你知道著名的“六人定律”嗎？理論上，只要通過6個(gè)人，你就能聯(lián)系到世界上任何一個(gè)陌生人。事實(shí)真是如此嗎？

Have you ever heard of the famous "Six Degrees of Separation" theory? It suggests that you can connect with any stranger in the world through no more than six mutual acquaintances.

或許等你看完這篇文章后，再登上社交媒體平臺(tái)就會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)：那些需要輾轉(zhuǎn)5層關(guān)系的“神秘人脈”，將在某時(shí)某刻的推薦頁(yè)里直接出現(xiàn)。

After reading this article, you might find that those "mysterious connections" which once required five layers of intermediaries now appear directly on your social media feed.

“六人定律”，即六度分隔理論（Six Degrees of Separation）。

1967年，哈佛心理學(xué)教授斯坦利·米爾格拉姆在實(shí)驗(yàn)中偶然得出這一理論。簡(jiǎn)單地說：“你和任何一個(gè)陌生人之間所間隔的人不會(huì)超六個(gè)，也就是說，最多通過六個(gè)人你就能夠認(rèn)識(shí)任何一個(gè)陌生人。”

The "Six Degrees of Separation" theory was first proposed in 1967 by Harvard psychologist Stanley Milgram. It states that no more than six people separate you from any stranger on Earth.

可不要小看這條理論，幾十年后的今天，它也同樣奏效，并給人際交往帶來了巨大改變，掀起一場(chǎng)社交聯(lián)絡(luò)的“革命”。

Decades later, this theory remains remarkably relevant — but with a modern twist.

故事起因是一名網(wǎng)友發(fā)帖求助，能否借助網(wǎng)絡(luò)的力量聯(lián)系到自己的手術(shù)醫(yī)生。令人意外的是，還真的在評(píng)論區(qū)“捉到”了醫(yī)生本人。

The story began when someone posted a message online, seeking help to contact their surgeon. Surprisingly, the doctor himself responded in the comments.

網(wǎng)友調(diào)侃道，這是“六人定律但不需要六人版”。

Netizens joked that this was the "'Six Degrees of Separation' theory without needing six people".

話題“六人定律要改寫了”也沖上了社交媒體平臺(tái)熱搜榜第一名。

隨后網(wǎng)友們便展開了一場(chǎng)浩浩蕩蕩的“撈人”運(yùn)動(dòng)。

依托于“互聯(lián)網(wǎng)”，大家的請(qǐng)求可謂是五花八門——從喜歡的偶像，到全球富翁，再到斷聯(lián)的朋友……

甚至有人還想“打破次元壁”。

Inspired by this, netizens launched a massive "people-finding" campaign. Requests ranged from connecting with celebrities and billionaires to reuniting with long-lost friends, and even attempts to "break dimensional barriers".

當(dāng)算法與互聯(lián)網(wǎng)絡(luò)逐步取代傳統(tǒng)人際樞紐，六度分隔正被“推薦邏輯”與“興趣標(biāo)簽”壓縮成三度甚至更少次的聯(lián)結(jié)。

As algorithms and internet networks replace traditional social hubs, the six degrees are being compressed into three or fewer connections.

網(wǎng)絡(luò)社交已成為我們生活密不可分的一部分，那么關(guān)于“社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)”的英語(yǔ)你知道多少呢？

▌algorithm/??l.ɡ?.r?.e?m/算法

a set of mathematical instructions or rules that, especially if given to a computer, will help to calculate an answer to a problem.

E.g. Music apps use algorithms to predict the probability that fans of one particular band will like another.

音樂軟件利用算法來預(yù)測(cè)某一特定樂隊(duì)的粉絲喜歡另一支樂隊(duì)的概率。

▌profile/?pr??.fa?l/個(gè)人資料/主頁(yè)

a short description of someone's life, work, character and information about a person's life, work, interests, etc. on a social media website.

E.g. You can post your relationship status on your Facebook profile.

你可以在你Facebook的個(gè)人資料上發(fā)布你的關(guān)系狀態(tài)。

▌newsfeed/?nju?z.fi?d/動(dòng)態(tài)消息

a web page, screen, etc. that updates (= changes) often to show the latest information.

E.g. Your Facebook newsfeed will show you the posts and pages your friends like or find interesting.

你的Facebook動(dòng)態(tài)消息會(huì)顯示你朋友喜歡或覺得有趣的帖子和頁(yè)面。

▌notification/?n??.t?.f??ke?.??n/通知

a message that is automatically sent to you on your mobile phone or computer.

E.g. You do not get a notification when someone unfollows you.

當(dāng)有人取消關(guān)注你時(shí)，你不會(huì)收到通知。

▌hashtag/?h??.t?ɡ/話題標(biāo)簽

a word or phrase that has the hash symbol (#) in front of it to show that it is the topic of a message on social media.

E.g. Over the course of the day, dozens of memories were collected under the hashtag # Remembering_Challenger.

在這一天中，_Challenger 標(biāo)簽下收集到了數(shù)十個(gè)帖子。

▌avatar/??v.?.tɑ?r/頭像

An image that represents you in online games, chat rooms, etc. And you can move around the screen.

E.g. You can talk to other avatars with your words displayed in a cartoon bubble.

你可以通過文字與其他虛擬角色對(duì)話，文字會(huì)以氣泡形式顯示。

今天的“六人定律”，與時(shí)俱進(jìn)，被科技“改造”成了新的模樣。

你有過類似的經(jīng)歷嗎？如果萬物皆可聯(lián)，次元不再是問題，你最想聯(lián)系到誰？快來評(píng)論區(qū)分享一下吧！

編輯：李涵萌

實(shí)習(xí)生：繆妙

來源：外研社Unipus

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