老外最想聊的100個英語口語話題（62)：谷歌依賴癥和資訊癖

　　Discooogolation and Inmania 谷歌依賴癥和資訊癖

　　dialogue 1

　　R: can I use your laptop for a while?

　　能用一下你的筆記本電腦嗎?

　　A: sure, go ahead.

　　當(dāng)然,用吧.

　　R: oh, isn't your computer Wi-Fi capable?

　　你的筆記本電腦能無線上網(wǎng)嗎?

　　A: yes, it is. You want go online? there are no wi-fi hotspots around.

　　能啊,想上網(wǎng)啊,這附近沒有無線熱點.

　　R: oh my, no internet access is killing me.

　　天啊,上不了網(wǎng)我都快瘋了.

　　A: can't you wait till you get home? then you can surf the internet using the broadband, wireless connection or whatever you like.

　　你不能等到家了再上網(wǎng)嗎?到家了,你可以用寬帶,用無線,隨便你怎樣.

　　R: no, I'm not feeling myself. I just want to check my emails, visit my favorite websites and chat with my friends.

　　不行,我覺得不舒服.我想查查郵件,上我最喜歡的網(wǎng)站,和朋友們聊聊天.

　　A: now I see, you must be suffering from discomgoogolation.

　　我知道,你肯定是得了谷歌依賴癥了.

　　R: what does that mean? there's nothing wrong with me.

　　什么?我沒病啊.

　　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 to the web.

　　"谷歌依賴癥"來自于"混亂"和"谷歌"兩個詞.因為點擊鼠標(biāo)即可獲得大量的信息,網(wǎng)民非常容易上癮.

　　R: that's alright. I just can't bear losing track of all the latest information. It almost drives me crazy.

　　沒錯,沒法獲取最近的信息會讓我受不了,都快瘋了.

　　A: then, you're probably addicted.

　　那你八成是上癮了吧.

　　dialogue 2

　　R: not a single email until now? it's already twelve o'clock. I can't believe it!

　　還沒有人給我發(fā)郵件?已經(jīng)過了12點了,真是難以置信!

　　A: can't bear it, right? I've been there before. I'll feel comfortable if no one calls me or sends me text messages, like there is something missing.

　　受不了了,是吧?我也遇到過這種情況.如果沒有人給我打電話,發(fā)短信,我會覺得不舒服,跟少了點什么的.

　　R: yeah, that's right. If no one sends me tect messages, I'll go crazy.

　　對.如果沒人給我發(fā)短信,我肯定受不了.

　　A: actually, this is a kind of addiction called "information" or "information overload".

　　實際上,這是一種上癮的癥狀,叫做"咨詢癖",或者是"資訊超載".

　　R: addiction? checking emails and text messages often can be called an addiction? no way!

　　上癮?經(jīng)常查看郵件和短信也叫上癮?不可能吧?

　　A: yes, it is. Do you consider a frequent check of your income emails to be an integral part of your working day?

　　沒錯,就是上癮.你覺得,頻繁查詢郵箱的郵件是工作中必不可少的一部分嗎?

　　R: aboslutely.

　　沒錯.

　　A: do you have your cell phone with you wherever you go and check text messages and phone calls from time to time?

　　你是不是哪都帶這手機,不停地看有沒有短信和電話?

　　R: yeah, it's a must. Otherwise,I may miss important phone calls and text messages.

　　是啊,這是必須的,要不然我該錯過重要電話和短信了.

　　A: do you open all your IM tools whenever you're using a computer?

　　你是不是只要電腦開機,就打開所有的即時通訊工具?

　　R: yes. MSN, QQ, Skype, Google Talk, Ali wangwang, everything, so that I'll be in touch with all friends and relatives.

　　是啊,MSN,QQ,Skype,Google Talk,還有阿里旺旺,都打開,這樣我就能和家人保持聯(lián)系了.

　　A: now I can tell you're definitely addicted to the overflow of information

　　現(xiàn)在,我能判斷出來你確實是對泛濫的信息上癮了.