Long queues, delayed flights and overcrowding at airports have become almost as much a topic for conversation in Britain as the traditional complaining about the weather.

在英国，排长队、航班延误和机场过于拥堵几乎已经成为频繁的谈论的话题，就像人们一直以来抱怨天气一样。

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And written dialogue is quite different from spoken conversation: replies may be delayed, phrases may be more stilted, tone of voice is absent.

而且打字聊天与谈话完全不同，回复可能会延迟，言词呆板，没有语音语调。

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Saturday morning's ceremony over the Rhine was briefly delayed because Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was deep in conversation on his mobile phone.

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