閱讀與回答問題
We use the Internet for many things:business, shopping, writing letters, talking to people,
finding information and so on.In recent years, a new kind of English has grown on the Internet.There's no real word for it yet, so we'll call it e-talk.
People don't like typing too much.To save time, they turn phrases into a few letters(called acronyms).Acronyms are often used in chat rooms(聊天室).Some of them are:
BTE(by the way) BRB(be right back)
LOL(laughing out loud) IMO(in my opinion)
People also use many abbreviations.They are shortened forms of words.Some common abbreviations are:
info(information) puter(computer)
pic(picture) see(second)
We usually don't see people when we communicate(交流)on the Net, so people have new ways to show feelings.Most people use their keyboards to draw“feelings”such as:
�。�-)(happy) �。�-)(joking) �。�-((sad) :-O(surprised)
These days, many forums(論壇)have picture feelings.For example:
(happy)
(sad)
(angry)
(cool)
There are even whole new words, like“newbies”(someone who is new on a chat board or fo-rum).When you write something bad about someone else, it's called“flaming”the person.
It takes time for people to get used to(適應)e-talk.Also, different groups on the Net have their own special ways of communicating.Newbies sometimes have to ask other people what they mean.As the Internet grows, e-talk will continue to grow and change.
1.Why do people type acronyms?
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2.What does“BTW, my puter is not working well.”mean?
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3.How do most people show their feelings when they communicate on the Net?
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4.What does the new word“newbies”stand for?
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5.What is the best title for this passage?
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