Unit  5-1  XOXO
 
XOXO 親親抱抱
 
近來常看到信件結尾，在署名旁加上xoxo，第一眼看到，不免納悶這是什麼謎樣符號，但只要從形象的角度來看，就不難猜出xoxo的含義。X字母本身的樣子，就像一個人雙腳交叉著環抱另一個人。而圓潤的圓形O，則像兩人彼此親吻。只要運用一點想像力，其實xoxo就像兩個人熱情擁吻。
 
xoxo常用在喜愛或想表達愛意的對象身上，網路打字可以用，信件署名時也可以用，不想用xoxo的話，老派一點的做法是在信件末尾加上「愛你喔，OOO」或「想著你，XXX」。
 
It has become more or less common these days that xoxo be part of the signature at the end of a letter. Although it may seem to be a mysterious symbol at first sight, xoxo is easily understood when looking at it in a physical-mimicking point of view. X, as the alphabet depicts itself, looks like a person crossing legs with arms around one another. O, the perfect round, looks like the two kissing each other. With a little imagination, xoxo portraits two people hugging and kissing passionately. Thus, the term is used towards whomever one loves and wants to show affection to. It may appear in online texting or at the end of a letter. Either way is pretty common. If you feel awkward to use xoxo, try the old-fashioned way to add “with love, OOO” or “thinking of you, XXX” at the end of a letter.
 
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(Judy and Ryan are texting on their phone.)
 
（茱蒂和雷恩互傳訊息）
 
→Judy: Gosh, so much to do today. I got six classes and piles of assignments.
 
茱蒂：老天，今天忙得要死，我要上六堂課，還有一堆作業要寫。
 
推Ryan: Yeah, the finals. It’s tough. I get that.
 
雷恩：對啊，期末都是這樣，忙死了，我懂。