英语新词：“比特素养”是什么？

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在这个信息量车载斗量的数字时代，每天都要和电脑打交道的我们成日淹没在比特的汪洋中，不免感到身心俱疲，本文要介绍的“比特素养”（Bit literacy）就是教你如何战胜这一压力，学会在数字时代高效轻松地工作的能力与技巧。
　　Bits - the electronic data that flows in and out of our e-mail inboxes, cell phones, Web browsers, and so on - place a weight on anyone who uses them. Appearing in large numbers as they often do, bits weigh people down, mentally and emotionally, with incessant calls for attention and engagement.
　　比特——这一电子数据充斥了我们的邮箱、手机、网页浏览器……给每个与它打交道的人都带来了压力。比特总是大量地出现，没完没了地占据人们的注意力和精力，直到把人们的精神和情感都弄得疲惫不堪。
　　The global economy is full of overloaded workers who are more weighed down, less productive, and ultimately less happy as human beings because of too many bits, and no solution for dealing with them.
　　全球经济环境下到处都是“超载”的员工们，他们更疲惫、工作效率更低，生活也更不快乐，因为面对的比特太多，却不知如何处理它们。
　　The problem can be solved by learning bit literacy, a new set of skills for managing bits. Those who attain these skills will surmount the obstacles of overload and rise to the top of their professions, even as they enjoy a life with less stress, greater health, and more time for family and friends.
　　这一问题可以通过学习“比特素养”来解决。比特素养是管理比特的一套新技巧。掌握这些技巧的人将能克服超载这一障碍，从而达到事业的顶峰。同时，他们又能享有压力较小的生活，身体更为健康，也会有更多的时间可以陪伴家人和朋友。
       
(编辑：何莹莹）