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自從網絡聊天工具有了視頻聊天功能以后，這個小小的攝像頭幾乎成了聊天必不可少的伴侶。“網絡攝像頭”怎么用英文來表達？看下面這段有關美國移民政策與一對跨國婚姻之間的“是非恩怨”。

Keith Campbell woke alone on his 47th birthday. He and his wife spent the day half a world apart because of an immigration dispute that culminated in the Japanese-born Akiko Campbell being barred from the United States after making her home here for almost nine years.

"It's kind of a surreal thing," Keith Campbell said recently as he waited to have his dailyWeb-camcomputer chat with Akiko, 41, and his two sons, ages 4 and 1, who are in Nagano, Japan. "We haven't done anything wrong."

報道說，美國移民局最近遣送一日本籍女子回國，原因是她9年前在申請“移民證”時涉嫌造假。如今，這名女子只能通過“網絡攝像頭”和她在美國的丈夫“兩兩相望”。

報道中的“Webcam”指的就是“網絡攝像頭”。如果仔細觀察，您會發現，“Webcam”的得來源于英語中最常見的造詞法：web + camera - webcam。

看下面一個例句：Using the Internet for online sexual talk or cavorting in front of a Webcam is regarded as cheating on your spouses. 人們認為，在網上聊一些下流的話題或通過網絡攝像頭打情罵俏都是對配偶不忠的表現。

（英語點津陳蓓編輯）

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