Should Phones Be Banned in Schools?

Morning! Did you get the email from the school?

早！你收到学校的邮件了吗？

About the phone ban? Yes, I read it last night.

关于禁用手机的事？对，我昨晚看了。

Finally! I think it's a brilliant idea.

终于来了！我觉得这个主意太棒了。

Really? Hmm, I'm not so sure about it.

真的吗？嗯，我倒不太确定。

Kids can't concentrate when their phones keep buzzing.

手机一直在震，孩子们根本没法集中注意力。

My son checks his messages in the middle of lessons!

我儿子上课上到一半就看消息！

Okay, I get that. That's a fair point.

好，这我理解。你说得有道理。

And think about bullying. A lot of it happens online.

还有校园霸凌，很多都发生在网上。

If phones stay at home, kids actually talk at break.

如果手机留在家里，孩子们课间真的会聊天。

But what about safety? That really worries me.

可是安全怎么办？这才是我真正担心的。

My daughter takes two buses to get here.

我女儿要坐两趟公交车才能到这儿。

What if the bus breaks down and she can't call me?

万一公交车坏了，她没法给我打电话怎么办？

Well, she could use the phone in the school office.

嗯，她可以用学校办公室的电话啊。

Seriously? There's one phone for a thousand kids!

你认真的吗？一千个孩子就一部电话！

Okay, okay. I didn't think about the bus.

好吧，好吧。我没想到公交车的事。

And kids need to learn how to use technology well.

而且孩子们需要学会好好使用科技。

You can't just take it away and hope for the best.

总不能直接收走，然后就指望一切顺利吧。

Hold on. Nobody's taking technology away.

等一下，没人要把科技拿走。

They still use computers in class, don't they?

他们上课还是会用电脑的，对吧？

Hmm, true. I suppose I'm overreacting a bit.

嗯，也对。我想我是有点反应过度了。

So what if phones go in lockers during lessons?

那上课时把手机放进储物柜怎么样？

Oh! And they get them back after school?

哦！然后放学再拿回去？

Exactly! So your daughter has it on the bus.

没错！这样你女儿在公交车上就有手机了。

Wow, I could definitely live with that!

哇，这样我完全可以接受！

Let's suggest it at the parents' meeting on Thursday.

我们周四家长会上提出来吧。

Deal! And thanks for really listening.

一言为定！谢谢你真的听我说。