Has gotten me to the point, Im like a snail Ive got.

他为做到这一点，我有时象个蜗牛。

youdao

It's like a single IM conversation -a small part of a larger conversation and a larger history.

它像一个单一的IM会话——一个更大的会话和更大聊天记录中的一小部分。

youdao

Presence will be indicated by a green dot on users' avatars - very much like IM.

用户在线时用户的头像会显示一个绿点——这点跟实时聊天工具很像。

youdao

Anything for managing a conversation, like IM or Twitter, which is a big omission.

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