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以吻封缄?——英美交流也抓狂I love letters. 1）Snail mail is my preferred method of communication. There is nothing like opening up my mailbox to find a 2）bulging envelope， covered in stamps and addressed with familiar handwriting. Written communication is a wonderful thing， especially when living as a lone expat with family， friends and partner remaining back on British soil. When I first moved to the United States， I had no suitcase space for prints and posters， so I issued a plea to my friends to send postcards with which I would decorate my room. My nearest and dearest answered the call， and I enjoyed seeing my 3）dorm room walls gradually fill up with artworks， 4）cheesy holiday vistas， and witty slogans. Little notes and hellos from my loved ones keep me going， and were a real 5）pickme-up in the early days when homesickness loomed. Now， a little more seasoned， I still adore my postcards and letters. Postcards are now limited to one large frame and， of course， my fridge， where I keep them on regular rotation. But they are still much loved， and when received， take pride of place in my kitchen. 我喜欢信件。传统邮递信件是我更为喜爱的通讯方式。打开信箱，发现一个鼓鼓的信封，上面贴着邮票，写着熟悉的字迹，没有比这样更惬意的事情了。书面交流是一件很美妙的事情，尤其当你独在异乡，家人、朋友、伙伴都在英国本土时。 初来美国，我的行李没有多余的位置放印刷品或海报，所以我请朋友们帮忙寄一些明信片过来以装点房间。我最亲密的朋友满足了我的心愿，我喜欢看着我宿舍的墙壁渐渐布满艺术画作、俗气的假日风情画和睿智的标语。早期思乡情浓，出自吾爱之手的小小便笺和问候使我得以继续前进，打起精神。 如今人变得成熟些了，但我仍非常珍爱我的明信片和信件。现在明信片只限贴于一个大相框中，还有，当然就是贴在冰箱外，我定期会对其进行更新。然而，它们仍在我心中占据着重要一席，刚刚收到时它们都会被置于厨房最显眼的位置。 Dont get me wrong， I could not survive without 6）Skype. I adore being able to chat face to face for free. I also spend countless hours a week on Facebook and Twitter， staying in touch with old friends and keeping up with what is going on back in the UK. How anyone coped with being an expat in the days before the Internet， I do not know. I applaud you. Most of my communications， however， are by email. Like almost everyone， I use email for both my personal and work lives. Although I have been using email for many years， since comin