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WhenIaskedmydaughterwhichitemshewouldkeep;thephonethecarthecookerthecomputertheTVorherboyfriendshesaid”thephone”．PersonallyIcoulddowithoutthephoneentirelywhichmakesmeunusual．Becausethetelephoneischangingourlivesmorethananyotherpieceoftechnology．
Point1Thetelephonecreatestheneedtocommunicateinthesamewaythatmoreroadscreatemoretraffic．Mydaughtercomeshomefromschoolat4∶00pmandthenspendsanhouronthephonetalkingtotheverypeopleshehasbeenatschoolwithallday．Ifthephonedidnotexistwouldshehaveanythingtotalkabout?
Point2Themobilephonemeansthatweareneveralone．“Themobilesavedmylife”saysCrystalJohnstone．ShehadanaccidentinherVolvoontheA45betweenOtleyandSkipton．Trappedinsideshemanagedtomakethecallthatbroughttheambulance(救护车)toherrescue．
Point3Themobileremovesoursecret．ItallowsmarketingmanagerofHabaDeutschCarlNicolaisentoringhissalesstaffallroundtheworldatandtimeofdaytoaskwheretheyarewheretheyaregoingandhowtheirlastmeetingwent．
Point4Thetelephoneseparatesus．AntonellaBramanteinRomesays“WeworkedinseparateofficesbutIcouldseehimthroughthewindow．Itwaseasytogethisnumber．Weweresonear－butwedidn’tmeetforthefirsttwoweeks!”
Point5Thetelephoneallowsustoreachoutbeyondourownlives．Todaywecantalktoseveralcompletestrangerssimultaneously(同时地)onchatlines(atleastmydaughterdoes．Iwouldn’tknowwhattotalkabout)．Wecantalkacrosstheworld．Wecaneventalktoastronauts(ifyouknowany)whilethey’respace-walking．Andwiththephonelinehookeduptothecomputerwecanaccess(存取)theInternetthebiggestlibraryonEarth．
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Peopledon’tcommunicatewithouttelephone．