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The answer is accurate but relies on plain phrasal verbs like 'get tricked' and a single conditional sentence, keeping the language correct but unremarkable.这个回答准确无误，但依赖于像'get tricked'这样朴素的短语动词，以及一个单一的条件句，语言正确却平淡无奇。

When did you start using social media?

I started when I was about seventeen, in my last year of school. My first app was Facebook, which all my classmates in Hue were using, and I mainly used it to chat and share photos.

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我大概十七岁开始用社交媒体，那时是我高中最后一年。我用的第一个应用是脸书，我在顺化的同学们都在用，我主要用它来聊天和分享照片。

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• GRA“which all my classmates in Hue were using” — The relative clause ‘which all my classmates in Hue were using’ is the one piece of subordination added to an otherwise simple, factual sentence about starting Facebook. A higher band might combine this with a further clause about why everyone used it. Here it stands as a single, correctly formed complex structure, the modest range typical of Band 6.5.关系从句'which all my classmates in Hue were using'是唯一附加在一个原本简单、事实性的关于开始用脸书的句子上的从属结构。更高分数段可能会再加一个从句来说明为什么大家都在用它。这里它作为一个单一、构造正确的复杂结构存在，是6.5分典型的适度范围。

Why do you use social media?

Mainly to relax and see what my friends are doing. I also follow a few design accounts on TikTok for quick tips. It is an easy way to stay updated without much effort.

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主要是为了放松，看看朋友们在做什么。我还在抖音上关注了几个设计类账号，获取一些快速的小技巧。这是一种不费什么力气就能了解最新动态的简单方式。

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• FC“Mainly to relax and see what my friends are doing.” — The answer opens with a short, direct statement of purpose before a second sentence adds one more detail about design accounts on TikTok, which is the minimal but adequate development the 6.5 fluency descriptor describes -- one main reason plus a small extra, not a fully built argument. A 7.0 answer would more likely link these two ideas with a connector rather than presenting them as separate short sentences.这个回答开头是一个简短、直接的目的陈述，然后第二句话补充了一个关于抖音上设计账号的细节，这正是6.5分流利度描述所说的极简却够用的展开方式——一个主要理由加一点额外补充，而不是一个完整构建的论述。7.0分的回答更可能会用一个连接词把这两个想法连起来，而不是把它们呈现为两个独立的短句。

Has anyone ever recommended a social media app to you?

Yes, my colleague Ha recommended Pinterest to me for saving design ideas. She showed me how to organise boards, and now I use it almost every day for inspiration.

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是的，我的同事阿荷向我推荐了Pinterest，用来保存设计灵感。她教我怎么整理图板，现在我几乎每天都用它来寻找灵感。

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• FC“Yes, my colleague Ha recommended Pinterest to me for saving design ideas.” — The answer opens by directly naming who recommended what and why, all in one fact-first sentence, before the following sentence adds a small extra detail. A higher band would likely build in more reflection or a stronger link between the sentences. This straightforward, fact-first opening with minimal elaboration is typical of Band 6.5 fluency.这个回答一开始就直接点明是谁推荐了什么、以及原因，全都放在一个以事实为先的句子里，然后下一句才补充一个小细节。更高分数段可能会加入更多反思，或者在句子之间建立更强的联系。这种以事实为先、极少展开的直白开场，正是6.5分流利度的典型体现。

What do you dislike seeing on social media?

I dislike seeing fake giveaways and scam advertisements. My cousin almost lost money to one last year, and it makes me sad that so many people still get tricked by these posts.

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我不喜欢看到假的抽奖活动和诈骗广告。去年我表哥差点因为一个这样的广告损失了钱，这让我很难过，因为还有这么多人被这类帖子骗到。

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• LR“get tricked” — 'Get tricked' is an everyday phrasal verb, chosen over a more precise alternative like 'deceived' or 'defrauded' that a higher band might use, which fits the 6.5 descriptor's ceiling on vocabulary sophistication. It communicates the idea of falling for scam adverts clearly and accurately, doing exactly the plain, functional job the band expects without any risk of misuse.'Get tricked'是一个日常短语动词，被选用来代替像'deceived'或'defrauded'这样更精准的替代词（这些是更高分数段可能会用的），这符合6.5分描述对词汇复杂度设定的上限。它清楚、准确地传达了被诈骗广告欺骗这个想法，恰如其分地完成了这个等级所期望的朴素、实用的任务，且没有误用的风险。

Would you spend more time on social media if you had more free time?

