情景交际-什么是谷歌依赖症
英语课
A: sure, go ahead.
R: oh, isn't your computer Wi-Fi capable?
A: yes, it is. You want go online? there are no wi-fi hotspots around.
R: oh my, no internet access is killing 1 me.
A: can't you wait till you get home? then you can surf the internet using the broadband, wireless 2 connection or whatever you like.
R: no, I'm not feeling myself. I just want to check my emails, visit my favorite websites and chat with my friends.
A: now I see, you must be suffering from discomgoogolation.
R: what does that mean? there's nothing wrong with me.
A: well, the term "discomgoogolation" comes from "discombobulate" and "google". Becasue floods of information are just a mouse click away, net users are very likely to become addicted 3 to the web.
R: that's alright. I just can't bear losing track of all the latest information. It almost drives me crazy.
A: then, you're probably addicted.
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
adj.无线的；n.无线电
- There are a lot of wireless links in a radio.收音机里有许多无线电线路。
- Wireless messages tell us that the ship was sinking.无线电报告知我们那艘船正在下沉。