手机破坏的那些事儿

Making conversation with a stranger

与陌生人交谈

You’re at a café, you look over to the stranger next to you and see that they’re reading the book you just finished last week. Do you: A) Ask them how they’re liking it or B) Have a mild panic attack and go back to scrolling on your phone? It's okay, if it's fate, you’ll eventually run into the stranger through some mutual friends on Facebook.

你坐在一家咖啡馆看向旁边的陌生人，发现他/她正在看你上周刚看完的书。你会：A）问他们喜不喜欢这本书；B）会轻微惊慌，然后继续玩手机？没关系，如果这是命运，说不定你最终会在脸书上通过一些共同的朋友认识他/她。

Walking down the street

顺着街道漫步

Whether you’re on a city street or a quiet suburban running path, without fail, you will end up doing some sort of awkward two-step to get around a slow-moving zombie walking while texting. Ugh, it is so irritating. Hold on, we need to stop in this crosswalk to check a message.

不管你是漫步在城市的街道还是安静的郊区跑道，你必定会尴尬的绕过一个边发短信边缓慢行走的“僵尸”。额，太刺激了。等一等，我们需要在人行横道停下来看短信。

Living life without consequence

不计后果的生活

To all those that didn’t have to come of age with an advanced, internet-connected camera pointed at them during their most embarrassing and most inebriated moments, you can let out a big sigh. You made it! The rest of us will never be able to hold office because someone has a picture of us passed out next to a beer bong with inappropriate Sharpie drawings on our face.

对于那些没有被一台先进的、与互联网连接的摄像头拍摄过最尴尬、最苦恼时刻的人来说，你可以长吐一口气了。你成功了！我们其他人永远都做不到这一点，因为总会有人有我们的糗照：在一瓶啤酒旁喝的烂醉如泥，脸上还有用Sharpie笔画的丑图。

Our handwriting

我们的字迹

If you’re like us, you’re able to transfer thoughts into written words faster by typing than putting pen to paper — and your penmanship shows it. Since we’re never without a laptop or smartphone, it makes sense that kids don’t even need to know cursive anymore. But let’s be real — handwriting has a certain romance to it. Which is more thrilling: A handwritten love note affixed to a bouquet of roses, or that same letter transcribed in size 12 Arial font in your Gmail inbox? And we still haven’t come across a font that dots its i’s with hearts.

如果你和我们一样，那你将想法打成文字的速度一定比手写要快——而你的书法也表明了这一点。因为我们的生活中从不缺少电脑或智能手机，所以孩子们不需要知道草书也说的过去。但现实一点——手写是具有浪漫情怀的。哪一个更让人兴奋呢？是一束附有一张手写的、表达爱意纸条的玫瑰花？还是在Gmail邮箱中收到用Arial字体打出来的同一封信件呢？而且目前为止还没有哪种字体能画出心型符号。

Dating

约会

In the olden times, couples used to meet through friends, family, or even on the street. We wouldn’t dare chance talking to a random person during our work commute. But we’ll stick to finding love on a phone app. No one would have the nerve to swipe left on us!

以前，情侣们都是通过朋友、家人介绍认识的；甚至有的是在大街上认识的。现在在上班通勤的路上，我们是不敢随意搭讪的。但我们仍会坚持在手机软件上寻找真爱。没有人敢不喜欢我们！