Probably not much more. If I had extra free time, I would rather cook a proper meal or read a novel than scroll through my phone for hours.

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大概不会多太多。如果我有额外的空闲时间，我宁愿好好做一顿饭，或者看本小说，也不想抱着手机刷上好几个小时。

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• GRA“If I had extra free time, I would rather cook a proper meal or read a novel than scroll through my phone for hours.” — This is a correctly formed second conditional, combined with a 'would rather...than' comparison, but it's the only complex structure in the answer and isn't varied further, which matches the 6.5 grammar descriptor's expectation of occasional accurate complex sentences within an otherwise simple answer. A 7.0 script might follow this with a second, differently structured sentence to extend the point, but here one correct conditional is sufficient to answer the question.这是一个构造正确的第二条件句，与'would rather...than'比较结构结合在一起，但它是整个回答中唯一的复杂结构，没有进一步变化，这符合6.5分语法描述所期望的——在整体简单的回答中偶尔出现准确的复杂句。7.0分的脚本可能会紧跟着用第二个、结构不同的句子来延伸这一点，但这里一个正确的条件句已足以回答这个问题。

Has anyone ever recommended a social media app or website to you?

Yes, a colleague recommended an app to me for following design work. I use it a lot now for inspiration.

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是的，有个同事向我推荐了一个应用，用来关注设计作品。我现在经常用它来找灵感。

Is there anything you really don't like about social media?

Yes, I don't like how much time it takes. I sometimes scroll for a long time without noticing, especially late at night before going to sleep.

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是的，我不喜欢它占用了这么多时间。我有时候会刷很久都没注意到，尤其是在睡前的深夜时分。

In the future, do you think you will spend more or less time on social media?

I think probably less, because I want to spend more time doing other things instead, like exercise or reading in the evenings after work.

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我想大概会用得更少，因为我想把更多时间花在别的事情上，比如下班后的晚上去运动或者看书。

The idiomatic phrase 'stay in the loop' and the spoken connector 'to be honest' give the answer more natural flow than 6.5, without the layered subordination of 7.5.习语短语'stay in the loop'，以及口语化连接词'to be honest'，让这个回答比6.5分更自然流畅，但还没有7.5分那种分层的从属结构。

When did you start using social media?

I started around the age of sixteen, near the end of secondary school. My first account was on Facebook, mainly because all my classmates were using it, and I used it to chat and share photos with friends.

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我大概十六岁开始用，那时快初中毕业了。我的第一个账号是脸书，主要是因为我所有同学都在用，我用它来和朋友聊天、分享照片。

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• GRA“mainly because all my classmates were using it, and I used it to chat and share photos with friends” — A reason clause introduced by 'mainly because' is combined with a further coordinated clause about how the platform was used, packing two related ideas into one flowing sentence rather than splitting them into separate simple statements. That comfortable combination of subordination and coordination within a single sentence is characteristic of the Band 7.0 grammar range, a step beyond the more basic 'so'-linked sentences a 6.5 answer would rely on. It gives a full, natural account of both why Facebook was chosen and what it was used for.由'mainly because'引出的理由从句，与后面另一个说明平台使用方式的并列分句结合在一起，把两个相关的想法装进了一个流畅的句子里，而不是拆分成两个独立的简单陈述句。这种在一个句子内自如结合从属结构与并列结构的做法，正是7.0分语法范围的特征，超越了6.5分回答通常依赖的更基础的'so'连接句。它对为什么选择脸书以及用它做什么这两点，都给出了完整、自然的说明。

Why do you use social media?

Mostly to unwind and keep up with what my friends are doing. I also follow a handful of design accounts for quick tips and ideas. It's a fairly low-effort way to stay in the loop.

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主要是为了放松，还有了解朋友们的近况。我还关注了几个设计类账号，获取一些快速的小技巧和灵感。这是一种相当省力的方式来跟上大家的动态。

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• LR“stay in the loop” — An idiomatic but common spoken phrase is a step up from the plain 'stay updated' of the 6.5 answer, matching the flexible vocabulary target of Band 7.0.一个习语化但常见的口语短语，比6.5分回答中朴素的'stay updated'进了一步，符合7.0分所对应的灵活词汇目标。

Has anyone ever recommended a social media app to you?

Yes, actually - my colleague recommended Pinterest to me for collecting design ideas. She showed me how to organise everything into boards, and now I use it almost daily for inspiration.

