For example, when I was a girl, if someone wanted to call overseas, they would first send a letter, and the person in the other country would sit next to the telephone at the appointed time.

比如说，当我还是个小女孩的时候，如果有人想打国际长途的话，他们首先要寄出一封信，然后在另一个国家的那个人要在约定的时间坐在电话旁。

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The book was inspired by a videoconference call Stanford was holding with an overseas client, who all of a sudden got up and left the room, never to return.

在斯坦福与海外客户的一次视频会议中，该客户突然离席并且再也没有回来，该事件令他获得撰写此书的灵感。

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For overseas markets, the process may call for a modified product.

在海外市场，这一过程有时要求对产品进行改进。

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Though he has had some interest from overseas, his inquiries typically come from wealthy types looking for a unique place to call home--or members of the Society for Creative Anachronisms , a medieval reenactment group.

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For instance, the U.S. intelligence community can target phone calls of an Iraqi citizen overseas, but that person's call to someone in Pakistan might be routed through a telecommunications switch in the United States.

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