To a culture which has come to take instantaneous communication for granted, as part of the very structure of civilized life, this "time barrier" may have a profound psychological impact.

对于一个将即时通讯视为文明生活结构一部分的文化来说，这种“时间障碍”可能会产生深远的心理影响。

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And kids were having a hard time in school just because of the language barrier.

在校的儿童们遇到的困难主要来自于语言沟通障碍。

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Any attempt to erect a one-time, rigid barrier between thieves and content, he says, is useless, including the current method pushed through by the Japanese consumer electronics companies.

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That animal diseases jump the species barrier from time to time is well understood.

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And to have such a barrier at a time of labor shortages is truly preposterous.

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