電子郵件極大的方便了人們的溝通。對(duì)于電子郵件，是按照輕重緩急及時(shí)回復(fù)，因?yàn)檫^(guò)了某個(gè)時(shí)間點(diǎn)你可能就再也不會(huì)去看了。
    Jeff: What did we do before email was invented?
    杰夫：在電子郵件發(fā)明以前我們做什么？
    Joan: I don't really know. I am too young to remember times before email.
    瓊：我真的不知道。我太小了，記不起電子郵件以前的事情。
    Jeff: I suppose we made more phone calls and sent more faxes.
    杰夫：我猜想我們多打電話、多發(fā)傳真。
    Joan: And we wrote letters and traveled to see people in person.
    瓊：而且我們寫信，親自去會(huì)見別人。
    Jeff: Right! Email is such an effective way to communicate. I can't imagine life without it.
    杰夫：沒錯(cuò)！電子郵件是一種很有效的通信方式。我無(wú)法想象沒有它的生活。
    Joan: It can be a powerful tool, but many people just don't have the skills to use it well.
    瓊：它可以是一種強(qiáng)大的工具，不過(guò)很多人就是缺乏技巧，不會(huì)好好使用它。
    Jeff: I always try to reply to email within 24 hours, but sometimes I forget.
    杰夫：我總是嘗試在24小時(shí)內(nèi)回復(fù)電子郵件，不過(guò)有時(shí)候我忘了。
    Joan: That's OK. As long as you reply eventually, it is OK!
    瓊：沒事。只要你最后回復(fù)就行！