have the instant ability to talk 可以即时交流
communicate by text 通过短信息交流
But despite having the instant ability to talk to one another, it seems many of us prefer to communicate by text.不过，尽管我们可以即时交流，但似乎很多人更喜欢通过短信交流。
take up letter writing 开始写信
I don't mean we have taken up letter writing again.我并不是说我们又开始写信了。
has a personal touch 有一种亲昵的感觉
is too slow to satisfy our desire to keep in touch immediately 太慢了，无法满足我们想即时联系的愿望
Although a handwritten letter has a personal touch,sending it by snail mail is too slow to satisfy our desire to keep in touch immediately.虽然手写的信件有一种亲昵的感觉，但通过传统信件来交流太慢了，无法满足我们想即时联系的愿望。
enable us to communicate in any number of quick, cheap but silent ways 让我们用多种快捷廉价但无声的方式进行交流
But what our smartphones now allow us to do is enable us to communicate in any number of quick, cheap but silent ways.但我们现在的智能手机能让我们用多种快捷廉价但无声的方式进行交流。
send a text rather than speak to someone 发短信，而不是和别人说话
A study in the UK a few years ago found 49 per cent of teenagers preferred to send a text rather than speak to someone. 几年前，英国的一项研究发现，49%的青少年更喜欢发短信，而不是和别人说话。
compose what we want to say 编辑我们想说的内容
be more efficient in saying it 更有效率地表达
express ourselves by using emojis 使用表情符号来表达自己的感受
Certainly sending an SMS, text or message via a chat app means we can compose what we want to say and we can be more efficient in saying it - especially if we express ourselves by using emojis. 当然，通过聊天应用发送短信或信息意味着我们可以编辑我们想说的内容，而且我们可以更有效率地表达--尤其是当我们使用表情符号来表达自己的感受的时候。
have a full discussion by text 通过文本进行完整的讨论
It can also be quicker than having to chat with someone, although I feel you can still end up wasting time by having a full discussion by text! 它也可以比与某人交谈聊天更快，尽管我觉得你仍然可以浪费时间通过文本进行完整的讨论!
allows privacy 保护隐私
can't overhear your text 不会无意中听到你的短信内容
in a public place 在公共场合
Text messaging also allows privacy - other people can't overhear your text if you're in a public place such as on a train. 发短信也可以保护隐私--如果你在公共场合，比如火车上，别人就不会无意中听到你的短信内容。
seem antisocial 显得不爱交际
forget the art of pleasantries 忘记幽默的艺术
But texting instead of talking can seem antisocial; we may even forget the art of pleasantries.但发短信而不是聊天可能会显得反社会;我们甚至可能忘记了幽默的艺术。
be misinterpreted 被曲解
miss out on a speaker's intonation 弄错了说话人的语调
A text can be misinterpreted too because you miss out on a speaker's intonation.一篇文章也可能因为你弄错了说话人的语调而被曲解。
speak with melody and intonation to our voice 说话时带着旋律和语调
We always speak with melody and intonation to our voice. 我们说话时总是带着旋律和语调
convey sense 传达感受
take that channel of information out of communication 失去了交流信息的渠道
You take that channel of information out of communication, you lose another way that sense is being conveyed.你失去了交流信息的渠道，你就失去了另一种传达感受的方式。
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