Gamers could use IM to contact a friend directly and ask, but that required a lot of effort on the part of the user.

玩家可以用即时通讯软件直接联系一个朋友并询问他，但是这需要玩家付出大量努力。

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The effort to convert a user manual, assembly instructions, contract or other document into a second language follows a path of checks and rechecks to ensure accuracy.

将用户手册、安装说明、合同或其他文件转换成另一种语言需要经过层层的检查校对来保证准确性。

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Then I started to think, "Is there any way that we can save the consumers' effort and integrate everything, every function, every application, every information needs that a user wishes into one box?"

于是我开始思考，有没有一种办法，使得消费者’,省下精力与时间，将所有功能，所有应用，所有信息，按照用户所希望的，整合到一个搜索框内？

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