Just over 60 percent of the world now has access to the Internet,
现在世界上有60%多一点的人可以上网,
and in developed countries, there are computers everywhere at work, school and home, and even at our fingertips.
在发达国家,电脑在工作、学校和家庭中随处可见,甚至触手可及。
But according to the World Health Organization, excessive use of Internet, cell phones, gaming and other platforms can have negative health consequences,
但据世界卫生组织称,过度使用互联网、手机、游戏和其他平台会对健康产生负面影响,
and physicians are still learning how to deal with this troubling trend.
医生们仍在探索如何应对这一令人不安的趋势。
“Internet addiction is an illness both physical and psychiatric.
“网瘾是一种生理和精神疾病。
Lately, it has become high in our agendas.”
最近,它在我们的议程中占据了重要位置。”
Rahmi Aktepe is the president of Turkish Association Of Information Technologies. Rahmi Aktepe
是土耳其信息技术协会总统会员。
“It's actually more dangerous than another type of addictions because we know that other addictions are completely harmful and bad,
“它实际上比其他类型的上瘾更危险,因为我们知道其他上瘾是完全有害的,
for example, we advise people to quit cigarette or drug addiction.
例如,我们建议人们戒烟或戒毒。
Internet addiction, on the other hand, is different.”
而网瘾则不同。”
Different? Because sometimes it can be hard to pinpoint a specific harm.
不同?因为有时很难确定具体的危害。
“Internet addiction can also be called technology addiction, taking selfies, using mobile phones are different aspects of this.
“网瘾也可以称为技术瘾,自拍、使用手机都是这方面的不同表现。
This is a psychological disease, but it does not have a medical cure.
这是一种心理疾病,但还没有药物治疗。
It needs to be tackled with education.
这个问题需要通过教育来解决。
There has to be deliberate studies on this.”
必须对此进行深思熟虑的研究。”
Just over 75 percent of the Turkish people between the age of 16 to 74 used the Internet in 2019 according to research done by the Turkish Statistical Institute.
As a nation, eighty-eight point three percent of Turkish homes have access to the Internet,
作为一个国家,88%的土耳其家庭可以上网,
but even as Internet overuse is still being debated by experts, it is clear that children are the most vulnerable.
但尽管专家们仍在讨论互联网的过度使用,很明显儿童也是最易受影响的。
“Kids choose their parents as a role model,
“孩子们会将父母作为榜样,
families should be a little more careful about Internet computer and smartphone usage,
父母应该更加小心互联网电脑和智能手机的使用,
parents should not overuse these devices in front of their children,
父母不应该在孩子面前过度使用这些设备,
they should also monitor and limit their kid's screen time, to say an hour or two hours,
他们还应该监控和限制孩子的屏幕时间,比如一两个小时,
depending on the kid's age, parents should be well disciplined when it comes to their kid's Internet usage.”
这取决于孩子的年龄,父母在孩子上网时应该严加管束。”
The World Health Organization says excessive use of Internet, cell phones and other technology is increasing so much, it now considers it a significant health problem.