Before, if people miss their family, the first thing they do is to write a letter and send it home, but now, they just pick up the phone and call their parents, they can catch them immediately.

以前，如果人们想念家人，他们做的第一件事就是写信寄回家，但是现在，他们只要拿出手机，打给家人，就可以马上和家人联系。

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