表示持续下降至今。

• If something shatters your illusions, it destroys a false belief you hold, making you realise an unpleasant truth.

  ➔ 第一类条件句 (If + 现在时) + 现在时结果；现在分词短语 (making ...) 表示结果。

  ➔ “If” 从句设定条件，“making you realise…” 为现在分词短语，表示结果。

• We see the large social networks and the tech behemoths leaning into generated content, and I think users don’t actually want that.

  ➔ 一般现在时 (see, think) + 现在分词短语 (leaning into ...) + 否定情态动词 + 副词 (don’t actually want)。

  ➔ “leaning into” 表示持续进行的动作，“don’t actually want” 强调与预期相反的真实情况。

• People will gravitate towards smaller online spaces, connecting more closely with individual voices.

  ➔ 将来时 (will gravitate) + 现在分词短语 (connecting ...) 表示同时进行的动作。

  ➔ “will gravitate” 预测未来趋势，“connecting” 表示同步进行的动作。

• If you gravitate towards something, you are naturally drawn or attracted to it.

  ➔ 零条件句 (If + 现在时, 现在时) + 被动语态 (are drawn)。

  ➔ “If you gravitate …” 表述普遍真理，“are drawn” 为被动语态，表示主语受到吸引。