A 17-year-old boy, caught sending text messages in class, was recently sent to the vice principal's office at Millwood High School in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

　　在加拿大新斯科舍省哈利法克斯的米尔伍德高中，最近有一位17岁的男生被抓到在课堂上发短信，随后他被送到了副校长的办公室。

　　The vice principal, Steve Gallagher, told the boy he needed to focus on the teacher, not his cellphone. The boy listened politely and nodded, and that's when Mr. Gallagher noticed the student's fingers moving on his lap.

　　副校长加拉格尔告诉这个男孩，要把注意力放在老师身上，而不是他的手机上。男孩礼貌地听着，频频点头，而就在这个时候，加拉格尔发现他放在膝头的手指还在动个不停。

　　He was texting while being reprimanded for texting.

　　他在发短信，在因为发短信而受训的时候。

　　"It was a subconscious act," says Mr. Gallagher, who took the phone away. "Young people today are connected socially from the moment they open their eyes in the morning until they close their eyes at night. It's compulsive."

　　加拉格尔拿走了手机。他说，男孩的动作是下意识的。如今的年轻人，从早晨睁眼直到晚上睡觉，一直都处在社交网络中。都已经上瘾了。