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. Some of them are.
BTW （by the way） BRB (be right back)
LOL (laughing out loud) IMO (in
my opinion)
People also use many
abbreviations (缩写), They are shortened forms of words. Some common abbreviations are:
Info (information) purer
(computer)
Pie
(picture) sec (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 keywords to draw “feeling”. such as:
:-)( happy)
:-p(joking) :-( (sad) :-0(surprised)
These days, many forums (论坛) have picture feelings.
For example，
There are even whole new words,
like” newbie’s”(someone who is new on a chat board or forum).
It takes time for people to get
used to (适应)
e-talk. Also, different groups on the Net have their own special ways of
communicating. Newbie’s have to ask other people what
they mean. As the Internets grows, e-talk will continue to grow and change.
1. What does the underline “acronyms” mean?
A.网友
B.聊天室 C.首字母缩写词
2. Why do people type acronyms?
A. to show their feelings.
B. Because people can type them
quickly.
C. In this way newbie’s won’t understand them.
3. What does”
BTW, my purer is not working well.:-(“mean?
A. The person is angry at
somebody.
B. The person is happy about
getting a new computer.
C. The person is sad that his
computer is having problems.
4. E-talk wills probably
.
A. keep changing.
B. be easy by people on the
telephone
C. be used by people on the
telephone
5.What’s
the best title for this passage?
A. E-talk language
B. Picture Feelings
C. How to Use Abbreviations