R：Not a single email until now? it's already twelve o'clock. I can't believe it!

還沒有人給我發(fā)郵件?已經(jīng)過了12點了,真是難以置信!

A：Can't bear it, right? I've been there before. I'll feel uncomfortable if no one calls me or sends me text messages, like there is something missing.

受不了了,是吧?我也遇到過這種情況.如果沒有人給我打電話,發(fā)短信,我會覺得不舒服,跟少了點什么的.

R：Yeah, that's right. If no one sends me text messages, I'll go crazy.

對.如果沒人給我發(fā)短信,我肯定受不了.

A：Actually, this is a kind of addiction called 'informania' or 'information overload'.

實際上,這是一種上癮的癥狀,叫做"咨詢癖",或者是"資訊超載".

R：Addiction? checking emails and text messages often can be called an addiction? no way!

上癮?經(jīng)常查看郵件和短信也叫上癮?不可能吧?

A：Yes, it is. Do you consider a frequent check of your in-coming emails to be an integral part of your working day?

沒錯,就是上癮.你覺得,頻繁查詢郵箱的郵件是工作中必不可少的一部分嗎?

R：Aboslutely.

沒錯.

A：Do you have your cell phone with you wherever you go and check text messages and phone calls from time to time?

你是不是哪都帶著手機,不停地看有沒有短信和電話?

R：Yeah, it's a must. Otherwise,I may miss important phone calls and text messages.

是啊,這是必須的,要不然我該錯過重要電話和短信了.

A：Do you open all your IM tools whenever you're using a computer?

你是不是只要電腦開機,就打開所有的即時通訊工具?

R：Yes. MSN, QQ, Skype, Google Talk, Ali wangwang, everything, so that I'll be in touch with all friends and relatives.

是啊,MSN,QQ,Skype,Google Talk,還有阿里旺旺,都打開,這樣我就能和家人保持聯(lián)系了.

A：Now I can tell you're definitely addicted to the overflow of information

現(xiàn)在,我能判斷出來你確實是對泛濫的信息上癮了.