Social Media

Social media - on-line chatting, MSN, Facebook, Twiter
Superficial - on the surface 表面的, 膚淺的
Acquaintance - 熟人, 相識, 瞭解 (+ with)
Anti-social - against to social, stay at home, not going out to talk with people, not want to be around people very much
Negative connotation - 負面的涵意
Erode - destroying slowly 侵蝕
Shorten our attention span - short conversation on social media, as a result when we go outside we don't really want in-depth conversation or deeper conversation
in-depth - 深入
Captivate - 使著迷
Turning point - change
Take the plunge - go ahead to do something, maybe something you haven't be ready to do for a long time, or you've being reluctant to do
Reluctant - 不情願的
Tether - tight to it, attach to it
Adopting technology - try new technology right away
Early adoption = rapid adoption - someone who buys the new technology immediately when it comes out, when a new technology comes out they go right on board, they go out and buy it right away
Unchecked - without restrictions, without boundary
Intimacy - close relationship
Fragment - break up
Denizen - a person that is particularly in a place (resident)
Anxiety - anxious
Foray - taking a few time 短暫的訪問
Self-discipline - 自律, 自我訓練
Atrophy - some part of the body that have not been used for a long time, 萎縮