在本专栏中，我会从外刊中挑选一些常见话题下的素材，通常是可以直接在写作中套用的观点。本期的英语写作素材积累话题是Are Social Networking Sites Good for Our Society? (社交网站是否对社会有好处？)相关的观点也可套用在互联网、智能手机等写作话题中。Benefits of social media社交媒体的好处
1 Social media sites help students perform better at school.社交网站有助于提高学生在学校的表现。
补充：High-school students can use social media to discuss educational topics and school assignments.许多高中生利用社交媒体讨论教育话题和学校作业。
2 Being a part of a social media site can improve one's quality of life and reduce the risk of health problems.参与到社交媒体中可以提高一个人的生活质量，降低健康问题的风险。
补充：Friends on social media can make a huge difference, helping with exercise, dieting, and smoking cessation goals.社交媒体上的朋友可以产生很大影响，比如可以帮助实现锻炼、节食和戒烟目标。3 Social media sites empower individuals to make social change and do social good on a community level.社交媒体赋予个人在集体层面上进行社会变革和做社会善事的权力。
4 “Crowdsourcing” and “crowdfunding” on social media allow people to collectively accomplish a goal.社交媒体上的“众包”和“众筹”允许人们集体完成一个目标。
补充：A fundraising campaign known as The Ice Bucket Challenge went viral on social media in 2014, raising $100.9 million in donations in one month alone.“冰桶挑战”募捐活动2014年迅速火爆社交媒体，仅一个月就筹集了1.009亿美元捐款。
Drawbacks of social media社交媒体的弊端
1 Social media can lead to stress and offline relationship problems.社交媒体会导致压力和线下关系问题。
补充：Overuse of social media as an adolescent may decrease success in relationships later in life, as online communication hinders the development of conflict management skills and awareness of interpersonal cues.青少年时期过度使用社交媒体可能会降低日后人际关系的成功率，因为在线交流会影响冲突管理技能的培养和对于人际交往中暗示的意识。
2 Social media can entice people to waste time.社交媒体会诱导人们浪费时间。
补充：When distracted by new social media activities, such as a new Wechat or Facebook message, users take 20 to 25 minutes on average to return to the original task.当用户被新的社交媒体动态(比如一条新的微信或脸书消息)分散注意力时，用户平均需要20到25分钟才能返回到原来做的事情上。
3 People who use social media are prone to social isolation.使用社交媒体的人容易被社会孤立。
补充：Social media can exacerbate feelings of disconnect, and put children at higher risk of depression, low self-esteem, and eating disorders.社交媒体会加剧脱节感，并使儿童更容易患抑郁症、自卑和饮食失调。4 Social media users are vulnerable to security attacks such as hacking, identity theft, and viruses.社交媒体用户容易受到黑客、身份盗窃和病毒等安全攻击。
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