你觉得孤独在过去50年增加了吗？

Discussion Questions

1.你觉得孤独在过去50年增加了吗？
Has loneliness increased in the last 50 years? (Are there more lonely people?)
2.科技能帮助解决孤独吗？
Can technology help against loneliness?
3.你有没有感到过孤独？
Have you ever felt lonely?
4.现在人们工作的时间更多吗？这会导致更孤独吗？
Do we work more nowadays? Are we more career-oriented? Does this cause more loneliness?
5.现在的人比50年前更物质主义吗？
Are people more materialistic nowadays than 50 years ago? Do we value things/success more than other people/fellow humans?
6.你觉得我们对成功的重视超过了对人际关系的重视吗？
In which societies is there less loneliness than in ours?
7.在哪些社会中孤独感少一些？
How do people in your environment deal with loneliness?

孤独 (gūdú) - loneliness

增加 (zēngjiā) - increase

导致 (dǎozhì) - to cause

职业导向 (zhíyè dǎoxiàng) - career oriented

物质主义 (wùzhì zhǔyì) - materialistic

价值 (jiàzhí) - value

我们重视 (wǒmen zhòngshì) - we put value

成功 (chénggōng) - success

事物 (shìwù) - things

社会 (shèhuì) - society

我认为孤独在过去50年确实有所增加。

I believe that loneliness has indeed increased in recent decades.

科技在某种程度上可以帮助，但它并不能替代真实的关系。

Technology can help in some ways, but it doesn't replace real relationships.

是的，我有时感到孤独，尤其是在新的环境中。

Yes, I have felt lonely at times, especially in new environments.

如今，许多人似乎更注重职业，这通常导致更少的闲暇时间。

Many people are more career-oriented today, which often leads to less free time.

我感觉物质主义在我们社会中比以前更明显。

I have the impression that materialism is more pronounced in our society than it used to be.