【语斋.翻译】“看手机”用英文怎么说?See?Look?Watch?其实都不是......

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我们身边的低头族越来越多,
上下班的路上,看手机;
吃饭闲聊天时,看手机;
网购抢菜买东西,看手机;
以及现在正在看手机的你
......
那么,问题来了,
“看手机”的“看”,
是see,是look还是watch?
其实都不对!
那到底应该怎么说?
我们先来说说这些“看”



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01
See
See means to notice or become aware of (someone or something) by using your eyes.
“See”的意思是用眼睛注意到或意识到(某人或某物)。
例如:
The moment we saw the house, we knew we wanted to buy it.
我们一看到这房子就知道我们要买。
He crouched down so he couldn’t be seen.
他蹲下来好让别人看不见他。
Can I see your ticket, please?
我能看看你的票吗?
Of note, to see can also mean to understand (e.g., I see what you mean).
注意,see也可以表示理解。
例如:
I see what you mean.
我明白你的意思。
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02
Look
The verb to look means to deliberately apply the ability to see. In other words, it means to make a conscious effort to see something. To look is usually followed by at or for.
动词“look”的意思是有意识地运用“see”的能力。换句话说,它的意思是付出努力或注意力去看某物。一般后边跟at或者for。
例如:
If you look carefully you can see that the painting represents a human figure.
如果仔细看,就会看出画上是一个人形。
"It's time we left," Ian said, looking at his watch.
“我们该走了。”伊恩看了看表说。
The men all turned to look at her as she entered the room.
她走进房间的时候,所有男人都转过来看她。

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03
Watch
Watch means to look at (someone or something) for an amount of time and pay attention to what is happening.
“Watch”的意思是看(某人或某事)一段时间,注意正在发生的事情。
例如:
We sat and watched the sunset.
我们坐下来看日落。
Watch carefully. You may learn something.
仔细看,也许你能学到点东西。
除此之外,watch也有留心,注意某事,照看的意思。
例如:
Watch your head on the shelf.
小心头,别碰到架子。
She watches the kids for us occasionally.
她偶尔会替我们照看孩子。

★“See”更侧重于我们眼睛有没有看东西的能力,可不可以看到东西。
★“Look”则是视线上的注目的“看”。
★“Watch”区别更大些,可以理解为“观看”,需要看一段时间。
但是可以细想一下,
我们说的“看”手机,
真的就只是“看”着么?
当然不是,是浏览、是查看,
所以“看手机”的正确表达可以说:
check the phone :表达下意识的查看手机,看看有没有新消息。
look through the phone:look through 意为查看,翻阅,look through the phone 就是翻看手机。
例如:
Don't check / look through your phone at the dinner table.
别老在吃饭的时候看手机。

“See,Look,Watch”你区分开了吗?
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