今天又长见识了,首先解释一下cheat sheet:
http://www.com10.cn/exam/Html/19734.html
“Cheat sheet”有“cheat”(欺骗),想当然的话,一定会认为它是个贬义词。的确,“cheat sheet”原意有“小抄”的意思,所以字典里的定义是“A piece of paper with information written down on it that an unethical person might create if they weren't prepared for a test.”。然而,“cheat sheet”的说法已经走出了贬义的阴影,成为“简要说明,步骤说明书”的意思。例如:
We asked the engineer to develop a cheat sheet for this machine.我们要求工程师给我们弄个简单的机器说明书。
The cheat sheet was attached to the package of the camera.说明书就贴在照相机的包装盒上。
然后顺便贴一下google的使用小技巧:
http://www.google.com/help/cheatsheet.html