2024年6月3日发(作者：)

WAYS OF COMMUNICATION

There are many ways to communicate today compared to fifty or sixty years ago. Not that I’ve

lived long enough to have experienced what we had back then, but I’ve read about the

challenges of those days to communicate compared to today’s communication connecting

more people in the shortest amount of time possible. This can be good and bad.

I enjoy writing as a way to communicate, it enables me to take time to sit down and put on

paper my thoughts and intentions, it’s tangible. It’s something you can read over and over

again, it can be treasured.

The phone is another way of communication I utilize but not as frequently; I use it mainly

for business purposes or for personal calls that need immediate attention.

E-mail is yet another way to communicate which I also utilize for business and to send a

written message I need to deliver right away. I don’t waste much time on chain letters. I like

to receive personal messages instead of forwarded messages even though some of them are

beautiful.

Visits and get-togethers are the ones I enjoy the most, all your senses get involved on this

one and you can feel the warmth of those who interact in a given place. I wish I could visit

more frequently but time and distance sometimes prevents it. I need to make a big effort to

create time to make it happen on a regular basis.

The way we communicate and with whom has a lot to do with the level of comfort we feel with

each other. Some people attract more sincere conversations than others just because they are

not uptight and judgmental about every little thing you say. Others keep you at bay because

they are shut down inside from the rest of the world. Others seem to be opened but try to

analyze you or get to know you but it’s only to attack you, to find faults and flaws. While you are

talking to them they are trying to figure out “your intentions” according to their own

perceptions disregarding yours. Those, I’m afraid to say, don’t get much communication with

others either, especially from me.

VOCABULARY

1. tangible/ˈtæn.dʒə.bl ̩/ adjective可触摸的, 可触知的, 有形的tangible evidence; tangible

benefits

2. treasure /ˈtreʒ.ə r / /-ɚ/ verb [ T ] 重视; 珍惜; 珍视; 珍爱; 珍重; 珍藏;视为珍宝似得

treasure memories of; most treasured possessions

3.

4.

utilize, UK usuallyutilise/ˈjuː.tɪ.laɪz/ /-t ̬əl.aɪz/ verb [ T ] formal利用, 使用

forward /ˈfɔː.wəd/ /ˈfɔːr.wɚd/

verb

[ T ] 发送; 转寄forward a mail to

SENTENCES

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I enjoy – as a way to communicate

The – is another way of communication I utilize

–is yet another way to communicate which I utilize for

– is/are the one(s) I enjoy the most

HOW INSTANT MESSAGING WORKS

The Internet has revolutionized the way we communicate. E-mail has been the most rapidly adopted

form of communication ever known. Less than two decades ago, not many people had heard of it.

Now, many of us e-mail instead of writing letters or even calling people on the phone. People around

the world send out billions of e-mail messages every day.

But sometimes even e-mail isn't fast enough. You might not know if a person you want to e-mail is

online at that moment. Also, if you're e-mailing back and forth with someone, you usually have to

click through a few steps. This is why instant messaging (IM) has become so popular.

With IM, you can keep a list of people you interact with. You can IM with anyone on your buddy list

or contact list as long as that person is online. You type messages to each other into a small window

that shows up on both of your screens.

Most IM programs provide these features:

Instant messages - Send notes back and forth with a friend who is online

Chat - Create a chat room with friends or co-workers

Web links - Share links to your favorite Web sites

Video - Send and view videos, and chat face to face with friends

Images - Look at an image stored on your friend's computer

Sounds - Play sounds for your friends

Files - Share files by sending them directly to your friends

Talk - Use the Internet instead of a phone to actually talk with friends

Streaming content - Real-time or near-real-time stock quotes and news