和老外聊天的地道口语第89期:什么是"谷歌依赖症
时间：2018-12-25 作者：英语课 分类：和老外聊天地道口语
R: can I use your laptop for a while?
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.
能用一下你的笔记本电脑吗?
当然,用吧.
你的笔记本电脑能无线上网吗?
能啊,想上网啊,这附近没有无线热点.
天啊,上不了网我都快疯了.
你不能等到家了再上网吗?到家了,你可以用宽带,用无线,随便你怎样.
不行,我觉得不舒服.我想查查邮件,上我最喜欢的网站,和朋友们聊聊天.
我知道,你肯定是得了谷歌依赖症了.
什么?我没病啊.
"谷歌依赖症"来自于"混乱"和"谷歌"两个词.因为点击鼠标即可获得大量的信息,网民非常容易上瘾.
没错,没法获取最近的信息会让我受不了,都快疯了.
那你八成是上瘾了吧.
- 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。