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考研英语阅读篇章：你被社交媒体“绑架”了吗?
This is the way the world ends: not with a bang but a click. Yes, we're serious.
没有“砰”的一声而只是“取关”的轻轻一点，你的世界就崩溃了。对的，我们没开玩笑。
Do you get easily depressed with the amazing posts from people on your Facebook friend list? Do those food pictures, holiday check-ins, and relationship updates make you want to delete your account and live on a mountain somewhere far, far away? Well, this video is for you.
你是不是在看到Facebook好友华丽的照片或状态时就会感到沮丧呢?他们乐此不疲地晒着美食和度假的诱人照片、秀着恩爱，看到这些你是否会有一种冲动想把他拉黑，恨不得逃离到僻远但清净的小山村?如果你的答案是肯定的，那么看看这个视频吧!
Tired of leading his ordinary life, this man decides that if he can't live as fabulously as his 'friends' he might as well just project it. He begins by writing "sushi with my girl tonight!!! <3" as his status while he and said girl sitting on opposite ends of the same sofa, not even talking. Did that first 'like' make him feel a tad better about his life? Probably.
视频中这个男人厌倦了自己平淡如水的生活，于是他有了一个想法：虽然自己的生活不能像“好友”那样精彩，但是他可以让自己的Facebook主页上看起来很精彩啊!于是他发了这样一条状态：“今晚和女朋友一起吃寿司(亲亲)”。而实际情况却是，他和女朋友坐在同一个沙发的两端，彼此之间都不说话。那么这条状态下的第一个“赞”真的能让他对自己的生活感觉好点吗?也许吧。
And thus continues this happy-life projection. As the 'likes' increase, so does his awareness of the sorry reality of his life. And tired of living a lie, just this once he tries to let people know the truth.
他继续着这种虚假的美好生活。随着点赞数量增加，他也越来越意识到自己的现实生活多么糟糕。终于厌倦了在Facebook上晒虚假的美好，最后他决定让人们知道他真正的生活状态。
So what do we people do when you tell them your "life sucks"? Have a look at the video above and take a second to think about your life. Are you really happy? And is your happiness truly yours?
所以，当你告诉别人“我的生活糟透了”的时候，人们会有什么反应呢?看看上面的视频，然后思考一下你的生活吧。你真的很开心吗?你那“美好的生活”真的是你真实的生活写照吗?
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