"When the grasshopper guy comes out, you know summer has arrived," said a man who was seeking to replace the one, tethered to his rear-view mirror, that was on its last legs.

“当卖蚱蜢的小贩来了，你就知道夏天到了。”一个男人说，他正在寻找一只新的，来代替绑在他后视镜的快要死的那只。

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That MacBook at the coffee house, the one used by the guy pounding out a screenplay? Working to detect ground tremors while its user sips a latte.

一家咖啡厅里一个人正在用苹果公司的笔记本电脑(MacBook)写电影剧本；当他喝着拿铁(latte)咖啡时，他的电脑同时也在检测地面震动。

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Stranger: Just now down there on the street a drunk driver has crashed into a guy. I think its your friend.

陌生人：刚刚在街上发生了一起车祸。一个醉酒司机撞到了一个小伙子。我想他是你朋友。

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Much of the firm's personality comes from its founder, Timothy Draper, 40, a guy known for showing up at board meetings dressed as a clown and skiing in blizzards in nothing but boxer shorts.

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There's a gallery of the B15 in all its tough guy splendor after the break.

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Aside from its tough-guy credentials, there's a 1280 x 800 screen, five megapixel camera, Tegra 2 dual-core 1GHz processor, WiMAX connection and the staple WiFi, Bluetooth, and GPS medley.

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