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是的，其实是——我的同事向我推荐了Pinterest，用来收集设计灵感。她教我怎么把所有东西整理成图板，现在我几乎每天都用它来找灵感。

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• GRA“She showed me how to organise everything into boards” — The embedded question form ‘how to organise everything into boards’ functions as the object of ‘showed’, which is a more complex structure than a plain sentence like ‘She taught me to use boards’. It's comfortable and accurate without being as varied as the structures a 7.5 answer might use. That natural embedding of an indirect question is typical of Band 7.0 grammatical range.嵌入的疑问结构'how to organise everything into boards'作为'showed'的宾语，这是一个比'She taught me to use boards'这样朴素的句子更复杂的结构。它自如且准确，但没有7.5分回答可能会用到的那种多样化结构。这种自然嵌入间接疑问句的方式，正是7.0分语法范围的典型体现。

What do you dislike seeing on social media?

Fake giveaways and scam ads, mainly. My cousin nearly lost money to one last year, and it bothers me that so many people still fall for that kind of thing.

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主要是假抽奖活动和诈骗广告。去年我表哥差点因为一个这样的广告损失了钱，还有这么多人依然会中这种招，这让我很不痛快。

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• LR“still fall for that kind of thing” — ‘Fall for’ is a natural phrasal verb meaning to be deceived, used here instead of a plainer word like ‘believe’ or ‘trust’. It gives the closing comment a more idiomatic, spoken feel without being an unusual or literary choice. That comfortable, slightly idiomatic vocabulary beyond the plainest option is what Band 7.0 lexical resource targets.'Fall for'是一个自然的短语动词，意思是被欺骗，这里用它来代替像'believe'或'trust'这样更朴素的词。它让结尾评论带有更习语化、更口语化的感觉，同时又不是一个生僻或文学化的选择。这种自如、略带习语色彩、超出最朴素选项的词汇，正是7.0分词汇运用所对应的目标。

Would you spend more time on social media if you had more free time?

Probably not a lot more, to be honest. If I suddenly had extra free time, I'd rather cook a proper meal or read than spend hours scrolling through my phone.

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说实话，大概不会多太多。如果我突然多出了空闲时间，我宁愿好好做顿饭或者看书，也不想花好几个小时刷手机。

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• FC“to be honest” — 'To be honest' is a natural spoken connector that frames the closing opinion as candid rather than rehearsed, doing more conversational work than a flat 'I don't think so'. This kind of idiomatic discourse marker, used to smooth the transition into an opinion, is exactly the natural linking Band 7.0 targets over the more basic connectors a 6.5 answer would use. It sets up the honest preference for cooking or reading over scrolling that follows immediately after it.'To be honest'是一个自然的口语连接词，把结尾的观点塑造成坦率而非排练过的样子，比一句平淡的'I don't think so'承担了更多的对话功能。这种用来平滑过渡到一个观点的习语化话语标记，正是7.0分所追求的自然连接方式，胜过6.5分回答会使用的更基础的连接词。它为紧接其后出现的、对做饭或看书而非刷手机的真实偏好做了铺垫。

Has anyone ever recommended a social media app or website to you?

Yes, actually — a colleague at the studio recommended a design-sharing site to me, and I'd say I now check it almost every day for inspiration.

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是的，其实是——工作室的一个同事向我推荐了一个设计分享网站，我现在几乎每天都会去看看找找灵感。

Is there anything you really don't like about social media?

There is, actually — how much time it quietly eats up, to be fair. I'll open it for a minute and somehow lose half an hour without noticing.

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其实是有的——说实话，就是它会悄无声息地吃掉你大把时间。我本来只想打开看一分钟，结果不知不觉半个小时就没了。

In the future, do you think you will spend more or less time on social media?

I'd guess less, if I'm honest — I've been trying to cut back lately, since it's crept up on me more than I'd like to admit.

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说实话，我猜会更少——最近我一直在努力减少使用，因为它占用我时间的程度已经超出了我愿意承认的地步。

The purpose clause stacked onto an already complex sentence, and the mildly sarcastic 'as if it was proven science', show the wider grammar and precise vocabulary typical of Band 7.5.叠加在一个已经很复杂的句子上的目的状语从句，以及略带讽刺意味的'as if it was proven science'，展现出7.5分典型的更广泛语法和精准词汇。

When did you start using social media?

I actually started using social media near the end of high school, so I think I was around sixteen. My first account was on Zing Me, which was really popular back then, but I remember switching to Facebook a few months later so I could keep up with friends from Hue and my new classmates in Hanoi after I moved for university prep. It felt exciting but also a bit overwhelming at first.

