While a thread is running, either uploading or downloading, you can query it to check on its status to provide the user with feedback (eg. a progress bar).

当一个线程在运行的时候，不管是上传还是下载，你可以查询进程状态并且给用户一个反馈(例如一个进度条)。

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He's still hoping something (eg a job or a piece of good luck) will turn up.

他仍在期待机会出现(如得到工作或好运)。

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Eg: A high mountain looms ahead.

一座大山横在面前。

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It can be useful in business, eg. when plotting a take-over, or politics, eg. figuring out which party wields the most power.

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Most of it is unstructured and stored in a non-machine-readable form (eg, English), which means that it can be read only by humans.

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"A large number are contingent on further research and review - eg 'DTI will undertake further research and analysis', 'DTI will investigate', and 'Defra will look carefully at', " he said.

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