The walking path for phubbers in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province [Photo: Sanqin Metropolis Daily]
A special lane painted on a footpath(人行道) in Xi'an(西安) dedicated to smartphone addicts has triggered(引发) discussions(讨论) online in China, reports Sanqin Metropolis Daily.
The one-meter-wide, 100-meter-long track is painted in red(红色), blue(蓝色), and green(绿色), with pictures of mobile phones and the words "Special walkway for phubbers" in Chinese.
"Phubbers" is a new word coined to describe people who stare at their phone and ignore(忽视) anyone or anything else around them.
词汇 Words:
[rén xíng dào] 人行道 footpath
[tǎo lùn] 讨论 discussion
[zhī chí zhě] 支持者 supporter
[xiào guǒ] 效果 effectiveness
[ān quán] 安全 safety
[yǐn fā] 引发 trigger
[hū shì] 忽视 ignore
[tí xǐng] 提醒 remind
[zhù yì] 注意 pay attention to
[zhí yí] 质疑 question
重点词汇 Key word:
争 <动词 v.>
Compete (for); strive (for)
E.g. Dàjiā zhēngzhe fāyán。
大家争着发言。
Everyone tries to have the floor.
Struggle; fight
E.g. Zài zhè chǎng zhànzhēng zhōng wúshù wúgū de rén sàngshīle xìngmìng。
在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。
In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.
Argue; dispute
E.g. Háizimen zhēngchǎo dào hòulái jiù dǎle qǐlái。
孩子们争吵到后来就打了起来。
The children's dispute ended in a war.
