They say that the emergence of text messaging is killing off commas, colons and apostrophes.

他们说短信的出现扼杀了逗号、冒号和省略号。

Some would, for instance, forgo meat at meal time, in the hope of making a call or sending an SMS that would enable them to put more food on the table later.

比如说有的人吃饭的时候不吃肉，省下的用来打个电话或发个短信，就有希望在晚些时候给自家餐更多的食品。

Why don't I give you my number and then you can text me with a film that you'd like to see… ?

那我我的电话号码告诉你吧，然后你再给我短信，告诉我你想看的电影？

She is tied to her smartphone, which she even uses to text a friend who lives one floor above her, and which supplies music for walks between classes.

她离不开智能手机，甚至对住在楼上的朋友也要发短信；在从上堂课去下堂课的路上她也要用智能手机听音乐。

Just changing the message count as texting while driving?

只是在开车的时候发短信就可以了?

Why did I just send that text?

那我刚才发什么短信？

A few frantic texts later he sends his wallet address.

给他发了几条疯狂的短信之后，他地址发了过来。

Studies show that our phones—text messages, in particular—can be a major source of distraction.

研究表明，我们的手机——尤其是短信——可能是个主要的干扰源。

Now, people use new techniques like texting and messaging to communicate over the phone.

现在，人们通过电话使用新的沟通技术，比如发短信和发信息。

You've got texts, DMs, and Facebook messages coming in, plus reminders, and your work may want you online for emails or Slack.

你会收到短信、Facebook 信息，还有消息提醒，你的工作可能会要求你上网查看邮件或 Slack。

Well, when I first got a cell phone, I was so slow. I thought I would never text message. But then people kept text messaging me, so I felt obliged to learn how to text message. So now I'm pretty fast. What about you?

啊，我刚用手机时，打字很慢。我想我永远都不会发短信。但是人们不断地给我发短信，弄得我不得不学。因此现在我打字很快了。你呢？

So that was things like status updates, likes, in some cases private messages …

例如，状态更新，点赞，在某些情况下，还有私人短信。

I called you yesterday. Did you get my message?

我昨天打电话给你啦，你收到我的短信了吗？

I thought you had an unlimited SMS plan?

我以为你有无限的短信计划呢？

Stalking also can include sending, harassing or unwanted emails texts or posts.

跟踪行为还括发送骚扰电子邮件、短信或帖子。

Wanda sent the text to the wrong number trying to reach her grandson.

原来是Wanda发错了短信，她本想发给她的孙子。

I remember maybe a couple of months ago he sends me a text, and he said I'm trying to teach my daughter some moves.

我记得大概几个月前，他给我发了个短信，他说想教自己女儿些动作。

No, not at all. I’ll go to the station first, and see if I can get tickets for us on the 6: 30 train. Then, you can join me there. I’ll text you when it’s done.

完全不会。我会先去车站，看看能不能为咱们买上6：30的火车票。然后，你可以与我在车站会合。办完后我会给你发短信。

It took about 10 minutes from start to finish, instructions came out through text messages and a loud speaker, and people who volunteered to participate moved quickly and calmly to some designated safe areas, most of those were underground.

从开始到结束用了十分钟的时间，演练的指令通过短信和扩音器发出，参与演练的志愿者迅速、冷静地来到安排好的安全区域，大部分安全区域都是在地下的。

You can send it to them through Facebook, messenger, email, whichever you prefer.

你可以通过脸书、短信、电子邮件等任何你喜欢的方式发送给他们。