日本年輕人不用電腦
Tina and Howard are friends. They are chatting.
蒂娜和霍華德是朋友。他們正在聊天。
Tina: Hey, have you heard about Japanese students writing their theses on smartphones?
蒂娜：嘿，你聽說過日本學生用智慧型手機寫論文的事嗎？
Howard: What? You mean they write their entire thesis on their phones instead of using a computer?
霍華德：什麼？你是說他們用手機寫整篇論文，而不是用電腦？
entire(adj.)全部的、整個的、完全的entirely(adv.)完全、徹底、完整地instead of作為……的替代
Tina: Yes, it’s becoming more common now. It’s also causing problems for Japanese companies.
蒂娜：是的，現在這種情況越來越普遍了。而且，這也成為了日本公司的一道難題。
common(adj.)常見的、普遍的、普通的cause(n.)原因、起因(v.)導致、造成
Howard: Yes, most office jobs nowadays require the use of computers. If new graduates don’t know how to use them, it’s definitely a big problem for companies.
霍華德：的確，現在大多數辦公室工作都需要用到電腦。如果剛畢業的學生不知道如何使用它們，這對公司來說絕對是個大問題。
nowadays(adv.)如今、現在require(v.)有賴於、要求graduate(n.)大學畢業生(v.)大學畢業definitely(adv.)肯定、當然、毫無疑問
Tina: But we can’t blame them entirely. Maybe it’s because smartphones are more convenient, and that’s why they use them.
蒂娜：但我們也不能完全責怪他們。也許是因為更方便，所以他們都用智慧型手機。
blame(v.)責怪、歸咎於(n.)怪罪、歸咎convenient(adj.)方便的、便利的inconvenient(adj.)不方便的、帶來不便的
Howard: I thought typing on a smartphone is slower than on a computer. The screen is much smaller, making it inconvenient for writing theses.
霍華德：我以為在智慧型手機上打字要比在電腦上慢。螢幕要小得多，寫論文時很不方便。
type(v.)打字screen(n.)螢幕screenshot(n.)螢幕截圖
Tina: That’s true, but if they have been using smartphones to type since they were young, they might already be used to it.
蒂娜：這倒是真的，但如果年輕一代的人從小就用智慧型手機打字，他們可能已經習慣了。
since(adv.)從此、自從、因為、由於be used to習慣used to過去常常做…
Howard: I heard many young people even send their essays to their teachers through Line.
霍華德：我聽說很多年輕人甚至用Line傳論文給老師。
essay(n.)短文、論文、散文
Tina: Yes, it has already become a habit for students.
蒂娜：是的，這已經成為學生的習慣了。
habit(n.)習慣
Howard: In the past, almost all computer typing classes were attended by senior citizens over the age of 70, but now more than half of them are young people born after the year 2000.
霍華德：過去，幾乎所有的電腦打字訓練課都是由70歲以上的老人參加，但最近卻有一半以上都是2000年之後出生的年輕人。
attend(v.)出席、參加senior(adj.)年長的
Tina: And who knows, maybe in the future, we’ll see students writing their theses with voice commands on their smartwatches.
蒂娜：而且誰知道，也許將來我們會看到學生用語音指令在智慧手錶上寫論文。
voice commands語音指令
Howard: That would definitely be something. But one thing is for sure, technology is constantly changing the way we work and learn.
霍華德：那一定會很有趣。不過有件事是肯定的，科技不斷地改變著我們工作和學習的方式。
be (really) something了不起、不簡單technology(n.)技術、科技=techconstantly(adv.)總是、經常地、不斷地