让我们从一些坏消息开始吧，美国人在科技技能上表现太差了，比如使用电子邮件，在电脑上给文件命名，用网页上的链接，或者发短信给某人。

Let's start with the bad news that Americans are terrible at technology skills, using email, naming the file on a computer, using the link on a webpage or just texting someone.

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事实上，皮尤宣称青少年给某人发短信的几率是打电话的十倍。

In fact, Pew says than teens are 10 times more likely to text someone than call them.

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我发现，自己经常会使用一些固定的指令，特别是“在几点叫我起床”，“打电话”、“给某人发个短信”、“告诉我到哪里怎么走”或“提醒我”之类的话。

I find myself using certain commands constantly, especially “Wake me at, ” “Call, ” “Send a message to, ” “Give me directions to, ” and “Remind me.”

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