My 50-something friend Nancy and I decided to introduce her mother to the magic of the Internet. Our first move was to access the popular “Ask Jeeves” site, and we told her it could answer any question she had. Nancy's mother was very skeptical until Nancy said, “It's true, Mom. Think of something to ask it.” As I sat with fingers poised over the keyboard, Nancy's mother thought a minute, then responded, “How is Aunt Helen feeling?”
我和我的五十來(lái)歲的朋友南希決定把神奇的互聯(lián)網(wǎng)介紹給她的媽媽。我們的第一步是讓她訪(fǎng)問(wèn)很通俗的“季維萬(wàn)事通”網(wǎng)站。我們告訴她,這個(gè)網(wǎng)站可以回答她的任何問(wèn)題。南希的媽媽開(kāi)始的時(shí)候很不相信。后來(lái),南希說(shuō):“媽媽?zhuān)@是真的。想一個(gè)問(wèn)題問(wèn)問(wèn)它。”我則坐在那里,手指迫不及待地要往鍵盤(pán)上打。她的媽媽想了一會(huì)兒說(shuō):“海倫姨媽身體好不好?”