2017年BEC中级口语练习：办公设备
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Ⅰ.核心学习：办公设备常见问题 Billy: What’s going down? 比利：怎么了? Michael: I have a problem. 迈克尔：我碰到了一个问题。 Billy: What’s that? 比利：什么问题? Michael: I just bought a computer. 迈克尔：我刚买了一台电脑。 Billy: That’s great. 比利：好事啊。 Michael: But it keeps crashing. 迈克尔：可它老死机。 Billy: Have you had it checked out? 比利：你找人检查过了吗? Michael: Yes, I think it might have a bug in one of its programs. 迈克尔：找了，我想可能其中一个软件有问题。 Billy: You should call the company service number. 比利：你应该给那家电脑公司服务部打电话，让他们来看看。 Michael: That’s what I will do. Maybe they can send some repairmen over to fix my machine. 迈克尔：我正打算这么做。也许他们会派维修人员来把我的机器修好。 Billy: But this cloud does have a silver lining, now you have more time to spend with me. 比利：这种情况也有好的一面，现在你可以有更多的时间来陪我了。 Michael: You’re right. Let’s go out for some coffee. 迈克尔：你说得对。我们去喝咖啡吧。 Ⅱ.单词简析 1) Bug : a problem in the program. 臭虫，电脑程序中的问题 ex:Windows software often has many bugs and is, therefore, annoying to use. Windows (微软视窗)软件总是有许多问题，所以用起来很头疼。 2) To let someone go : a polite way of saying, "You’re fired." 辞去某人的比较礼貌委婉的说法 ex:After Bob messed up the presentation, the company decided to let him go. 鲍勃把报告作得一团糟后，公司决定让他辞职。 3) Every cloud has a silver lining : there is a good side in every situation 每种状况都有其好的一面 ex:Bob’s cloud has a silver lining. After being fired, he has more time to spend with his kids. 鲍勃的情况也有好的一面。失业后他有了更多的时间与孩子们呆在一起。 4) Down : not working 不工作了，坏了 ex:The copy machine is down and I can’t make any copies. 复印机坏了，我无法复印了。 5) Back on my feet : recover, get better 恢复 ex:Bob is already back on his feet, even though his wife had just left him just last month. 鲍勃已经恢复过来了，尽管妻子上个月刚刚离开了他。 6) Virus : a disease 病毒 ex:A computer virus attacked my hard drive. 电脑病毒袭击了我的硬盘。 相关资料 |
