【正文】 A. Discuss the following questions with your partners. 1. What puter operating systems have you ever used? Mac OS, UNIX, or Windows? 2. Have you ever been troubled by a puter breakdown? How did you feel at the moment? How did you solve the problem then? PREPARATION For More B. Read the following sentences carefully and work out the meaning of the underlined words and expressions. Preparation For More 1. I am sorry to inform you that your application has been unsuccessful. 2. Do not send the application via . 3. My car?s quite old, but it?s still pretty reliable. 4. The government must take action now to stop the rise in violent crimes. PREPARATION End 5. Would you mind keeping an eye on my baby when I?m away for a minute? 6. She was very nervous about introducing James to her children, but they warmed to him immediately. PREREADING PREPARATION: B (KEY) ?inform :告訴 , 通知 ?via :（ 表示方式 )通過 (某人 ), 憑借 (某種手段 ) ?reliable :可靠的 , 可信賴的 ?take action : 采取行動(dòng) , 行動(dòng)起來(lái) ?keeping an eye on :照看 , 照管 。 巴瑞 (1947— ) 是美國(guó)著名的專欄作家，文字幽默風(fēng)趣。在本文中，作者一方面寫電腦帶來(lái)的各種不快，另一方面指自己腿上長(zhǎng)的疣 (wart)，一語(yǔ)雙關(guān)，詼諧幽默。 BREAKDOWN ? ；崩潰；（身體）衰弱 . a. Our car had a breakdown on the motorway. 我們的汽車在高速公路上拋錨了。 End Para. 1a 我的電腦 ——就像以前我有過的所有 電腦一樣 ——每天至少會(huì)來(lái)上一次某種類型的情 緒化故障，從無(wú)例外。 not...nor: 既不，也不 (在這種用法中， nor連接一 個(gè)陳述句時(shí)會(huì)引起該句子主語(yǔ)和助動(dòng)詞的順序改 變 ) . a. I don?t expect children to be rude, nor do I expect to be disobeyed. For More 我不希望孩子們行為粗野，也不希望他們不聽話。說不定錯(cuò)誤發(fā)生在新西蘭，我的電腦通過互 聯(lián)網(wǎng)發(fā)現(xiàn)了它，并因此煩惱得無(wú)法繼續(xù)工作。 End SHUT DOWN ? 關(guān)上 . He shut down the lid of box and left. 他關(guān)上箱蓋就離開了。 繼續(xù)教育學(xué)院 School of Continuing Education, Jilin University 新發(fā)展英語(yǔ)（一） 授課教師：曹瑜 第十三講 Text Study Para. 3 “But I DIDN?T DO ANYTHING!” I shout, but my puter ignores me, because it is busy scanning its disks. You just know that if it finds any errors, it?s going to blame me, even though I don?t even know where its disks ARE. 7. “But I DIDN?T DO ANYTHING!” I shout, but my puter ignores me, because it is busy scanning its disks. (Para. 3) ―可我什么也沒干呀！”我叫道。 End TRANSLATION Para. 3 ―可我什么也沒干呀 !‖我叫道。 “ buddy”本意為“老兄，伙計(jì)，好朋友”，在這里作 者幽默地把他身上長(zhǎng)出的疣比作自己一個(gè)很親切 的兄弟，因此用 Buddy作為對(duì)疣的昵稱。 End TRANSLATION Para. 4a 電腦忙著的時(shí)候，我審視我的疣。我讀到過，疣外表上的突變從醫(yī)學(xué)上看不是什 么好事情。 1) It’s(it’s) time to (do) / It’s(it’s) time (that) : 該是做 …… 的時(shí)候了 . a. It?s time for us to go home. 我們?cè)摶丶伊恕? Text Study Para. 5a But my point is that because of puter weirdness,I regularly see an entire morning?s work—sometimes as many as 18 words — get blipped away forever to the Pla of Lost Data. Needless to say, I use Microsoft Windows. I?ve been a loyal Windows man since the first version, which required you to write on the screen with crayons. REGULARLY ? adv. 有規(guī)律地 , 有規(guī)則地；勻稱地 . Public health inspectors visit restaurants and hotel kitchens regularly. 公共衛(wèi)生官員定期檢查餐館與旅館的廚房。 For More 3) get blipped away: ―嗶”一聲就消失了。 4) the Pla of Lost Data: ―丟失數(shù)據(jù)之星球”，暗喻數(shù)據(jù)資料被轉(zhuǎn)移到了電腦硬盤中某個(gè)地方，作者卻找不到，因此對(duì)他來(lái)說就是消失不見，被丟失了。 NEEDLESS TO SAY ? 不用說，無(wú)需說（用于告訴別人已經(jīng)知道或能預(yù) 料到的事情） . a. Needless to say, any contributions of money will be gratefully received. 不用說，任何錢款方面的捐助都會(huì)被心存感激地 收下的。 TRANSLATION Para. 5a 不過我要說的問題是，由于電腦的古怪 脾氣，我經(jīng)?？吹秸粋€(gè)早上的工作成果 —— 有時(shí)候多達(dá) 18 個(gè)單詞 ——―嗶”一聲就永遠(yuǎn)去了 “丟失數(shù)據(jù)之星球”上了。 SWEAR ? vt., vi. 詛咒，咒罵 . His boss often swore at him, sometimes for no reason at all. 老板經(jīng)常罵他 , 有時(shí)毫無(wú)理由。 TRANSLATION Para. 5b 大約每一年，微軟公司都會(huì)推出一個(gè) 新版本并信誓旦旦地稱它更好、更可靠，而我也 總是照單全收。 2) hot: adj. (俚語(yǔ) ) 熱情的，性感的，新鮮的且常引起轟動(dòng)的 . a. She is the hottest girl I have ever seen. 她是我所見過的最熱情似火的女孩。我就像 那個(gè)夜總會(huì)里的倒霉蛋，不停地去招惹那個(gè)辣妹。 b. Yes, sir. Now, there39。 For More TEMPT ? （ 2） 吸引，誘使，誘導(dǎo) （ tempt ... to do） . a. She tempted the child to have a little more soup. 她誘使那個(gè)孩子多喝一點(diǎn)湯。但我還是心動(dòng)了。 程文 8月 12日 LEAVING MESSAGES May 30th Wang Fei, The puter in the General Manager’s office has suddenly stopped working. Hoping to be favored with your prompt attention. Zhang Qiang PART IV FAST READING (KEY) Reading Comprehension（ P39） Back 1. C 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. C