Robots capable of social engagement help with loneliness as well as cognitive functioning, but the robot itself doesn't have to engage directly—it can serve as an intermediary for human communication.

能够参与社交的机器人可以帮助缓解孤独感并发挥认知功能，但机器人本身并不需要直接参与，它可以作为人类交流的中介。

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Sociologist Catherine Kohler Riessman reports in her new book Divorce Talk that most of the women she interviewed—but only a few of the men—gave lack of communication as the reason for their divorces.

社会学家凯瑟琳·科勒·里斯曼在她的新书《离婚谈话》中写道，她采访的大多数女性——只有少数男性——认为缺乏沟通是他们离婚的原因。

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It used to be that parents and teachers had set days and times for parent-teacher meetings, but there was little communication outside the meeting.

以前家长会的日期和时间都是家长和老师约定的，但家长会以外的交流很少。

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The money is intended not for weapons, but for medical and communication supplies, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said.

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It is the site of the dryly entitled but fascinating Laboratory for Communication Between Humans and Interactive Media, which is the domain of a genial, enthusiastic professor called Clifford Nass who studies how people and machines get on, particularly when the machines talk to the people.

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This highlights the need for reliable and back-up communication systems, but also for better educated communities that are aware of risks and can take responsibility for their own safety.

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