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其实我是在高中快毕业的时候开始用社交媒体的，所以我想大概是十六岁左右。我的第一个账号是在Zing Me上注册的，那时候它非常流行，不过我记得几个月后我就转到了脸书，这样我才能和顺化的朋友们，以及我搬到河内准备考大学后认识的新同学保持联系。一开始感觉既兴奋又有点不知所措。

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• GRA“so I could keep up with friends from Hue and my new classmates in Hanoi after I moved for university prep” — A purpose clause ('so I could keep up with...') is added on top of a sentence that already contains a time phrase and an earlier main clause about switching platforms, stacking layers of information without losing grammatical control -- the wide range of accurate subordination the 7.5 grammar descriptor specifically targets. A 7.0 answer would more likely present the reason for switching to Facebook as a separate, simpler sentence rather than folding it into the same structure.一个目的状语从句（'so I could keep up with...'）被叠加在一个已经包含了时间短语和前面关于转换平台的主句的句子之上，在不失去语法掌控力的情况下层层叠加信息——这正是7.5分语法描述所特别针对的广泛、准确的从属结构运用。7.0分的回答更可能会把转到脸书的原因作为一个独立、更简单的句子来呈现，而不是把它揉进同一个结构里。

Why do you use social media?

I use social media mainly to keep up with design trends and connect with friends who live far away. For example, earlier this week I watched a live Q&A with a product designer on a Figma community group and ended up chatting with a designer from Kuala Lumpur afterward. It felt productive and social at the same time, which is honestly what I like best about those platforms.

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我用社交媒体主要是为了跟上设计潮流，还有和住得远的朋友保持联系。举个例子，这周早些时候，我在一个Figma社区小组里看了一场产品设计师的现场问答，之后还和一位来自吉隆坡的设计师聊上了。那种感觉既有收获又充满社交乐趣，说实话，这正是我最喜欢这些平台的地方。

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• FC“which is honestly what I like best about those platforms” — Instead of ending on the concrete example about the Figma Q&A, the answer steps back to generalise about what it values in social media overall. A 6.5 or 7.0 answer would more likely stop at the example itself. That move from a specific anecdote to a broader, reflective conclusion is the evaluative development typical of Band 7.5 fluency and coherence.这个回答没有停在关于Figma问答的具体例子上作结，而是后退一步，概括性地说明它整体上在社交媒体中所看重的东西。6.5或7.0分的回答更可能就停在例子本身。这种从具体轶事推进到更宽泛、反思性结论的动作，正是7.5分流利度与连贯性典型的评价性展开。

Has anyone ever recommended a social media app to you?

Yes, actually, my friend Thao suggested I try out BeReal about six months ago. She messaged me on Zalo and explained how it's all about posting unfiltered daily moments, which she thought I'd find refreshing compared to the usual polished posts on Instagram. I gave it a shot for a few weeks, and it was fun seeing friends' spontaneous photos pop up each day.

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是的，其实大约六个月前，我朋友草建议我试试BeReal这个应用。她在Zalo上给我发消息，解释说这个应用的核心就是发布未经修饰的日常瞬间，她觉得比起Instagram上惯常那种精心修饰的帖子，我会觉得这样更有新鲜感。我试用了几个星期，看着朋友们每天随手拍的照片突然冒出来，还挺有意思的。

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• LR“I gave it a shot for a few weeks” — ‘Gave it a shot’ is an idiomatic way of saying ‘tried it’, more natural and conversational than the plain verb a lower band would use. It fits smoothly into the anecdote about BeReal without feeling like a deliberately inserted phrase. That easy, natural use of an idiom rather than plain vocabulary is characteristic of Band 7.5 lexical resource.'Gave it a shot'是'tried it'的习语化说法，比起较低分数段会用的朴素动词，更自然、更口语化。它自然而然地融入了关于BeReal的这段轶事中，读起来不像是刻意插入的短语。这种轻松、自然地运用习语而非朴素词汇的方式，正是7.5分词汇运用的特征。

What do you dislike seeing on social media?

Honestly, I really dislike seeing people spread fake news or misleading health tips on social media. Just last week, a friend from university shared a post about some miracle weight loss tea, and dozens of people were commenting as if it was proven science. It just makes the whole space feel less trustworthy, especially when older relatives start believing those things too.

