'Suppertainment' is the phrase being coined for the current major trend that reflects the number of people who eat in front of the computer, TV or games console.

“娱乐进餐时”就是为了反映目前在电脑、电视或游戏机前进餐的人群数量增多的这一主潮流而造出的新词。

Single men are the majority leading this trend, with 60 percent of them spending meal times pluggedinto something.

单身男性是领导这一潮流的主力军，60%的单身男性都是在电脑或电视前吃饭。

However, 40 percent of mothers and 30 percent of students also eat meals whilst being on the PC or laptop several times a week.

此外，40%的妈妈们和30%的学生每周也有数次在台式或笔记本电脑前吃饭。

Boyd Hilton, TV and reviews editor of Heat Magazine says: 'Setting yourself up in front of the TV to "Suppertain" comes naturally, especially when you've been on the goall day.

《Heat》杂志的电视剧和评论编辑波伊得 希尔顿说：“坐在电视机前，‘娱乐进餐时’很自然地就开始了，特别是在你已经忙了一整天后。”

'If I'm on my own I always tend to make a quick and easy meal and settle down to watch something entertaining or I'll get on the laptop and catch up with comedies like the new season of Curb Your Enthusiasmon More 4 or Outnumberedon BBC1.

“如果只有我一个人的话，我一般会快速简单地做顿饭，然后坐下来看一些有趣的节目，或是打开笔记本电脑，看一些喜剧，如More 4频道新一季的《抑制热情》，或BBC1频道的《子女闹翻天》。

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