【正文】 n case his appearance changes. (Para. 4) 我密切注視著巴迪，以防它的外表有任何改變。 Text Study Para. 4a While my puter is busy, I scan my wart. I have a wart on my right leg. It has been there for many years. I call it Buddy. I keep an eye on Buddy, in case his appearance changes. I?ve read that it?s a bad thing, medically, when a wart Suddenly changes appearance. 8. I call it Buddy. (Para. 4) 我叫它巴迪老弟。但電腦根 本不睬我，因為它正忙著掃描它的磁盤。 2) be busy doing something: 忙于做某事 . He?s busy writing his term paper recently. 最近他忙著寫他的學(xué)期論文。但電腦根本不睬我，因為它正忙著掃描它的磁盤。這樣做以后，電腦就在屏幕上打出一條傲 慢無禮的信息，告訴我它正在掃描磁盤中的錯誤， 而原因是我沒有正常關(guān)機(jī)。 ? 使（常指臨時性的）停工，停業(yè) The workshop has shut down and the workers are unemployed. 車間被關(guān)閉了，工人們失業(yè)了。 c. She scanned the newspaper over breakfast. 她邊吃早飯邊瀏覽了一遍報紙。 TRANSLATION Text Study Para. 2 When this happens, I have to turn my puter off and start it up again. When I do, my puter puts a snippy note on the screen informing me that it is scanning its disks for errors, because it was shut down improperly. SCAN ? vt. 掃描；細(xì)看，審視；略讀 , 瀏覽 . a. Scanning the puter regularly will help us detect puter viruses. 定期掃描計算機(jī)可以幫助我們發(fā)現(xiàn)計算機(jī)病毒。 Para. 1b 它不說是什么錯誤，也不說發(fā)生在哪 里。 End FOR ALL ONE KNOWS ? 說不定（常用來強(qiáng)調(diào)對某事不知情，而且該事也無足輕重） . a. For all I know, he could be seriously ill. 說不定他病得很重。巴瑞 繼續(xù)教育學(xué)院 School of Continuing Education, Jilin University 新發(fā)展英語（一） 授課教師：曹瑜 第十二講 Text Study Para. 1b It does not say what the error is, nor where it occurred. For all I know, it occurred in New Zealand, and my puter found out about it via the Inter, and became so upset that it could not go on. 3. It does not say what the error is, nor where it occurred. (Para. 1) 它不說是什么錯誤，也不說發(fā)生在哪里。它干脆停止工作了 ——經(jīng) 常是在我根本沒碰它的時候 ——并在屏幕上顯示 一條信息，告訴我發(fā)生了一個錯誤。 1) informing..., 現(xiàn)在分詞短語用以修飾 message，相當(dāng)于定語從句 which informed me... For More 2) inform someone that…/ inform someone of (about ) something: 通知或告訴某人（某事） . He informed the police that a large amount of money was missing. 他向警方報案說一筆巨款不見了。 b. The strain of his job led to the plete breakdown of his health. 他工作過度，累垮了身體。 b. I?ll be there at two o?clock without fail. 我兩點鐘一定到那里。 WITHOUT FAIL ? 一定，必定 。 the funniest man in America. — The New York Times a father?s ultimate sacrifice: acpanying his daughter to a Justin Bieber concert. WARTS AND ALL 在英語中，這個短語表示“盡管有各種缺點和瑕 疵”之意。 1988 年其評論文章獲得美國新聞界最高獎項 ——普利策獎。 注意 ?warmed to :使變熱至 繼續(xù)教育學(xué)院 School of Continuing Education, Jilin University 新發(fā)展英語（一） 授課教師：曹瑜 第十一講 Text Study Para. 1a At least once per day, without fail, my puter, like every puter I have ever owned, has some kind of emotional breakdown. It simply stops working—often when I?m not touching it—and it puts a message on the screen informing me that an error has occurred. Learning to Love the Computer, Warts and All By Dave Barry A Pulitzer Prize winner, American author and columnist. He has also written numerous books of humor and parody, as well as edic novels. The 2022 Fairfax Prize was awarded to Dave Barry on September 22, 2022. DAVE BARRY 戴夫 繼續(xù)教育學(xué)院 School of Continuing Education, Jilin University 新發(fā)展英語（一） 授課教師：曹瑜 第十講 UNIT 2 MY COMPUTER STUDY FOCUS 1. Think about the relationship between puters and our life. 2. Try to use words and expressions about puter science. 3. Practice using the structure of “not…nor…” 4. Learn how to leave messages (留言 ). 5. Read about the function of screensavers. Prereading Preparation: 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 immedi