Today, an increasing number of people are always looking at their mobile phones with their heads down.
如今，越来越多的人总是低着头盯着自己的手机。
These people are called the “Heads-down Tribe(低头族)”.
这类人被称为“低头族”。
Are you a heads-down tribe member?
你是一名低头族成员吗？
Heads-down tribe members now can be seen everywhere.
如今低头族的身影随处可见。
More and more traffic accident are happening because drivers use mobile phones when they are driving.
越来越多的交通事故正在发生，原因是司机在驾驶过程中使用手机。
In order to make drivers pay more attention to driving, some new traffic rules have been made.
为了让司机更加专注于驾驶，相关部门制定了一些新的交通规则。
For example, heads-down tribe members who use mobile phones while driving will be fined ¥200.
举例来说，开车时使用手机的低头族会被处以200元的罚款。
As we can see above, using mobile phones may cause accidents and even cost money.
正如我们上文所见，使用手机可能引发事故，甚至还会造成经济损失。
Besides, more and more interesting things happen to the “Heads-down Tribe”.
除此之外，越来越多和“低头族”相关的趣事也在不断发生。
According to a piece of interesting TV news, a man in America kept using his mobile phone on his way home.
根据一则有趣的电视新闻报道，美国有一名男子在回家的路上一直低头玩手机。
Suddenly, he bumped(撞上) into a big lost bear.
突然之间，他一头撞上了一只迷路的大熊。
When he lifted his eyes from the phone, he was so scared that he ran away as quickly as possible.
当他把视线从手机上抬起来时，他吓得立刻以最快的速度跑开了。
Another fact is that we can often see people in the restaurant eating face to face but looking at their own mobile phones.
另一个常见的现象是，我们经常能看到餐厅里的人们明明面对面坐着吃饭，却各自盯着自己的手机。
It’s strange that they don’t talk to the ones who sit opposite to them during the meal.
很奇怪的是，他们在用餐全程都不会和坐在对面的人交谈。
Some of them even have fun communicating with others on the phone all the time.
他们当中有些人甚至全程都在手机上和别人聊天，以此获得乐趣。
Mobile phones are helpful and necessary tools for modern life.
手机是现代生活中实用且必不可少的工具。
Are mobile phones good or bad?
手机到底是好是坏呢？
It depends on how people use them.
这完全取决于人们使用它的方式。
Let’s be “healthy” users and try not to be the “ Heads-up Tribe”.
让我们都成为“健康”的手机使用者，尽量不要成为“抬头族”（此处原文笔误，结合上下文应为低头族）。
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