研究顯示，目前英國有四分之三的五歲以下兒童會使用平板電腦、智能手機或計算機。市場調查機構 Childwise 詢問了一千多名英國家長關于他們學齡前子女使用新媒體產品的習慣。

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More than a thousand parents of under-five-year-olds were interviewed by Childwise. They revealed that 75% of their children had access to a connected device and over half of three and four-year-olds had their own tablet or computer.

市場調查機構 Childwise 采訪了一千多名五歲以下兒童的家長。他們發現，在這些人的子女中，75%的孩子有機會使用能上網的設備，且有超過一半的三至四歲的孩子擁有自己的平板電腦或計算機。

Children spend just under three hours a day watching TV in various forms and while the number watching traditional television hasn't changed, they're using their devices to access all kinds of online video services.

孩子們每天通過不同的平臺看電視的時間接近三小時，雖然看傳統電視機的總時長沒有變化，但他們在使用各類設備來獲取在線視頻服務。

While Cbeebies is still their favourite channel, its share of viewing has declined. Voice-recognition gadgets such as Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa are being used by children to play nursery rhymes or ask questions such as "how big is the moon?"

盡管 BBC 旗下的幼兒頻道 “Cbeebies” 仍是孩子們的最愛，但其收視率有所下降。孩子們在使用蘋果 Siri 和亞馬遜 Alexa 等智能語音識別裝置來播放兒歌或詢問這樣的問題：“月亮有多大？”

1. 詞匯表

revealed 揭示了，顯示了
access 使用…的機會
connected device 能上網的設備
tablet 平板電腦
traditional 傳統的
devices 設備
channel 頻道
voice-recognition gadgets 語音識別裝置
nursery rhymes 兒歌

2. 閱讀理解：請在讀完上文后，回答下列問題 。 

1. According to the survey, how many three and four-year-olds owned a tablet or computer?

2. Which media habit has not changed among the under-fives?

3. What type of technology is being used by under-fives to listen to nursery rhymes?

4. True or false? Children are spending about three hours a day watching TV on a traditional TV.

3. 答案

1. According to the survey, how many three and four-year-olds owned a tablet or computer?
The survey found that over half (more than 50%) of three and four-year-olds had their own tablet or computer.

2. Which media habit has not changed among the under-fives?
The number watching traditional television hasn't changed.

3. What type of technology is being used by under-fives to listen to nursery rhymes?
Voice-recognition technology is being used by children to play nursery rhymes. Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa are examples of this type of technology.

4. True or false? Children are spending about three hours a day watching TV on a traditional TV.
False. Children spend just under three hours a day watching TV in various forms – not just on traditional TV.