We can't remember clearly since when we started to take our mobiles to a dinner table.
我们已经记不清从什么时候开始把手机带到餐桌上了。
This happens a lot, especially when we eat out.
这种情况很常见，尤其是在外出吃饭的时候。
Once a dish comes, instead of lifting our chopsticks, we take out our mobiles and click.
一旦菜上来了，我们不是拿起筷子，而是掏出手机拍照。
Later, we post the photos onto social media platforms, waiting to be “liked”.
随后，我们把照片发到社交媒体平台上，等待别人给我们“点赞”。
Then we check our mobiles from time to time during the meal, to see whether we get “liked” or not.
接着，在吃饭的过程中我们时不时查看手机，看看有没有人给我们“点赞”。
We just cannot leave our mobiles for only a meal.
我们甚至连一顿饭的时间都离不开手机。
Does that sound familiar to you?
这听起来是不是很熟悉？
Do you do that often?
你经常这样做吗？
If not, how do you feel when others do that when having dinner with you?
如果不是，当别人和你一起吃饭时这样做，你会有什么感受呢？
A recent study suggests that what we are used to doing is not so good.
一项最近的研究表明，我们习以为常的这种行为并不好。
Spending time taking photos of food makes the food less pleasant.
花时间给食物拍照会让食物变得不那么美味。
To test this, some researchers did an experiment.
为了验证这一点，一些研究人员做了一个实验。
Some people were asked to take photos before they could enjoy food.
一些人被要求在吃饭前先给食物拍照。
As a result, it showed that the more photos they took, the less delicious the food seemed to them.
结果表明，他们拍的照片越多，食物在他们看来就越不美味。
So, why not stop taking photos and just enjoy the food in front of you?
所以，为什么不停下拍照，直接享受眼前的美食呢？
Besides the scientific result, there are also some other bad influences of taking photos of food before meals.
除了科学研究的结果之外，饭前给食物拍照还有其他一些不好的影响。
After posting the photos onto the Internet, one will not be able to control himself and check his mobile many times.
把照片发到网上之后，人们往往控制不住自己，一次又一次地查看手机。
“Does everyone like my photos? I hope a lot of people like them!”
“大家都喜欢我的照片吗？我希望有很多人点赞！”
It seems that your mobile secretly calls your name all the time, even when you are with real people.
似乎你的手机一直在悄悄呼唤你的名字，即使你正和身边的真人在一起。
So, next time you go out to have dinner with your family or friends, how about not taking photos of food?
所以，下次你和家人或朋友外出吃饭时，何不试着不拍食物的照片呢？
Let the food be delicious as it is and share your life with people around you.
让食物保持它本来的美味，把你的生活分享给身边的人。
Trust me, it will be a wonderful time.
相信我，那将会是一段美好的时光。
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We can't remember clearly since when we started to take our mobiles to a dinner table. This happens a lot, especially when we cat out. Once a dish comes,instead of lifting our chopsticks, we take out our mobiles and click.
Later, we post the photos onto social media platforms, waiting to be “liked”, Then we check our mobiles from time to time during the meal, to see whether we get “liked" or not. We just cannot leave our mobiles for only a meal.
Does that sound familiar to you? Do you do that often? If not, how do you feel when others do that when having dinner with you?
A recent study suggests that what we are used to doing is not so good. Spending time taking photos of food makes the food less pleasant. To test this, some researchers did an experiment. Some people were asked to take photos before they could enjoy food. As a result, it showed that the more photos they took, the less delicious the food seemed to them.So, why not stop taking photos and just enjoy the food in front of you?
Besides the scientific result, there are also some other bad influences of taking photos of food before meals. After posting the photos onto the Internet, one will not be able to control himself and check his mobile many times.“Does everyone like my photos? I hope a lot of people like them!”
It seems that your mobile secretly calls your name all the time, even when you are with real people.
So, next time you go out to have dinner with your family or friends, how about not taking photos of food? Let the food be delicious as it is and share your life with people around you.Trust me, it will be a wonderful time.