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Several states in America have made it illegal to text while driving.
美國的一些地區將開車發短信列為違法行為。
They say the dangers related to the behavior are far too great.
他們解釋稱這樣的行為很危險。
Sixteen-year-old Tessa Younger sees walking to school as a chance to do what she likes best: listen to music.
16歲的特莎·揚格每天步行去上學的時候都會聽音樂。
Two other teenagers, Andrew Summers and Nailah Philips, also admit to using wireless devices a lot while on the go.
另外的兩名學生安德魯·薩默斯和娜莉亞·菲利浦也表示路上會經常玩無線設備。
These Virginia students attended a class about the risks of distracted walking.
最近，弗吉尼亞州的學生上了一節關于走路分心的危險的課程。
A group called Safe Kids Worldwide organized the event.
全球兒童安全組織是這項課程的發起者。
Linda Watkins is an injury prevention coordinator for Safe Kids Worldwide.
琳達·沃特金斯是該組織的傷害預防協調員。
She says she understands why young people do not see a problem with walking while texting or listening to music.
她雖然理解青少年們并未覺得在馬路上發短信或聽音樂有什么不妥。
But often, she says, teenagers do not realize how dangerous crossing the street has become.
但是，他們卻沒有意識到過馬路的危害性。
The Safe Kids Worldwide class made students part of the solution.
全球兒童安全組織的這項課程就是預防這一隱患的方案之一。
Angela Mickalide is the director of research for the group.
安吉拉·麥卡莉德是該組織的研究主任。
She says putting facts in front of teenagers increases their understanding of the problem.
她認為將事實擺到青少年的面前，可以讓他們更好地理解這一問題。
That research shows that distracted walking has become a problem worldwide with the growth of mobile phones.
研究表明，隨著手機的不斷普及，走路分心已經成為一個全球性的熱點問題。
For example, in South Africa in the last 10 years alone the percentage of the population who owns a cell phone has grown from 17 percent to 76 percent.
例如，僅過去十年里，南非的手機用戶已從17%飆升至76%。
In fact, South Africans have greater access to cell phones than they do clean running water.
其實，比起清潔的自來水，南非人更容易獲得手機。
Linda Watkins says she is not asking teenagers to stop using their hand held devices all the time while walking, just some of the time.
琳達·沃特金斯表示，她的意思并不是讓青少年以后走路停止使用一切無線設備，只是某些時候需要注意。
She says the golden rule of safety remains the same: look both ways, then again, before crossing the street.
安全的黃金法永遠是：過馬路前注意左右的車道，三思后行。
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
問題23至問題25是基于你剛剛聽到的這篇文章
Question 23. What's the passage talking about?
問題23. 文章主要討論的是什么？
Question 24. What does Angela Mickalide think can help teenagers understand the problem better?
問題24. 安吉拉·麥卡莉德認為什么方法可以讓青少年更好地理解過馬路的危害？
Question 25. What can be learned about South Africans?
問題25. 文中提及關于南非的內容是？
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