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 me. A: can't you wait till you get home?

发表于:2018-12-25 / 阅读(37) / 评论(0) 分类 和老外聊天地道口语

Google co-founders and Silicon Valley billionaires try to live forever 谷歌联合创始人们的长生不老之梦 One hundred and fifty thousand people die every day, reports Tad Friend of The New Yorker in the article, The God Pill: Silicon Valle

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(87) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Google last Wednesday made available in China a new version of its translation app that is accessible without censor-evading software, a move likely to fuel speculation that the internet giant was mending fences with Beijing. 上周三,谷歌公司对

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

2003年10月,乔治约翰逊成功号召人们用miserable failure(惨败)这个关键词做为链接文字,链接向美国白宫网站布什总统的个人介绍页。两个月后,在Google搜索miserable failure的时候,布什的这个个人

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 英文语法词汇

Going for a job interview is nerve-racking at the best of times, but tech giant Google has become notorious for asking fiendishly tough questions. 即使是面试的最佳时期,参加面试也是够让人费神的,而技术巨头Google早就因变

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Every year, we reflect on the moments that made us laugh, smile from ear to ear, or stay gripped to our screens in our annual Year in Search. In 2014, we were struck by the death of a beloved comedian, and watched news unfold about a horrific plane c

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(196) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Regulating the internet 监管互联网 Google's enemies 谷歌的敌人 The search giants antitrust headache gets bigger 搜索巨头的反垄断之困日渐增大 Jun 30th 2011 | SAN FRANCISCO | from the print edition SINCE the start of this year,

发表于:2019-01-26 / 阅读(94) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人综合

According to data from the Pew Research Center, 72 percent of Internet users say they turn to the Web for health information in a given year. I know its tempting, especially late at night when the doctors office is closed, but Id urge you to step awa

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

In 1970, 20 million Americans took to the streets to spread the message of environmental awareness, and in the process created the first ever Earth Day. To honor what has become a global observance, a new Google Doodle has been created for Earth Day

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Uber has said claims it used self-driving technology stolen from Google were demonstrably false. 优步日前宣称,该公司所使用的自驾技术绝不是从谷歌窃取来的。 Waymo - a company spun out of Google - filed a lawsuit in Februar

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Watch out, Google. Microsoft now has its own translator app available for a variety of devices. 谷歌,长点心吧。微软公司已经为多种设备研发出了翻译应用。 Microsoft Translator is a new app designed by the software giant for

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Google has patented a sticky coating for driverless cars that could reduce damage done to pedestrians in the event of a collision. People struck by the vehicle would become glued to its bonnet, rather than being thrown off and further injured. 谷歌已

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Bussiness 商业 Europe v Google: Not so Froogle 欧盟VS谷歌:并不如意 The European Commission levies a huge fine on Google for abusing its dominance on online search. 欧盟委员会对谷歌滥用搜索引擎巨头地位征收巨额罚款。

发表于:2019-02-16 / 阅读(307) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人商业系列

This would not be a problem if there were several big search engines. 如果有几个大型的搜索引擎这就不成问题了。 But Google's market share in most European countries exceeds 90%. 但谷歌在大多数欧洲国家的市场份额超过了

发表于:2019-02-16 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人商业系列

If Google were to degrade its search results by demoting links to better services, users would just switch to a rival service, such as Bing or DuckDuckGo. 如果谷歌能够通过降低到更好服务的链接来压榨自己的搜索质量,用户将会

发表于:2019-02-16 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人商业系列

Ms Vestager can put such questions aside for the moment. 维斯特格女士可以把这个问题放在一边的。 But this week's decision sets a precedent. 但是本周的决定开创了一个先例。 Her team will now examine other offerings from

发表于:2019-02-16 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人商业系列

For most people, work sucks, but it doesnt have to. 大多数人觉得上班糟透了,其实工作本不必如此。 Thats from Laszlo Bock, who heads up people operations at Google, overseeing more than 50,000 workers in 70 offices around the worl

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Google is consistently rated the best place to work. So you need a degree from Harvard to get in the door, right? 谷歌一直被认为是最好的工作地点,这是否意味着,只有哈佛大学毕业生才能如愿踏进谷歌大门呢? Not

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Google has introduced its updated android mobile software and a mobile payment system at the company's annual developers conference in San Francisco. The Android M mobile software features an upgraded version of Google Now, the voice-activated assist

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(94) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Google is consistently rated the best place to work. So you need a degree from Harvard to get in the door, right? 谷歌一直被认为是最好的工作地点,这是否意味着,只有哈佛大学毕业生才能如愿踏进谷歌大门呢? Not

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