"It ACTS as a kind of subliminal zone, an exclusive forum where the normal social rules are suspended," said Kate Fox, director of the social Issues Research Centre.

社会事务研究中心主任凯特·福克斯说：“手机短信好比一个潜意识地带，在这个特殊的区域里，正常的社会法则都不起作用了。”

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As the Social Issues Research Centre put it: "Your eyes are probably your most important flirting tool… they are also extremely high-powered transmitters of vital social signals."

如社会事务研究中心所说，“眼神，可能是最重要的调情工具……它是保证社交信号充满活力的高能发射器。”

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At Oxford, England's Social Issues Research Centre, researchers fear it is not.

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