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If has become the modern equivalent of glancing at your watch - the furtive look at a phone screen to check for new messages or have a quick look at Facebook. Researchers have now found why we often feel such a strong urge to glance at our handset. Using your mobile, they say, is contagious. 像以前人们总爱看表一样，现代人动不动就要偷偷拿出手机，看看有没有新短信或是社交网的更新内容。最近研究人员发现，使用手机具有传染性，因此我们总有翻看手机的冲动。 A University of Michigan team say people are twice as likely to pull out their phones to check their text messages or email if they're with someone who has just done the same. It also found that females were more likely to use their mobile than men because it was more 'integrated into the daily lives of women'. 来自密歇根大学的一个科研小组称，当周围有人用手机时，即便你没事也要检查手机短信或邮件的可能性会增加一倍。他们还发现，同男性相比，女性会更频繁地使用手机，因为她们更需要“融入到女性的日常生活圈”。 The team watched students in dining halls and coffee shops around campus , observing pairs of students sitting at tables for as long as 20 minutes and documented their cellphone use at 10-second intervals. 这个小组的研究人员密切观察学生们在食堂、咖啡厅、校园周边等地的活动，他们观察着坐在桌子边成对的学生，以10秒间隔观察他们在20分钟内使用手机的情况。 | 
