Reading articles or talking to friends online can also use up much of your time.

在网上阅读文章或者和朋友聊天也会占用你很多时间。

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He seems to have difficulty making friends, and he only has a few friends online.

他似乎很难交到朋友，而且他在网上只有少数的几个朋友。

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For example, when we receive a smiling face from our friends online, we try to exchange our feelings by sending the same picture.

比如，当我们在线上收到朋友发来的笑脸时，我们会尝试着通过发同样的图片来交流感情。

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Kevin Sampson said "If they are finding comfort with friends online rather than meeting people, that's pretty sad."

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I think, well, most of my friends online who I interact with online are people who I know through real life, I guess.

我想，我在网上联系的大多数人都是我在现实生活了解的人，

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But not everyone is excited about having an online community of friends.

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Sharing content with friends online is even more valuable as verbal word of mouth.

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The game allows players to hunt down terrorists and complete missions with squads of friends online.

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It aims to become the place where you collaborate, communicate, and play with your friends online.

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