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Why Don’t We Like Answering Calls Anymore?

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Why Don’t We Like Answering Calls Anymore?

在zài现代xiàn dài社会shè huì,越来越yuè lái yuè多duō的de人rén不bù喜欢xǐ huan接jiē电话diàn huà了le。

这zhè是shì为什么wèi shén me呢ne?

首先shǒu xiān,很多hěn duō人rén觉得jué de电话diàn huà来lái的de时候shí hou很hěn突然tū rán,会huì打断dǎ duàn他们tā men正在zhèng zài做zuò的de事情shì qing。

比如bǐ rú,在zài工作gōng zuò、学习xué xí或者huò zhě休息xiū xi的de时候shí hou,电话diàn huà铃声líng shēng响xiǎng起qǐ,会huì让ràng人rén感到gǎn dào不bù舒服shū fu。

其次qí cì,现在xiàn zài有yǒu很多hěn duō其他qí tā的de交流jiāo liú方式fāng shì,比如bǐ rú短信duǎn xìn、微信Wēi xìn、电子邮件diàn zǐ yóu jiàn等děng。

这些zhè xiē方式fāng shì可以kě yǐ让ràng人rén有yǒu更多gèng duō的de时间shí jiān思考sī kǎo怎么zěn me回答huí dá,不bù需要xū yào马上mǎ shàng回复huí fù。

另外lìng wài,有些yǒu xiē人rén接到jiē dào电话diàn huà会huì感到gǎn dào紧张jǐn zhāng,特别tè bié是shì当dāng他们tā men不bù知道zhī dào是shì谁shéi打dǎ来lái的de时候shí hou。

他们tā men担心dān xīn自己zì jǐ说shuō错cuò话huà,或者huò zhě不bù知道zhī dào怎么zěn me回答huí dá对方duì fāng的de问题wèn tí。

还有hái yǒu,现在xiàn zài有yǒu很多hěn duō广告guǎng gào电话diàn huà和hé诈骗zhà piàn电话diàn huà,让ràng人们rén men对duì接jiē电话diàn huà产生chǎn shēng了le反感fǎn gǎn。

他们tā men害怕hài pà接jiē到dào这样zhè yàng的de电话diàn huà,所以suǒ yǐ面对miàn duì陌生mò shēng的de号码hào mǎ,很多hěn duō人rén选择xuǎn zé不bù接jiē。

总的来说zǒng de lái shuō,随着suí zhe科技kē jì的de发展fā zhǎn,人们rén men有yǒu了le更多gèng duō的de交流jiāo liú方式fāng shì。

相比之下xiāng bǐ zhī xià,电话diàn huà这zhè种zhǒng方式fāng shì变得biàn de不bù那么nà me受shòu欢迎huān yíng了le。

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Vocabulary 102 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
现代 xiàn dàimodern times / modern age / modern era
社会 shè huìsociety
越来越 yuè lái yuèmore and more
多 duōmany; much; more; a lot of
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
人 rénperson; people
不 bùno; not so
喜欢 xǐ huanto like; to be fond of
接 jiēto receive / to answer (the phone) / to meet or welcome sb
电话 diàn huàtelephone / phone call
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
这 zhèthis; these
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
为什么 wèi shén mewhy? / for what reason?
呢 ne(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?")
首先 shǒu xiānfirst of all; in the first place
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of
觉得 jué deto think that ...; to feel that ...
来 láito come
时候 shí houtime / length of time / moment / period
很 hěnvery; quite
突然 tū ránsudden; abrupt; unexpected
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
打断 dǎ duànto interrupt / to break off / to break (a bone)
他们 tā menthey; them
正在 zhèng zàito be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
做 zuòto do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc)
事情 shì qingaffair; matter; thing; business
比如 bǐ rúfor example; for instance; such as
工作 gōng zuòto work / (of a machine) to operate
学习 xué xíto learn / to study
或者 huò zhěor
休息 xiū xito rest
铃声 líng shēngring / ringtone / bell stroke / tintinnabulation
响 xiǎngto make a sound / to sound / to ring
起 qǐverb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc)
让 ràngto permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
感到 gǎn dàoto feel; to sense; to perceive
舒服 shū fucomfortable / feeling well
其次 qí cìnext / secondly
现在 xiàn zàinow; at present; currently
有 yǒuto have; there is
其他 qí tāother / (sth or sb) else / the rest
交流 jiāo liúcommunication / interaction / to have social contact (with sb)
方式 fāng shìway; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc)
短信 duǎn xìntext message / SMS
微信 Wēi xìnWeixin or WeChat
电子邮件 diàn zǐ yóu jiànemail
等 děngand so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration)
这些 zhè xiēthese
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
更多 gèng duōmore; greater in amount, degree, or number
时间 shí jiāntime
思考 sī kǎoto reflect on / to ponder over
怎么 zěn mehow? / what? / why?
回答 huí dáto reply; to answer / reply; answer
需要 xū yàoto need; to want; to demand; to require
马上 mǎ shàngat once / right away / immediately
回复 huí fùto recover; to revert; to return to (good health, normal condition etc)
另外 lìng wàiin addition / besides / moreover / furthermore
有些 yǒu xiēsome
接到 jiē dàoto receive
紧张 jǐn zhāngnervous / keyed up / intense / tense / strained
特别 tè biévery; especially; particularly / in particular
当 dāngwhen / during / ought / should / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / just at
知道 zhī dàoto know; to become aware of
谁 shéiwho
打 dǎa semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings
担心 dān xīnto worry / to be anxious
自己 zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
错 cuòwrong / bad / interlocking / complex
话 huàspoken words / speech / talk / words / conversation / what sb said
对方 duì fāngthe other person; the other side; the other party
问题 wèn tíquestion / problem / issue / topic
还有 hái yǒuin addition
广告 guǎng gàoa commercial / advertisement
和 héand; together with
诈骗 zhà piànto defraud / to swindle / to blackmail
人们 rén menpeople
对 duìtowards; at; for / concerning; regarding
产生 chǎn shēngto give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to engender; to generate
反感 fǎn gǎnbad reaction / antipathy
害怕 hài pàto be afraid; to be scared
到 dàoto reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
这样 zhè yàng(before a noun) this kind of; such
所以 suǒ yǐtherefore / as a result / so
面对 miàn duìto face; to confront
陌生 mò shēngstrange; unfamiliar
号码 hào mǎnumber
选择 xuǎn zéto select; to pick
总的来说 zǒng de lái shuōgenerally speaking / in summary / in short
随着 suí zhealong with / in the wake of / following
科技 kē jìscience and technology
发展 fā zhǎndevelopment / growth
相比之下 xiāng bǐ zhī xiàby comparison
种 zhǒngclassifier for types, kinds, sorts
变得 biàn deto become
那么 nà melike that; in that way; to that extent
受 shòusubjected to / (passive marker)
欢迎 huān yíngwelcome