媒體英語(yǔ)會(huì)帶大家一起學(xué)習(xí) BBC 撰稿人在報(bào)道世界大事時(shí)常用到的單詞和短語(yǔ)。

電視長(zhǎng)期以來(lái)在兒童娛樂(lè)形式中一直占最重要的地位?？墒歉鶕?jù)一項(xiàng)新的調(diào)查，至少在英國(guó)，孩子們正在花更多的時(shí)間上網(wǎng)和發(fā)短信。請(qǐng)聽(tīng)BBC科技事務(wù)記者M(jìn)ark Gregory發(fā)回的報(bào)道:

The television set in the living room used to rule the entertainment choices of generations of British children. But that's no longer the case, at least not according to the latest annual survey of young people's media habits, carried out by the British media regulator, Ofcom.

The survey found that 12 to 15 year-olds spent equal amounts of time watching TV and going online - 17 hours a week on average for each medium. And asked which media device they most valued, teenagers rated their mobile phone above the family TV set. Smartphone ownership among teenagers was found to have doubled in just 12 months.

The survey paints a picture of an increasingly tech-savvy younger generation, with even very young children confident about, and familiar with, a wide variety of digital devices. The survey says the take up of digital technologies is faster among teenagers than the general population.

It also comments on the popularity of text messaging, especially among girls. Teenage girls typically send thirty or more text messages a day, 35 per cent more than boys do. Ofcom says the findings highlight the challenges parents face in keeping up with children's use of technology in order to protect them.