Dear Annie:

亲爱的安妮：

I have a wonderful friend who has become acomplete cell phone addict. Last week I gave her aride to the airport, which I was absolutely happy todo, but it was clearly a favor. All the way there, sheignored me and yakked on her cell phone to hergrown children.

我有一个很好的朋友，现在已经完全成了一个手机控。上周我开车搭她到机场，我绝对很乐意那样做的。我显然是在帮她的忙。但是整整一路，她都把我当空气，在她的手机里和她已经长大的孩子喋喋不休。

I was insulted, but figured if I complained, I would appear jealous of her relationship with herkids, of which she is quite proud. Did I make the right choice? Don't cell phone addicts realizethey make the people they are with feel like a dime waiting on a dollar? What can I do? － CellFree

我被冒犯了，但我不知道是不是心存抱怨，是否会显露出对她和她孩子之间的关系的嫉妒之情——她颇为自豪的就是她和孩子的良好关系。我该怎么做？难道手机控们没有意识到，他们的行为让和他们在一起的人感到备受冷落吗？我该怎么做？ ——“一个无手机的人”

Dear Cell Free:

亲爱的“无手机的人”：

People who are overly attached to their phones do not realize how rude they are, and in thisinstance, your friend may have been showing off a bit. You can tell her that it bothers you to bedeliberately ignored and hope she will shape up. Or, you can simply stop whatever you aredoing and pointedly but politely wait for her to finish her conversation. If that means parkingthe car, do it.

过于注重自己手机的人没有意识到他们的行为是多么地粗鲁。在这种情况下，你的朋友可能是想稍稍炫耀一下。你可以告诉她，你被故意冷落了，你希望她收敛一点。你可以停下手中的活儿，然后严肃但礼貌地等待她打完电话。如果需要停车的话，那就停吧。