An Overgeek. A [geek] who is either extremely geeky, or highly admired by geeks with similar interests. It is sometimes used as a humorous spoof of the German word "ubermensch" (a person with great powers or abilities).
> Jamie speaks Klingon and Elvish fluently and actually writes poetry in both languages. What an ubergeek!

Types of Students in School Cheech: Is this your old yearbook? Boo: Yeah, I found it while cleaning out my closet. Cheech: Look at your picture! You look like you were an honor roll student. Boo: Dont be fooled. I was just an average student, not the

发表于:2018-12-03 / 阅读(207) / 评论(0) 分类 2015年ESL之日常生活

你对万维网了解多少? Dan: Hello, I'm Dan Alice: And I'm Alice. Dan: And this is 6 Minute English from the BBC. Today it's all about computers on 6 Minute English, because we're wishing a happy birthday to the World Wide Web! Alice: That's r

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Nerd Pride Day, also called Geek Pride Day, is a fun and serious day that celebrates nerds and geeks. Anyone around the world can feel proud to be a nerd or geek on this day. The day started in 2006 and takes place on May 25. This is a very special d

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Nerd Pride Day, also called Geek Pride Day, is a fun and serious day which celebrates nerds and geeks. Anyone around the world can feel proud to be a nerd or geek on this day. The day started in 2006 and takes place on May 25. This is a very special

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Nerd Pride Day, also called Geek Pride Day, is a fun and serious day that celebrates nerds and geeks. Anyone around the world can feel proud to be a nerd or geek on this day. The day started in 2006 and takes place on May 25. This is a very special d

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Broadcast: Jan 18 2003 81-year-old Sidney Rittenberg decided as a young man he wanted to help build bridges between cultures. He's devoted much of his career to promoting business ties between China a

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THIS IS AMERICA - A Cool Place That Welcomes Geeks? Try the Public Library BARBARA KLEIN: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Barbara Klein. CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: And Im Christopher Cruise. This week on our program, we tell you about

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AS IT IS 2015-07-06 Uber Making a Big Push to Win Over Chinese Consumers Uber 下大决心赢得中国消费者 The car-sharing service Uber reported in June it is receiving one million requests for rides every day in China. The American-based compan

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AS IT IS 2016-08-25 Driverless Cars to Carry Uber Passengers in Pittsburgh To many people, it is still just a dream to use a driverless car. But this dream is now becoming a reality for people in the American state of Pennsylvania. The ride-sharing s

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AS IT IS 2014-12-15 Concerns Raised for Uber, Ride-Sharing Services The Indian government this week called for all unregistered taxi services to halt operations. The order came after the reported rape of a woman by a driver for the company Uber in th

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New Abidjan Car Services Inspired by Uber ABDIJAN, IVORY COAST Uber, the U.S.-based online taxi company, operates a mobile app that allows consumers with smartphones to book cab service from Uber drivers who use their own cars. As the company makes i

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Kenya's Deaf Cabbies Use Uber App to Compete NAIROBI, KENYA The taxi-like online company Uber has begun a first-of-its-kind African pilot project where deaf drivers in Nairobi use its app. Driver Benard Mulama intently goes through his phone. For the

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Uber is in a crisis. This week, the ride-sharing company's president resigned after just six months on the job. Morale has been shaken following a damning account of sexual harassment. The board is so concerned about the CEO's ab

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Uber, the ride-hailing app, is in business with hundreds of virtual restaurants. These are restaurants that exist mainly online delivering food to your house via a service called Uber Eats. Uber says it is helping restaurants gro

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滴滴和Uber中国合并了。今天分享几个英语说法,聊聊这件影响我们每天出行的大事。 关键词: 首先,搞清Uber发音 Uber发wu的音,不是you的音。 它是个德语词,意思是超级好、极致的。 不过这

发表于:2019-01-18 / 阅读(169) / 评论(0) 分类 美国文化脱口秀

GWEN IFILL: Now: the backlash against Uber. The ride-sharing company exploded onto the tech scene with outposts in cities around the world. But, lately, it's been getting attention for how it's built its business and the manner in which it competes.

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Uber president Jeff Jones is leaving the company after less than six months. 工作还未满6个月的Uber总裁杰夫琼斯将要离开这家公司了。 A source at the taxi booking app told the BBC the resignation was completely unexpected. 来自这

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(156) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

SAN FRANCISCO Uber CEO Travis Kalanick honored his controversial ride-sharing service at an event on Wednesday with surprisingly humble words to celebrate its five year anniversary. 三藩市报道:在上周三(6月3日)的一次公开活动,

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BEIJING, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Tencent, the operator of the popular messaging app WeChat, has shut down dozens of WeChat accounts for promoting the services of Uber, a ride-sharing app. The move came after Uber's rivals, including Lyft in the United Sta

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(184) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

本期内容: In an email to drivers, Uber said adding tipping was the first announcement in its 180 days of change, a program that the company hopes will help it improve its relationship with drivers. Driver pressure will have played a significant

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