External students and internal network is to contact relatives and friends an important platform, but also the main way to meet new friends.

网络是在外留学生和国内亲戚朋友联系的重要平台，同时也是认识新朋友的主要途径。

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Phone voice services were out of order in much of the North-East, but data services allowed some people to contact friends and relatives.

在东北部的很多地区，电话服务已经停止，但是，有少量的数据服务允许人们联络他们的亲友。

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There were also queues for payphones and the Internet as people attempted to contact friends and relatives and find out more information.

很多人也在付费电话亭和互联网前排队，试图联系朋友或者亲戚来了解更多的信息。

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Mobile phone services across London were jammed with all major networks reporting problems as people tried to contact relatives and friends.

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People come to them to keep in contact with friends and relatives, play games, or carry out business.

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Asians, who account for 28% of Bellevue's population, are in close contact with friends and relatives back home, he said.

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