好劇養肥還是同步刷? | Binge-watching or not?

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The fact that Game of Thrones is hugely popular should come as a shock to no one since the release of the seventh season of this fantasy drama television series on July 16, 2017.

自今年7月16日開播以來，《權力的遊戲》第七季迅速席捲全球。這部奇幻劇圈粉無數，其回歸掀起的大熱自然毫不意外。

But ways of watching the show may vary from person to person. Some choose to space each episode out over the course of the ensuing weeks; while others prefer to be much more patient and wait till the end of this season so that they could enjoy binge-watching — the purest way to watch a great series.

同樣都是追劇，但追的方式卻各有不同。有些人選擇把劇集分散在接下來的幾周裡慢慢看，而另一些耐心強大的小夥伴則喜歡等到本季完結，再一口氣刷完，用最純粹的方式向好劇致敬。

Binge-watching, also called marathon-viewing, is the practice of watching television, usually a single series, for several straight hours. As an observed cultural phenomenon, binge-watching has become popular with the rise of online media services.

刷劇，又叫「馬拉松式觀劇」，就是連續幾個小時看完一部劇。刷劇隨著視頻網站等網絡媒體的興起而變得越發普遍，成為一種不容小覷的文化現象。

More than half of British adults watch more than one episode of the same show back-to-back at least once a month, new research suggests.

近期研究表明，英國超過半數的成年人會在一個月之內連續收看同一檔節目，而且不止一集。

However, binge-watching has long been a topic under debate. Many will relish getting lost for hours on end in these shows. But others might feel guilty about the thrilling, draining marathon of being glued to their laptops or TV screens.

然而，刷劇這事兒一直爭議不斷。有不少人享受這種迷失在虛擬世界中的感受，但也有人卻適應不能。這些人抱著電腦屏幕或是在電視機前目不轉睛，一部劇看下來，精疲力竭，緊張刺激的情節猶在腦際…… 而狂歡結束後他們卻就充滿負罪感。

Get it over quickly 

速戰速決，欣賞好劇

One of the big advantages of binge-watching TV shows is that you get it over and done with quickly. Without worrying about missing any episode because of work or chores, you can simply put a Sunday in reserve for 10 episodes.

刷劇的最大好處之一就是速戰速決。你可以留一個周日，一口氣看上10集，完全不用擔心因為工作或是家中瑣事打亂追劇的步伐。

Also, when you watch a show in real time it takes weeks to see if it is something that you are going to love. If you find out that it's not really your thing, it's more annoying because you've spent so much time figuring it out. Being able to make this decision quickly saves you time in the long run and helps you find quality shows to watch.

而且，如果是隨播隨看，那需要好幾周才能決定這部劇是不是你的菜。萬一你真不好這口，還搭進去這麼多時間，豈不是得不償失？集中時間刷劇不僅能幫你避開雷區，省時省力，還能探測到高質量好劇，穩，準，狠。

Psychological escape from stresses 

逃離現實，減輕壓力

Perhaps one of the greatest benefits binge-watching can offer is psychological escape from daily stresses. Any activity that relieves stress is positive and has many positive long and short-term benefits, according to the American Psychology Association, and watching episodic shows let you escape and get immersed in a story. Psychologists say this isn't much different than getting lost in a novel for hours, which is considered a good thing in our society.

刷劇的最大好處就是減壓。美國心理學會指出，任何能夠減壓的活動都能產生短期和長期的積極效果。觀劇可以讓你放空頭腦，浸入故事裡的世界。心理學家認為刷劇跟沉下心讀小說沒什麼兩樣，而後者是被社會認可的。

Bad for physical and mental health 

沉迷刷劇，傷身傷神

Excessive TV watching has long been associated with health problems. Scientific studies have shown that prolonged television viewing increases the risk of obesity and related diseases such as diabetes.

長久以來，電視上癮一直與健康問題難逃干係。科學研究證明長時間觀看電視會增加肥胖的風險，患糖尿病等相關疾病的機率也會提升。

It's also been linked to mental health problems like depression. And according to a survey on Guardian, binge-watching is tied to feelings of loneliness and depression. They also found that those who binge-watch lacked the self-regulation to stop, suggesting that binge-watching may be an addictive behavior.

刷劇與抑鬱症等心理疾病也有一定關聯。《衛報》的一項調查顯示刷劇伴隨著孤獨與沮喪感。研究者還發現經常刷劇的人缺乏自我調節能力，一看起劇來就停不下來。這表明刷劇可能是一種成癮行為。

Student problems

學生黨：主要受害者

TV binge-watching is a pandemic that has afflicted many of the nation's college students, with so many video sites readily at their disposal. They disappear into their dorm rooms for a few days at a time and then appear in the classroom exhausted.

熬夜刷劇在大學生中泛濫成災，眾多視頻網站為人們帶去歡樂的同時也使學生黨飽受折磨。心水的劇回歸了，生活又有希望了！於是在寢室一窩就是幾天，回到課堂已是身心俱疲，生無可戀。

Anti-social effect

刷劇是一個人的狂歡

Binge-watching is an inherently anti-social activity. While you CAN do it with someone else, that involves coordinating schedules and adjusting the time and place to enjoy the show. So binge-watchers normally just lock their door, cave and watch episodes without the other person, eating takeaway food and staring at a screen without interruption.

刷劇本身是一種反社交行為。雖然你可以硬拉個人一塊兒看劇，但這就意味著你要協調日程，安排看劇的時間和地點。所以喜歡刷劇的小夥伴一般就把門一鎖，蜷在椅子上，一個人大看特看。餓了就點外賣，堅決不為肚子的需求離開座位。

So it has been warned that binge-watching erodes the "social value" of television as there are fewer opportunities to anticipate future episodes and discuss them with friends.

於是有警告稱，電視的「社交價值」都被這幫刷劇黨腐蝕了。如今，能與朋友一起歡樂討論，預測劇情發展的機會已經越來越少了。

Are you a binge-watcher? What is your favorite TV series? 你刷劇嗎？你最喜歡哪部電視劇？

Source: China Daily APP

Editors: Shen Yiming, Liu Wanyi (intern)

Translator: Guo Shuang (intern)