It seemed such a novel idea to us that we named the company after it: Viaweb, because our software worked via the web, instead of running on your desktop computer.

我们很喜欢这个新想法，并以此为公司命名：Viaweb，因为我们的软件不是桌面软件而是通过网络来运行的。

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My roommate wants to have a party in our flat, but I'm not so keen on the idea of having people running all over the place.

我的室友想办一个聚会，但我对这个请人到家里到处乱跑的主意并没有什么兴趣。

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