邮件很大的便捷了大家的交流。对于邮件，最好是根据轻重缓急准时回复，由于过了某个时间点你可能就再也不会去看了。
Jeff: What did we do before email was invented?
杰夫：在邮件创造以前大家干什么？
Joan: I don't really know. I am too young to remember times before email.
琼：我真的不了解。我太小了，记不起邮件以前的事情。
Jeff: I suppose we made more phone calls and sent more faxes.
杰夫：我猜想大家多打电话、多发传真。
Joan: And we wrote letters and traveled to see people in person.
琼：而且大家写信，亲自去会见其他人。
Jeff: Right! Email is such an effective way to communicate. I can't imagine life without it.
杰夫：没错！邮件是一种非常有效的通信方法。我没办法想象没它的生活。
Joan: It can be a powerful1 tool, but many people just don't have the skills to use it well.
琼：它可以是一种强大的工具，不过不少人就是缺少方法，不会好好用它。
Jeff: I always try to reply to email within 24 hours, but sometimes I forget.
杰夫：我一直尝试在24小时内回复邮件，不过有时我忘了。
Joan: That's OK. As long as you reply eventually, it is OK!
琼：没事。只须你最后回复就好！
