Indeed, it may be that the whole idea of a telephone comes to be seen as an anachronism, as personal digital devices take on a bewildering range of new functions.

随着个人数字设备有了一系列令人眼花缭乱的新功能，电话这一概念终会完全过时也毫不奇怪。

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That's enoughelectricity to power 1, 000 homes, but on that empty island the projectwould "be intended to show its safety for everywhere else, " Reed saidin a telephone interview from California.

1兆瓦电力足够1000个家庭使用，但Reed在一次电话采访中指出，这个无人岛上的试验计划将“为在别处的推广做安全性示范”。

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Psychologists are helping the families choose who will speak to the miners on a modified telephone, and instructing them to be careful about what they say to help maintain their psychological health.

心理学家正在帮助家属选择合适人员通过改造电话与被困矿工通话，并且引导他们注意所讲内容来保持矿工的心理健康。

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Sometimes I have meetings that I must attend or meetings where I can be on the telephone.

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Residents will be asked their opinions on the telephone or they can respond online.

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Whole debit or credit card numbers where the expiry date is known can easily be used to obtain goods over the internet or on the telephone, known as "card-not-present fraud" (CNP).

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