再平常不过的手机，竟然也有使用礼仪？所谓的手机礼仪是指平常使用手机时应该注意的一些小细节。比如在公众场合、在职场、在餐桌、在给别人打电话、在编辑和查看短信时，都应有所注意。放肆地使用手机，不仅给他人带来不便，也影响人际交往，使得手机礼仪越来越受到关注。在国外，澳大利的各营业厅甚至采取了向顾客提供“手机礼节”宣传册的方式，宣传手机礼仪。我们在享受手机便利的同时，有没有意识到要遵守一些手机礼仪呢？

Dialogue

Cellphone Etiquette

JJ:Hello?
XG:Hey, Jing Jing. It’s me, Xiao Gao!
JJ:Xiao Gao! Why are you calling me? I just sent you a text message! You just breached an inexcusable cell phone etiquette rule!
XG:Are you kidding me? ———————————Go on, tell me some of them!
JJ:Well, you already know one of them, never call someone after they sent you a text message. —————————
XG:Geez, I’m sorry about that. What are some other rules?
JJ:If you do actually send me a text message, you shouldn’t take forever to do it! —————— Does that ring a bell?
XG:Oh, yeah I guess I’m guilty of that one. You know what I don’t like? Is when someone responds with just “ok” in their text message. It makes me feel like I’m not important enough for them to write a longer message. And you know what really irksme the most? ———————————
JJ:Yeah, tell me about it! But do you know what gets under my skin even more? ———————————
XG:Yesterday at lunch, ————————————I thought I was going to go crazy staring at the food.
JJ:Oh, one other thing that drives me nuts is when people speak too loudly into their phones. Hint hint!
XG:Oh, sorry, I’ll speak more quietly…

New words for dialogue:
Breach [a rule] =
Inexcusable =
Take forever [to do something] =
[something] rings a bell =
irk [someone] =
tell me about it =
Get under one’s skin =
Drive [someone] nuts =
Hint hint =

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