Since last year, short videos have gotten millions of views (关注) online. Many people create and share short videos on popular video apps. The short videos are 15 seconds to a few minutes long. They show people doing activities like cooking, exercising and singing.
Teenagers especially enjoy these videos. More than 50 percent of the junior high school students said they enjoy watching these short videos. About 47 percent of them have posted their own videos, according to a recent report by the China National Youth Palace Association.
The videos let teenagers see funny and exciting things they wouldn’t usually see. Many teens like to share the fun things they do with others as well. For example, a 12-year-old user named Xiao Qianyu has posted videos showing her learning jazz dance. This has won many fans.
However the videos can also cause trouble. Some students spend too much time watching them and have not enough time to study.
To deal with this problem, there is a short video app added a new function (功能). It locks the app if someone uses it for over two hours a day. What do you think of these popular video apps?
Short videos | |
| How long? | The short videos are 15 seconds to a few |
| Who like them? | |
| Advantage | The videos let teenagers see funny and |
| Disadvantage | Some students spend too much time |
| How to deal with? | A short video app added a new function to |
Do you know mukbang（吃播）? It is a South Korean word and is about the eating shows in front of the camera on the Internet. In the shows, mukbangers eat food and sometimes talk to their viewers.
Mukbang started in South Korea in around 2010 and has spread（传播）all over the world. Why did mukbang first appear in this country? According to Jeff Yang, an Asian-American culture expert, eating on one’s own can be hard in a country like South Korea because it has the culture of eating together. But in fact eating alone is quite common in the country. Watching mukbang can be a way to have someone to eat with. It allows people to connect with others even though they are at home alone.
This is one of the reasons why many people around the world like watching mukbang. However, mukbang has its dark sides. The way mukbangers eat food in some shows isn’t healthy. This can encourage （鼓励） bad habits and bring serious health problems. To attract people’s attention, some mukbangers prepare a lot of food in front of the camera. But they throw away much food secretly during the show or throw up food after the show to make viewers believe they have eaten up everything. These mukbangers waste a lot of food.
Such shows have been criticized（批评）by many people. Food waste is a serious problem around the world, and stopping food waste has special meaning for our country. Thus, our country has done a lot of things to solve the problem and asked short-video platforms, such as TiTok and Kuaishou, to regulate（管理）their eating shows.
1. What is “mukbang”?| A．It is the eating shows on the Internet. |
| B．It is a talk show about delicious food. |
| C．It is about taking photos with cameras. |
| A．Mukbangers help people to have good habits. |
| B．Mukbang has some bad influence. |
| C．Mukbangers always eat up everything. |
| A．Criticize people who have bad habits. |
| B．Stop mukbangers making short videos. |
| C．Regulate their eating shows. |
| A．Just people in South Korea like watching mukbang. |
| B．It is quite common for people in South Korea to eat alone. |
| C．Mukbang helps people to eat with their friends. |
Short videos (短视频) are very popular in China. They are often fun to watch. People like to watch them
Most people kill time by
Everything has two sides. The popularity of short videos can also bring people some problems. Some people spend more time on short-video apps. It means they have
The popularity of short videos brings people closer together on the Internet, and watching short videos is
If you want to know which social app Chinese young people use a lot now, you had better not miss “short videos”. Some users use apps like Tik Tok（抖音）and Kuaishou because they think it is fun to share short videos about their lives, while others have different purposes as well.
A 12-year-old user named Elsa has up to 2. 7 million followers on Tik Tok. The girl has shared videos about her dancing studies since last July. One of the videos won her about one million fans. “I feel really happy to go on sharing happiness with other people by short videos,” said Elsa.
As some videos are about the latest news, a group of users depend on them to get information. To some other users, they have a different purpose. “Because I can’t spend many hours watching a complete（完整的）video and I am a very impatient （没有耐心的）person. I don’t like waiting for a program to end. I prefer to watch short videos of wonderful parts in a concert or a TV series,” said Wang Zhihao.
However, some young Chinese feel bored with some short videos. “Killing time is the main reason for me to watch the short videos, but many are almost the same, so I think it is a waste of time. Moreover, I really don’t like the videos which show strange even dangerous things,” said Wen Nan, another college student.
Recently, something else has happened. Some videos are telling people what products are worth buying. Some users buy the products after watching, but they should think twice. If they don’t think carefully, they may regret soon. Some short videos even sell fake（假）products, but these sellers won’t let you return them to get your money back, or deal with your trouble.
| Short videos in | |
| An introduction to short videos | ★ Short videos, including Tik Tok and Kuaishou, are very ★ Some users share short videos for |
| Reasons for short videos | ★ Elsa feels happy to ★ A group of users like using short videos to get |
5 . Do you know which social app is popular with Chinese young people now? “Short videos” are certainly the most popular. A large number of young people use Tik Tok(抖音) and Kuaishou. They think it is fun to share their lives by short videos, while others have other purposes as well.
A 12-year-old user named Elsa has about 2.7 million fans on Tik Tok. The girl has shared her dancing studies on Tik Tok since last July. One of the videos won her about one million fans. “I feel really glad to share happiness with people by short videos,” said Elsa.
To some other young people, they use short videos to have a quick look at the hot programs. “Because I don’t like to spend many hours watching a whole program, I hate waiting for a program to end, and I prefer to watch short videos of wonderful parts of hot programs,” said Wang Zhihao.
However, some young people feel bored with short videos. “Killing time is the main reason for me to watch short videos, and many short videos are almost the same, so I think they are not so useful or interesting. What’s more, I really don’t like the videos about strange and dangerous things,” said Wen Nan, another college student.
Recently, something else has appeared. Some videos are telling people what commodities are worth buying. Some short videos even sell bad commodities, and it’s hard for customers to get their money back. So we should think twice before we want to buy the commodities by short videos.
1. Why does Elsa share her short videos?| A．To share joy with people. | B．To make friends with people around. |
| C．To depend on them to get information. | D．To watch wonderful parts in programs. |
| A．Short videos of strange and dangerous things. |
| B．Short videos of science programs. |
| C．Short videos of wonderful parts of hot programs. |
| D．Short videos of people’s life in different countries. |
| A．Useful and interesting. | B．Not exciting or moving. |
| C．Not useful or interesting. | D．Exciting and moving. |
| A．products | B．projects | C．planets | D．programs |
| A．The advantages of short videos. | B．Different types of short videos. |
| C．The disadvantages of short videos. | D．Different opinions on short videos. |
