Enjoy simple life without social networks

2015年,电子产品靠边,我们要简单生活

2015 set to be the year people forsake gadgets and social networks for the simple life

Having the latest gadget or app has been a status symbol for years, but all that could be about to change.

多年来,拥有最潮电子产品或APP已经成为人们身份的标志,但这一切也许都将改变.

Experts predict 2015 will be the year when people forsake gadgets, social networks and other technology in favor of the simple life.

专家预测,到2015年,人们将丢掉电子产品、社交网络和其他的科技产品,拥抱简单生活.

Recent figures have already revealed that certain social networks are losing favor, and now a digital trends report believes we are entering the era of the 'neo-Luddite'.

近来,有数据显示一些社交网络正渐失民心.一项有关电子趋势的报告显示,我们正走向"新勒德主义者"（neo-Luddite）时代.

The prediction was made by London-based communications agency Hotwire in its sixth annual Digital Trends Report.

伦敦通信机构Hotwire在其第六个年度电子趋势报告中做出了这样的预测.

'While there are many early adopters out there scrambling around to get their hands on the latest smartwatch or iPhone, there are a group of much cooler kids working out ways to kill tech altogether,' explained the report.

报告显示："尽管还是有很多人你争我抢,只为得到最新的iPhone或智能手表,还是有一群头脑冷静的孩子想出办法去扼杀科技."

'Welcome to the era of the neo-Luddite. They're here to make sure you switch off.'

'欢迎来到新勒德主义者时代.要保证你关掉了所有的电子设备.'

Neo-Luddite is a slang term used to describe someone who believes that using science and technology has moral and social implications.

新勒德主义者是一个俚语,用来描述那些相信使用科技有负面道德和社会影响的人.

It is used to describe those who are considered to be anti-technology, or those who dislike or have a difficult time understanding and using modern science and technology.