BBC原文：

Utah has become the first US state to require social media firms get parental consent for children to use their apps and verify users are at least 18. The governor said he signed the two sweeping measures to protect young people in the state. The bills will give parents full access to their children's online accounts, including posts and private messages. The move comes amidst heightened concern over the impact of social media on children's mental health.

犹他州成为美国第一个要求社交媒体公司在儿童使用其软件时获得父母同意并验证用户至少18岁的州。州长表示，他签署了这两项全面措施，以保护该州的年轻人。该法案将允许父母完全访问孩子的在线账户，包括发布的帖子和私人信息。此项政策颁布之际，人们也正在越来越担心社交媒体对儿童心理健康的影响。

1.Utah 犹他州

2.social media firms 社交媒体公司

3.get parental consent for children 获得家长对孩子的同意（consent n.许可，同意）

4.verify users are at least 18 验证用户至少18岁（verify v.核实，证实）

5.give parents full access to their children's online accounts 允许父母完全访问孩子的在线账户（give sb. full access to sth. 允许某人完全访问某事；让某人有完全获取某事的途径）

6.heightened concern over sth. 对某事越来越多的担心

7.the impact of social media on children's mental health 社交媒体对儿童心理健康的影响

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8.impose a social media curfew 实施社交媒体“宵禁”（curfew n.宵禁）

例句：The bills also impose a social media curfew that blocks children's access between 22:30 and 06:30, unless adjusted by their parents.

该法案还规定了社交媒体宵禁，禁止儿童在22:30至06:30之间使用社交媒体，除非父母做出调整。

9.collect a child's data 采集儿童信息

例句：Under the legislation, social media companies will no longer be able to collect a child's data or be targeted for advertising.

在该项立法的要求下，社交媒体公司将不再能够收集儿童的数据或将儿童作为广告的目标。

10.harm the mental health of the youth 危害青少年的心理健康

例句：Governor Spencer Cox, a Republican, wrote on Twitter: "We're no longer willing to let social media companies continue to harm the mental health of our youth."

共和党州长斯宾塞·考克斯在Twitter上写道:“我们不再愿意让社交媒体公司继续危害青少年的心理健康。”