例句和句型：9.04

1. LUCK YOU: A quarter of a billion Web sites now compete for your attention . Meanwhile, ....

2. ... suck up  whatever spare time you might have left.

3. The new site was unveiled  in early June, with everything you need to troll through our vast, nutrient-rich  information or quickly zero in on  a specific bit of knowledge.

4. It will come as no surprise that ...

5. We've also expended  our multimedia offerings by adding audio slide shows, which showcase  our staff's expertise  in gathering compelling  audio along with stunning  photography.

6. A great Web site gives illusion that it was effortless to create. Nothing could be further from truth.

7. It will come as no surprise that  most Web sites have major "user experience" problems. Our site proved to be no exception .

8. The main idea is  ...

9. But this shift is not without problems .

10. To put it in another way , ...

11. So although users may not perceive the extent of the problem , things are already dire  for many Internet Service providers and network operators.

12. Prior to  the late 1990s, ...

13. Undersea cable construction is booming , with 15 cables laid last year, as many as in the peak year of  2001.

14. Then the dot-com and telecommunications manias fueled unprecedented construction  under the sea, as well as on land.

15. But with every boom comes a bust ; only about $2 billion was spent during four lean years  from 2004 to 2007.