
比自己還要了解自己
With the arrival of the year 2020, many people have taken to social media and shared their photos from a decade ago to show what has changed in their lives.
隨著2020的到來,許多人在社群媒體上分享十年前的照片,讓大家知道自己的人生發生了多少變化。
take to開始做某事resort to訴諸於decade(n.)十年
If you think that move is a bit corny, you might want to take a trip down memory lane with Google’s latest information-tracking tool, My Activity.
如果你覺得這麼做太老套了,不妨使用Google的資訊追蹤工具「My Activity」來回憶一下過往。
corny(adj.)老套的cliché(n.)陳腔濫調take a trip, stroll, walk down memory lane回憶過往
Launched in 2016, My Activity keeps a close record of pretty much everything you’ve ever done online that’s linked to your Google account.
於2006年推出的「My Activity」詳細記錄了登入Google帳號後的所有網路活動。
account(n.)帳戶、陳述account for佔…數量
With My Activity, you can find out your search history, including websites you’ve browsed, images you’ve viewed and search terms you’ve entered into Google’s search box.
你可以用My Activity看到你的搜尋記錄,包含瀏覽過的網站、曾看過的圖片與曾輸入在搜尋引擎上的關鍵字。
browse(v.)瀏覽=scanscrutinize(v.)細看=examinesearch engine搜尋引擎
Every recorded entry is paired with a date, so you can scroll up and down through your history.
每一項記錄都有備註上日期,所以你可以依照時間軸上下滑動來查看記錄。
entry(n.)項目、條目scroll(n.)(v.)捲軸、滑動scroll bar(電腦)轉動軸
My Activity also lists the devices, apps and Google products you have used, ranging from Maps to Play to YouTube.
My Activity另外也列出所有你曾使用過的裝置、應用程式、和Google產品,像是Google Map、Google Play、和YouTube,
You’ll even be able to see your YouTube comments.
甚至還能看到你的YouTube留言。
For a more complete account of the information Google has on you, just click “Activity Controls” on the “My Google Activity” page.
若想知道Google還提供了哪些記錄資料,只要點選「我的Google活動」頁面上的「活動管理」就可以了。
account(n.)報告、陳述
Now, you might be wondering why Google keeps tabs on your information so eagerly.
你可能有些納悶,為什麼Google要這麼積極而密切地關注你的資訊?
keeps tabs on密切注意put it on my tab記在賬上keep track of記錄lose track of跟不上、忘記stay tuned密切注意、敬請期待eager(adj.)熱切的enthusiastic(adj.)熱情、熱衷的
Experts say this will help the company to improve its services and to customize ads for you.
專家指出,這麼做可以為用戶改善服務和提供專屬廣告。
customize(v.)客製化
While this Internet giant promises not to reveal the information to any third party, cautious users may still find it creepy that Google is keeping such a detailed file of their online history.
雖然Google保證不會洩漏個人資料給任何第三方,比較謹慎的用戶可能還是會覺得Google這麼仔細追蹤網路活動太令人毛骨悚然了。
while(conj.)=althoughcautious(adj.)小心謹慎的=alertdiscreet(adj.)謹慎的disturbing(adj.)使人憂慮、讓人心煩的
No wonder some people say that Google knows them better than they know themselves.
難怪有人會說,Google比他們還更要了解自己。
no wonder難怪it is not surprising that…