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I copied the article from the magazine by stealth, I thought this one might be interesting since the facebook is quite a trend now...
Anyway, I hope you like it.

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Facebook developed immensely over the years, and many features were added. Beginning as a homely website where users can post and share pictures, Facebook today is nothing like its initial stages. In a space called "Wall," users can post their statuses to inform friends of their whereabouts and actions. On every user's homepage, there's a "News Feed" feature which highlights information including profile changes, upcoming events, and birthdays of the user's friends.


One of the most popular applications is "Photos," for users to upload photos, and to "tag" their friends who are also Facebook users in a photo. The friends will be notified that they've been tagged and will be able to find a link to see the photo. There's also a "Chat" application on Facebook that allows users to communicate instantly online. Users can also send virtual gifts to their friends, play games, or maintain farms on Facebook

immensely adv. 極大地，非常
homely a. 普通的，一班的
whereabouts n. 行蹤，下握
highlight v. 使顯著，使突出
application n. 應用程式
upload v. (資料)上傳
tag v. 標示，貼上標籤
instantly adv. 立即
virtual a. 虛擬的
maintain v. 維持，保養

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begin as... 以...(身分或狀態)開始
inform sb. of... 告知某人...

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,Facebook today is nothing like its initial stages.

句型： be nothing like... (完全不像...)
說明： nothing like...意為"完全不像...，絲毫不像"，nothing在此表"一點也不，並不"，A is nothing like B意即"A與B截然不同"，此句型常用來比較兩種不同的人事物，或是同一個東西前後之間的差異，同義用法還有be nowhere near..., be not at all like...等。


Examples:


This town is nothing like it used to be.


This trip nothing like the last trip to Europe.