Writing scripts, creating novels, coding, answering questions... the almost omnipotent ChatGPT has become a regular on the trending list in recent months.
ChatGPT quickly went viral on social media after its launch at the end of November last year. In just five days, the number of registered users exceeded 1 million; within two months, the monthly active users of ChatGPT surpassed 100 million, making it the fastest-growing consumer application in history. Have you ever been curious about what 'GPT' in ChatGPT actually means? What is its full name?
NO.1
What do G, P, and T stand for?
G stands for generative, commonly meaning capable of producing; productive.
P stands for pre-trained, where 'pre-' is a prefix meaning prior to..., and 'trained' means trained, having undergone training. Pre-trained means pre-trained.
T stands for transformer, which refers to a transformation model.
The full name of ChatGPT is Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer.
NO.2
In recent years, the 5G network has been accelerating its popularity. What does the G here mean?
5G is read as "five G", where the letter "G" is an abbreviation for Generation, meaning "generation". Therefore, 5G refers to "the fifth generation mobile network".
Example sentence:
The coverage of 5G mobile network is only going to get better, and that’s where the carriers are spending most of their money right now.
5G mobile network coverage will only continue to improve, and major carriers are currently investing heavily in building 5G networks.
So what does the G in 5G data refer to?
When we check data usage, we often see the data numbers followed by "MB" and "GB", read as "megabyte" and "gigabyte". Have you ever delved into these two units of data?
First, "MB" stands for "megabyte", pronounced [ˈmeɡəˌbaɪt]; next, "GB" stands for "gigabyte", pronounced [ˈɡɪɡəˌbaɪt]. The data unit 1GB = 1024MB, 1MB = 1024KB, 1KB = 1024B.
NO.3
Common English expressions often used when using a mobile phone:
1. Phone crashes
"My phone crashed" can be said in the following ways:
① My phone broke down.
② My phone crashed.
③ My phone is out of order.
2. Phone battery dead
① My phone's dead./My phone died.
These expressions literally translate to "my phone has died", but the real meaning is "my phone has no battery".
Example sentence:
Sorry, my phone's dead.
② My cellphone is out of power./My phone has no power.
"Out of" means "used up", and power refers to "electricity or energy".
The above phrases indicate that the phone is completely out of battery, but how do you say that the phone's battery is low but can still last a while?
① My phone is going to die.
② My phone is running out of battery.
③ My phone's dying.
3. No data, no signal
Network data can be represented by data, unlimited data is unlimited data, and no data is out of data.
Example sentence:
Oh no! My phone is out of data and it's just the first week of this month.
Signal can be expressed as "reception", and no signal can be said as: no reception.
Example sentence:
The reception is too bad in my room.
4. Call credit
In English, the most idiomatic expression for "call credit" is credit, which can represent the amount available in a mobile account.
If your mobile credit balance is insufficient, you might hear a voice prompt when making a call:
"Sorry, you don't have enough credit to make this call."
Source: Put English Listening Network
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