If you've been joining in chat room conversation, or trading e-mail with Web pals, you have become one of the millions who write in a special short form of English．

　　And you've got a sense of humor about short forms like SOHF(＝sense of humor failure)to describe Internet new-comers who understand you．Across the globe, every night teenagers and their elders are“talking”online many of them all talking at the same time．

　　It's fast：try talking to six people at once．It's brief：three or four words per exchange．It takes wit(智慧), and quick fingers．

　　Want to enter a conversation?Just type PMFJI(＝pardon me for jumping in)．

　　Interested in whom you're talking to?A/S/L, the nearly universal request to know your pal's age, sex and location．You may get 15/M/NY as a response form your pal．

　　If something makes you laugh, say you're OTF(＝on the floor), or LOL(＝laughing out loud), or combine the two into ROTEL(＝rolling on the floor laughing)．

　　And when it's time to get back to work or go to bed, you type GTG(＝got to go)or TTYL(＝talk to you later)．People want to write as fast as possible, and they want to get their ideas across as quickly as they can．Capital letters are left in the dust, except when expressing strong feelings, as it takes more time to hold down the“shift”key and use capitals．Punctuation(标点)is going, too．

阅读理解

　　If you've been joining in chat room conversations, or trading e－mail with net pals(网友), you have become one of the millions who write in a special, short form of English．

　　Throughout the world, every night children and their elders are “talking” online－many of them are talking at the same time．

　　It's fast：trying talking to six people once．It's convenient：three or four words per exchange．It takes cleverness, concentration and quick fingers．

　　And it requires very simple language．There's neither time nor space for explanations．Why waste valuable time telling six friends you have to leave for a moment to take care of your little brother when BRB(＝be right back)will do?

　　Want to enter a conversation?Just type PMFJI(＝pardon me for jumping in)．

　　Interested in whom you're talking to?Type A/S/L, the common request to know your pal's age, sex and location．You may get 15/M/NY as a reply from your pal．

　　If something makes you laugh, say you're OTF(＝on the floor), or LOL(＝laughing out loud), or join the two into ROTFL(＝rolling on the floor laughing)．

　　And when it's time to get back to work or go to bed, you type GTG(＝got to go)or TTYL(＝talk to you later)．

　　People want to write as fast as possible, and they want to get their ideas across as quickly as they can．Capital letters are left in the dust, except when expressing feeling, as it takes more time to hold down the “shift” key and use capitals．Punctuation(标点)is going too．

阅读理解

　　If you have been joining in chat room conversations, or trading email with web pals(网友),you have become one of the millions who write in a peculiarly short form of English．And you’ve got a sense of humor about short forms like SOHF(＝sense of humor failure) to describe Internet newcomers who don’t understand you．

　　Across the globe, every night teenagers and their elders are talking online, many of them all talking at the same time．It’s fast：try talking to six people at once．It’s brief：three or four words per exchange．It takes wit, concentration, and quick fingers．And it requires tremendous linguistic economy．There’s neither time nor space for explanations．Why consume precious key-strokes telling six friends you have to leave for a moment to take care of your little brother when BRB(＝be right back) will do?

　　Want to enter a conversation?Just type PMFJI(＝pardon me for jumping in)．Interested in whom you are talking to?Type A/S/L, the nearly universal request to know your pal’s age, sex and location．You may get 15/M/NY as a response from your pal．If something makes you laugh, say you are OTF(＝on the floor),or LOL(＝laughing out loud),or combing the two into ROTFL(＝rolling on the floor laughing)．And when it is time to get back to work or go to bed, you type GTG(＝got to go) or TTYL(＝talk to you later)．

　　People want to write as fast as possible, and they want to get their ideas across as quickly as they can．Capital letters are left in the dust, except when expressing emotion, as it takes, more time to hold down the “shift” key and capitals．Punctuation(标点) is going, too．

阅读理解

　　If you have been joining in chat room conversations, or trading email with web pals(网友), you have become one of the millions who write in a peculiarly short form of English．

　　And you’ve got a sense of humor about short forms like SOHF(＝sense of humor failure)to describe Internet newcomers who don’t understand you．

　　Across the globe, every night teenagers and their elders are “talking online”, many of them all talking at the same time．

　　It’s fast：try talking to six people at once．It’s brief：three or four words per exchange．It takes wit, concentration, and quick fingers．

　　And it requires tremendous linguistic economy(语言省略)．There’s neither time nor space for explanations．Why consume precious key-strokes(键盘敲击)telling six friends you have to leave for a moment to take care of your little brother when BRB(＝be right back)will do?

　　Want to enter a conversation? Just type PMFJI(＝pardon me for jumping in)．

　　Interested in whom you are talking to? Type A/S/L, the nearly universal request to know your pal’s age, sex and location．You may get 15/M/NY as a response from your pal．

　　If something makes you laugh, say you are OTF(＝on the floor), or LOL(＝laughing out loud), or combing the two into ROTFL(＝rolling on the floor laughing)．

　　And when it is time to get back to work or go to bed, you type GTG(＝got to go)or TTYL(＝talk to you later)．

　　People want to write as fast as possible, and they want to get their ideas across as quickly as they can．Capital letters are left in the dust, except when expressing emotion, as it takes, more time to hold down the “shift” key and capitals．Punctuation(标点)is going, too．