A few small improvements? The beauty mode on my friends' phones sometimes makes them look like total strangers! They post a selfie, and I think: Who is this? Do I know you? That can't be healthy!
Ha-ha. Well, I have to agree that people's pictures can look strange. Sometimes I think: Are you kidding me? What are you, a robot? Your face looks plastic! But it's fun to edit pictures, and besides, I don't see how it's harmful.
Think about it: Every day we're comparing ourselves with false beauty standards. Perfect skin, super white teeth, narrow faces - it makes real people look ugly by comparison.
We look ugly by comparison!
I get what you're saying. You know, sometimes I feel that our real lives seem dull compared to the pictures that other people share.
Now that is something to worry about. Psychologists say social media use lowers our sense of self-worth. This daily comparison with artificial standards is increasing our anxiety and making us unhappy.
Well, if that's how you feel about it, why don't you just get off Instagram?
Quit Instagram? Are you crazy? How would I keep up with everyone?
Info Cloud
acronym 經常使用的用語和縮寫
Hello, everyone. Welcome to Info Cloud. Rex, did you get my PM about today's lesson?
Uh... PM? Yes. I sent you a PM through FB.
Andrea, I honestly don't know what you are talking about.
PM and FB! These are acronyms that are used in social media. An acronym is the first letter of each word in a phrase or title. You say some acronyms by the letters, and some become their own word.
I see. But we don't really use these acronyms in spoken English, do we?
Some social media acronyms have found their way into spoken English. But you're right, most are used in comments, captions and conversations between people on social media.
So what does PM stand for?
A PM is a personal message. You can send personal messages through FB, which is Facebook. They can also be called DMs or direct messages. That acronym is used on IG. IG is Instagram. Do you have an IG account?
Whoa! That's a lot. No, I don't have an IG account.
But don't you have FOMO? FOMO is fear of missing out. A lot happens on IG every day, and you miss out on it!
I'm OK with that. But how are you supposed to learn all these acronyms?
Honestly? There are hundreds of them, you don't have to learn them all. I often look them up online to find out what their meaning is.
現在是 social media 社群媒體相當熱絡的年代，大部分的人都有使用社群媒體的經驗，今天我們要跟大家一起來分享一些我們在 social media 上經常使用的用語和縮寫 acronym，像是大家都很熟悉的 FB 就是 Facebook，IG 就是 Instagram，不過 FB 跟 IG是亞洲人比較習慣聽到的縮寫 acronym，西方人還是比較常說Facebook和Instagram。如果你跟西方人在 social meida 上面交流，可能會看到PM這個縮寫，意思是 private message 私訊。人們經常使用 social media 很多時候是因為 FOMO，也就是 fear of missing out 害怕錯失一些訊息的恐懼症。
Language Lab
edit v. 編輯、修訂(圖片)
to be in charge of the publication of (something)
- Which app do you like to use if you need to edit your photos?
如果要修照片，你想用哪個應用程式?
edit v. 文字編輯、校對
to prepare (something written) to be published or used : to make changes, correct mistakes, etc., in (something written)
- Melissa has written several stories, and now she needs someone to help her edit them.
Melissa 寫了幾篇故事，現在她需要一個人幫她做文字編輯。
edit v. 影片的剪輯
- Caleb used a new software program to edit his video clips.
Caleb 用一個新軟體剪輯那幾個影片片段。
comparison n. 對照、比較
the act of looking at things to see how they are similar or different
- In comparison with her twin sister, Helene is far more outgoing and talkative.
與她的雙胞胎妹妹相比，Helene 比較外向而且話比較多。
- This restaurant’s spaghetti is a lot better in comparison with that restaurant’s spaghetti.
與那家餐廳的義大利麵相比，這一家的比較好吃。
comparison n. 相提並論
the act of suggesting that two or more things are similar or in the same category
- There is no comparison between these two novels; one is a classic, and the other is trash.
這兩本小說不能相提並論，一本是經典名作，另一本是垃圾。
dull adj. 無聊乏味、沒意思
not exciting or interesting : boring
- The banquet was so dull that we decided to leave early.
晚宴相當無趣，我們就決定提早離開。
dull adj. 東西沒有光澤、色澤不光亮
not shiny
- The old cabinets looked dull, but a fresh coat of paint should make everything look better.
舊櫃子的顏色暗沉，可是刷上新漆可以讓一切看起來好看一點。
dull adj. 刀片不是很利
having an edge or point that is not sharp
- It’s hard to chop vegetables with a dull knife.
拿不夠利的刀來切菜，是不容易的。
anxiety n. 焦慮不安的感覺
fear or nervousness about what might happen
It’s normal to feel some anxiety before you give a speech.
演講前感到焦慮不安是很正常的。
anxiety n. 麻煩的事情、讓人感到焦慮的事情
- There is a lot of stress and anxiety going on at the office.
辦公室裡有不少壓力跟麻煩的事情。
anxiety n. 焦慮症
a feeling of wanting to do something very much
After Horace had that big accident, he began to suffer from depression and anxiety.
Horace 出了嚴重車禍後，就開始有憂慮症和焦慮症。
