Roughly one billion PCs are now in use across the world; many office workers spend more time with their PCs than they do asleep or with their families.

现在世界上大约有10亿台使用中的笔记本电脑，很多上班族每天与PC在一起的时间比睡觉或与家人在一起的时间还要多。

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On one measure alone, the prime minister pointed out that more than one billion line workers, engineers, scientists and entrepreneurs are joining the international economy to develop, serve and produce goods for markets around the world.

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