李华告诉Larry 说，经常有学生上课时间用手机。李华今天要学两个常用语，
texting 和txt tlk.

    LL： So ， Li Hua ， your students won't stop using their cell phones
in class？ That is so rude！ It is really impolite to be texting when
your professor is giving a lecture. LH：你说的texting 想必就是text messaging
发短信的意思吧？

    LL： Yes， Li Hua ， texting is short for text messaging. And have
to say I think it is rude for students to text in class. LH ：我也觉得
在课堂上发短信是对老师的不尊重，所以我今天宣布，上课时间手机一律要关机。

    LL： That's a good class policy ， Li Hua. I hope your students show
you some respect and stop texting in class. LH：我也希望他们上课不要再
发短信了。可是我那些学生好像随时随地都在发短信。

    LL： Yeah ， a lot of young people do. I read a news report the other
day that several states in the U.S. are thinking of banning teens from
texting while driving a car. LH ：什么？有些高中生开车的时候都在发短信？

    太危险了！

    LL： I know. I can't believe it myself. I can't imagine holding on
to the steering wheel with one hand and texting with the other. LH：一
手握着方向盘，一手发短信，还要注意周围的路况。这简直不可能。

    LL： I agree. Texting while driving is a bad idea. Actually ， Li
Hua ， I don't text very often， do you ？

    LH：我有时会跟中国的朋友发短信联络，因为他们觉得这样可以练习英语。

    LL： Texting to practice English is a great idea！ But as for me，
I'd rather call my friends and talk to them than text them. LH：我觉得
这跟年纪有关。我妈就从来不发短信，我虽然有时发，但跟我的学生比，可差远
了。

    LL： That's true. Say ， how have your students reacted to your new
"No Texting" policy ？

    LH：他们有点不高兴，但也知道上课发短信是不对的。

    LL： So ， Li Hua ， what will you do if you catch someone texting
in class now？

    LH：这简单。被抓住上课发短信的，手机一律没收，下课来取。

    LL： Whoa ！ I bet no one will be texting in your class again ， Li
Hua.

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    LL： So ， Li Hua ， since you text to your friends in China， have
you learned about text talk ？

    LH：我也是刚知道text talk 是怎么回事的。简而言之，text talk 是一种
特殊的短信语言，为了提高打字速度，对一些词进行简化。

    LL： Right！ Text talk is a language， and it has its own set of rules.
LH：我的学生都是这方面的专家，我从他们那儿学到了不少text talk 的规则。

    LL： Really ， Li Hua ？ Maybe you can teach me about text talk. As
you know， I don't text very often. LH：首先，打字的时候尽可能把元音字
母省略掉。

    LL： Like Text Talk is shortened to TXT TLK. LH ：没错。把 Text ，
t-e-x-t 中间的e 省掉，变成t-x-t ；再把 talk ， t-a-l-k中间的a 省掉，变
成t-l-k.

    LL： But even with the missing letters， you can still understand
text talk ， because your brain fills them in. LH ：对啊，看习惯了就好
了。我最喜欢的是用数字替代字母。

    LL： Can you give me an example ， Li Hua ？

    LH：比如说，打see you later 一会儿见的时候，later ， l-a-t-e-r，就
可以打成L-8-R ，发音非常相近。

    LL： L-8-R for "later" is very clever. I bet the "See You" part is
also shortened in text talk. LH ：没错。一般发短信的时候，see you 可以
简写为字母c 加上字母u ，发音完全一样，也是C-U.

    LL： Mm ， see you later， C-U L-8-R. Text talk is so funny ， Li
Hua ！ It makes me want to laugh out loud. LH ：你提醒我了，在text talk
里面，如果要写laugh out loud，可以用三个首写字母L-O-L 来表达。

    LL： So ， if I text L-O-L， my friend will know that I find something
so funny it makes me want to laugh out loud ？

    LH：没错。L-O-L 在短信里，就代表laugh out loud，意思是看到了非常好
笑的事情。哎呀，说得高兴忘了时间，I've got to go. C-U L-8-R ！ See you
later ， Larry！

    今天李华学到了两个常用语。一个是texting ，指发短信。另一个是txt tlk
，是短信语言中使用缩略语。