她通过聊天和发短信消磨时间。

She spends her time chatting and SMSing.

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另一方面，相比发短信，表情包使网上聊天更接近现实生活。

On the other hand, memes make online messaging chatting closer to real-life than just sending text messages.

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一项研究显示，三分之二的人认为看电视或发短信聊天对他们的学业没有影响。

A research showed that two-thirds of them believed watching TV or texting had no influence on their schoolwork.

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