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問很通俗的“季維萬事通”網(wǎng)站。我們告訴她,這個(gè)網(wǎng)站可以回答她的任何問題。南希的媽媽開始的時(shí)候很不相信。后來,南希說:“媽媽,這是真的。想一個(gè)問題問問它?!蔽覄t坐在那里,手指迫不及待地要往鍵盤上打。她的媽媽想了一會(huì)兒說:“海倫姨媽身體好不好?”