Spoken language's elaborate rhythms and inflections convey more meaning per word than the printed word.

口语有着精准的节奏和曲折变化，比书面语能传递更多的信息。

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There is no doubt that the Internet is far more convenient and efficient than the written word or other conventional means of conveying meaning.

毫无疑问因特网比书面文字更方便、快捷。

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The word dumb since Old english-for more than 1000 years-was restricted to the meaning of "unable to talk."

dumb这个词从古英语开始——沿用了1000多年——都只是“不能说话”的意思。

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Integration is often dismissed as a buzz word, meaning little more than the co-ordination of bus, tube and train time-tables.

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The point being contested (in a debate that has gone on in various forms for centuries) is whether accuracy of meaning is more important or less important than the exactness of a word.

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