情景交际-什么是谷歌依赖症

 　　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 killing¹ me.

　　A: can't you wait till you get home? then you can surf the internet using the broadband, wireless² connection or whatever you like.

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

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

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

　　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 addicted³ to the web.

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

　　A: then, you're probably addicted.

1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

2 wireless   

adj.无线的；n.无线电

参考例句：

• There are a lot of wireless links in a radio.收音机里有许多无线电线路。
• Wireless messages tell us that the ship was sinking.无线电报告知我们那艘船正在下沉。

3 addicted   

adj.沉溺于....的，对...上瘾的

参考例句：

• He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。
• She's become addicted to love stories.她迷上了爱情小说。