谷歌雇一群羊是干什么的？

编译/帕特里克
英语汇

1

The name ‘Google’ was an accident. A spelling mistake made by the original founders who thought they were going for ‘Googol’.

英文名「Google」的产生是个意外。最初的版本是「Googol」，后来被创始人将错就错。

2

Rather than using mechanical mowers, Google regularly employs a flock of 200 goats to naturally mow and fertilise the lawns.

为了除草，谷歌公司是不用机械设备的，而是「雇佣」一群羊来吃草，羊粪还可以给草施肥。

3

If an employee of Google dies, their spouse will receive half their pay for 10 years as well as stock benefits, and any children will receive $1000 a month until they turn 19.

如果谷歌的员工去世，那么在10年内，Ta的配偶将会得到一半的报酬（同时也包含股票收益）。Ta的孩子每个月会得到1000美元，直到19岁。

4

The Gmail logo was designed the night before it was launched.

Gmail的图标是在发布前一天晚上设计出来的。

5

The prime reason the Google home page is so bare is due to the fact that the founders didn’t know HTML and just wanted a quick interface. In fact it was noted that the submit button was a long time coming and hitting the RETURN key was the only way to burst Google into life.

谷歌页面这么简洁，最首要的原因是创始人不通HTML语言，只想快速抓一个界面出来。事实上，页面上的「提交」按钮也是等了很久才出来的，敲回车曾经是激活搜索的唯一方式。

6

Google has the largest network of translators in the world.

谷歌拥有世界上最大的译员网络。

7

New Google employees are called "Nooglers", and are given a propeller beanie cap to wear on their first Friday.

谷歌新员工通常被称为“Noogler”，然后在公司的第一个周五会得到一顶小帽子。

8

Google was originally called "BackRub".

谷歌最开始的时候被称为「BackRub」。（挠后背？）

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