A large numbers of emojis (表情符号) are sent online every day. Emojis are pictures used in texts and web pages. Since emojis were invented in the late 1990s, they have been used as a modern international languages.
We like emojis for different reasons. A written message is always black and white, but emojis show meanings beautifully. Sometimes emojis also change the way we write. The more emojis we use, the fewer words we use.
There are many emojis with different meanings. They are easy to understand. For example, a smiling face means "I'm happy". A cake with candles means "Happy birthday". When we want to say "Goodbye", we use a smiling face with a waving hand. When we are in a terrible situation but we have to laugh to cheer ourselves up, we can use a "cry laugh" emoji.
Now emojis have great influence on us. Sometimes, emojis can be helpful to people from different countries in understanding each other. And when we are feeling exchange. Then the invention of emojis helps change the situation. For example, when we receive a smiling face from our friends online, we try to exchange our feelings by sending the same picture.
It seems that emojis change as time goes by. However, we should be careful when we use them online.
Emojis |
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Brief introduction |
• Emojis are (1) ___ that we use in texts and web pages. • Emojis have been used as a (2) ____ international languages. |
Reasons for their popularity |
• Emojis can show (3) ____ beautifully. • Emojis change the way we (4) . |
Examples of emojis |
• A smiling face means "I'm happy." • A cake with (5) ____ means "Happy birthday." • A smiling face with waving hand means "Goodbye". • A "cry﹣laugh" emoji means we want to (6) ___ up. |
The (7) of emojis |
• Emojis can (8) ____ people from different countries to understand each other. • Emojis can allow us to exchange our (9) . |
Conclusion |
We should be (10) _____ when we use emojis. |