MS vs GM

Bill Gates wanted to look good and impress everyone with his success．He decided to measure the accomplishments of Microsoft against General Motors．The comparison went like this：If automotive technology had kept pace with computer technology over the past few decades，you would now be driving a V-32 instead of a V-8，and it would have a top speed of 10，000 miles per hour （160，000km/hr）．Or you could have an economy car that weighs 30 pounds （14 kilos） and gets a thousand miles to a gallon of gas．In either case the sticker price of a new car would be less than $50．In response to all this goading，GM responds：“Yes，but would you really want to drive a car that crashes four times a day？”

微软和通用

比尔·盖茨希望每个人都对他的成功留下深刻的印象。于是他决定拿微软的成就与通用汽车公司相比较。比较如下：在过去的几十年里如果汽车技术能够像计算机技术发展得那么快的话，你现在驾驶的车型将是v-32，而不是V-8，它的最高时速将是每小时10，000英里（160，000公里/小时）。你可能拥有一辆经济型轿车，它自重只有30磅（14公斤），每千英里耗油才一加仑。无论哪种车型，标价都可能不到50美元。为了回应这种抨击，通用公司答复道：“确实如此，但难道您希望驾驶的汽车每天死机四次？”

英语词汇：

1.MS vs GM - 微软与通用汽车的比较

2.Bill Gates - 比尔·盖茨

3.Accomplishments - 成就

4.Measure - 衡量，比较

5.General Motors - 通用汽车公司

6.Comparison - 比较

7.Automotive technology - 汽车技术

8.Pace - 步伐，速度

9.Computer technology - 计算机技术

10.V-32 - 一种假想的32缸汽车引擎

11.V-8 - 一种常见的8缸汽车引擎

12.Top speed - 最高时速

13.Sticker price - 标价

14.Economy car - 经济型轿车

15.Goading - 激励，刺激

16.Responds - 回应

17.Crashes - 死机，崩溃（此处比喻汽车故障）

18.Either case - 无论哪种情况