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说实话，我真的很不喜欢看到有人在社交媒体上传播假新闻或误导性的健康建议。就在上周，一个大学同学分享了一篇关于什么神奇减肥茶的帖子，还有几十个人在评论区留言，好像那是已经证实的科学一样。这只会让整个网络空间显得更不可信，尤其是当家里的长辈也开始相信这些东西的时候。

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• LR“as if it was proven science” — 'As if it was proven science' is a precise, natural way to convey sarcasm about people treating a miracle-tea post as credible, doing more evaluative work than a plain statement like 'people believed it too easily' that a 7.0 answer would likely use instead. This single ironic touch, deployed without being laboured, is the kind of figurative flexibility the 7.5 lexical descriptor rewards, and it captures the speaker's frustration about misinformation precisely.'As if it was proven science'是一种精准、自然的方式，用来传达对人们把一篇神奇茶饮帖子当真这件事的讽刺，比起'people believed it too easily'这样朴素的说法（7.0分回答很可能会用），它承担了更多评价性的功能。这个单一的、运用得不刻意的讽刺笔触，正是7.5分词汇描述所奖励的那种修辞灵活性，它精准地捕捉到了说话者对虚假信息的挫败感。
• FC“It just makes the whole space feel less trustworthy, especially when older relatives start believing those things too.” — Rather than ending on the specific anecdote about the friend's weight-loss-tea post, the answer widens out into a broader evaluative claim about trust in the whole platform, and adds a second concrete worry about older relatives -- the single but genuine reflective point the 7.5 fluency descriptor asks for beyond description. A 7.0 answer would likely stop right after narrating the anecdote itself, without this generalising final move.这个回答没有停留在关于朋友那篇减肥茶帖子的具体轶事上作结，而是扩展到一个关于整个平台可信度的更宽泛的评价性论断，并加上了第二个具体的担忧——家里的长辈。这正是7.5分流利度描述在单纯描述之外所要求的那种单一但真挚的反思性观点。7.0分的回答很可能在讲完轶事本身之后就停住了，没有这种概括性的收尾动作。

Would you spend more time on social media if you had more free time?

Actually, I don't think I would. Even when I have some extra time, I usually prefer going for a run along My Khe Beach or sketching ideas for fun rather than scrolling through social media. For example, last Sunday I had a free afternoon and ended up reorganizing my design files instead of checking Instagram or TikTok much at all.

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其实我觉得不会。即使我有一些额外的时间，我通常也更愿意沿着美溪海滩跑跑步，或者随便画点东西自娱自乐，而不是刷社交媒体。举个例子，上周日下午我有空闲时间，结果我用来重新整理我的设计文件，几乎都没怎么看Instagram或者抖音。

为什么是这个分数

• GRA“Even when I have some extra time, I usually prefer going for a run along My Khe Beach or sketching ideas for fun rather than scrolling through social media” — A concessive clause (‘Even when...’) is combined with a parallel ‘rather than’ comparison of two gerund phrases (‘going for a run... or sketching... rather than scrolling’), all inside one accurate, well-controlled sentence. A 7.0 answer would likely simplify this into two shorter sentences, and a 6.5 answer would drop the concession altogether. That density of accurate, varied structure in a single sentence is what Band 7.5 grammar targets.一个让步状语从句（'Even when...'）与一个平行的'rather than'比较结构（两个动名词短语'going for a run... or sketching... rather than scrolling'）结合在一起，全都装在一个准确、掌控良好的句子里。7.0分的回答很可能会把它简化成两个较短的句子，而6.5分的回答则会完全省去这个让步结构。这种在单一句子中呈现的准确、多样化结构密度，正是7.5分语法所对应的目标。

Has anyone ever recommended a social media app or website to you?

Yes, one of the designers at my studio talked me into joining a design-sharing site, and it's become something I check almost on autopilot now, mostly for inspiration when I'm stuck.

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是的，工作室的一位设计师说服我加入了一个设计分享网站，现在这已经变成我几乎是下意识就会去看的东西了，主要是在没灵感的时候找找思路。

Is there anything you really don't like about social media?

The way it quietly eats up time is probably my biggest complaint, if I'm honest — I'll open it meaning to check one thing and resurface twenty minutes later having achieved nothing at all.

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说实话，它悄无声息地吃掉时间的这种方式大概是我最大的抱怨——我本来只是打开看一件事，结果二十分钟之后回过神来，什么都没做成。

In the future, do you think you will spend more or less time on social media?

Less, I'd hope, if I'm honest — I've been deliberately cutting back lately, having noticed how much of an evening it can quietly swallow when I'm not paying attention.

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说实话，我希望会更少——最近我一直在刻意减少使用，因为我注意到，一旦不留神，它能悄无声息地吞掉一整个晚上的时间。