How Can We Talk Online With More Than Words?

王秀凤

Would you like to talk with your friends online in your free time？ The answer must be ： Yes， I’d like to. When you’re talking to friends online， you might sometimes use an emoji or a meme to show how you feel. Memes are more complex than emojis. They have text on an image.

Why do people like using them so much？ I think there are a few reasons. With emojis and memes， we are able to show our feelings without having to type. It makes communication easier. If I want to say “ I love you”， I can just send someone a “heart” emoji. Or I can send an “angry face” emoji to say “ I’m very upset right now！ ”

Emojis and memes also help us show feelings that are hard to put into words， but that we all understand. For example， when you want to celebrate a victory， you can use the Success Kid meme. It’s a picture of a boy with a clenched fist and a determined face. It’s easy to use a simple picture to show a thought or feeling that everyone knows.

There are also stickers. These are just simple images—sometimes still， sometimes animated. They usually don’t have text， so they’re a bit simpler than memes.

People use all of these things for different reasons. Emojis are quick and simple， and almost every phone or messaging app has them. Memes and stickers， on the other hand， have to be collected from others.

在网上怎样能用文字以外的形式来交流？

你喜欢在空闲时间和你的朋友在线聊天吗？答案一定是：是的，我非常乐意。当你在网上和朋友聊天时，有时可能会使用表情符号或表情包来表达你的感受。表情包比表情符号更复杂。表情包图像上有文字。

为什么人们如此喜欢使用表情符号或表情包？我认为有几个原因。有了表情符号和表情包，我们可以不用打字就能表达自己的感受。它使我们更容易沟通。如果我想说“我爱你”，我可以发一个“心”形表情符号。生气时我可以发送一个“生气的脸”表情图来说明“我现在很难过！”

表情符号和表情包也可以帮助我们表达难以用语言表达的情感，但我们都能理解。例如，当你想庆祝胜利时，你可以使用Success Kid meme。这是一张男孩紧握拳头表情坚定的图片。用一张简单的图片来表达每个人都知道的想法或感觉非常容易。

另外還有贴纸。这些只是简单的图像，有时是静止的，有时是动画的，它们通常没有文本，所以比表情包更简单一些。

人们使用这些东西的初衷各不相同。表情符号既快速又简单，几乎每个手机或短信应用都有。另一方面，表情包和贴纸得从别人那里收集（以便日后使用）。