Time spent using the Internet cannot be spent in face-to-face social contact, so psychologists have speculated that sharply increasing Internet use can cause depression.

使用互联网的时间不能用于面对面的社会接触，因此心理学家推测，大量使用互联网会导致抑郁。

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Keeping in contact with friends and family would be impossible without the internet.

没有互联网，与朋友和家人保持联系是不可能的。

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Mr Mackaill added most members of the public tend to use the phone or the internet to contact the police.

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Almost half never use the internet to contact their families, while nearly a third use it at least once a week.

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Conferences offer the same endorsement, plus another scarcity afforded by the Internet, human contact.

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