wpbAAA上海交大版应用型大学英语综合教程-第3册-unit-1课文翻译与练习答案

1、Unit1TheStoryofSteveJobsThisisthetextoftheCommencemenAddressbySteveJobs,CEOofAppleComputerandofPixarAnimationStudios,atStanfordUniversity,deliveredonJune12,2005.1Iamhonoredtobewithyoutodayatyourcommencementfromoneofthefinestuniversitiesintheworld.Inevergraduatedfromcollege.Truthbetold,thisistheclose

2、stIveevergottentoacollegegraduation.IdroppedoutofReedCollegeafterthefirst6months,butthenstayedaroundasadrop-inforanother18monthsorsobeforeIreallyquit.SowhydidIdropout?2ItstartedbeforeIwasborn.Mybiologicalmotherwasayoung,unwedcollegegraduatestudent,andshedecidedtoputmeupforadoption.Shefeltverystrongl

3、ythatIshouldbeadoptedbycollegegraduates,soeverythingwasallsetformetobeadoptedatbirthbyalawyerandhiswifeexceptthatwhenIpoppedouttheydecidedatthelastminutethattheyreallywantedagirl.Somyparents,whowereonawaitinglist,gotacallinthemiddleofthenightasking,Wehaveanunexpectedbabyboy;doyouwanthim?Theysaid,Ofc

4、ourse.Mybiologicalmotherlaterfoundoutthatmymotherhadnevergraduatedfromcollegeandthatmyfatherhadnevergraduatedfromhighschool.Sherefusedtosignthefinaladoptionpapers.SheonlyrelentedafewmonthslaterwhenmyparentspromisedthatIwouldsomedaygotocollege.Thiswasthestartinmylife.3And17yearslaterIdidgotocollege.B

5、utInaivelychoseacollegethatwasalmostasexpensiveasStanford,andallofmyworking-classparentssavingswerebeingspentonmycollegetuition.Aftersixmonths,Icouldntseethevalueinit.IhadnoideawhatIwantedtodowithmylifeandnoideahowcollegewasgoingtohelpmefigureitout.AndhereIwasspendingallofthemoneymyparentshadsavedth

6、eirentirelife.SoIdecidedtodropoutandtrustedthatitwouldallworkoutOK.Itwasprettyscaryatthetime,butlookingbackitwasoneofthebestdecisionsIevermade.TheminuteIdroppedoutIcouldstoptakingtherequiredclassesthatdidntinterestme,andbegindroppinginontheonesthatlookedfarmoreinteresting.Itwasntallromantic.Ididntha

7、veadorm本文是苹果计算机公司和皮克斯动画工作室的首席执行官史蒂夫？乔布斯于2005年6月12日在斯坦福大学毕业典礼上的演讲稿。1今天，我很荣幸能来到这所世界顶尖大学参加你们的毕业典礼。我大学没有毕业。说实话，现在是我最接近大学毕业的时刻。我在里德学院读了6个月就退学了，但是作为旁听生又在那里待了18个月左右，然后才真正离开学校。那么我为什么要退学呢？2这要从我还没有出生的时候说起。我的生母是个年轻未婚的研究生，因此她决定把我送给别人收养。她觉得我必须由有大学学历的人收养。于是，她安排好了一切，只要我一出生，就把我交给一位律师和他的妻子收养。但是我出生之后，他们在最后一刻决定他们还是想要一

8、个女孩。当时我父母还在候补名单上，一天半夜他们接到一个电话，问他们：“有个新生儿，是意外怀上的， 是个男孩， 你们要吗？他们回答： “当然要。”但是，我的生母随后发现我母亲大学没有毕业，我父亲甚至连高中也没毕业，因此拒绝在最后几份领养文件上签字。直到几个月后，我父母承诺将来一定让我上大学，她才同意了。这就是我生命的开始。317年后，我确实上了大学。但是出于无知，我选了一所几乎与斯坦福一样昂贵的学校，因此，工薪阶层的父母把所有积蓄都花在了我的学费上。6个月过去了，我看不到其中的价值所在。我不知道我的人生定位，也不知道大学将如何帮我找到答案，而我正在这里耗尽父母一生的积蓄。所以我决定退学，并相信一

9、切都会顺利。这在当时看来非常可怕，但现在回头看看，那是我做过的最棒的决定room,soIsleptonthefloorinfriendsrooms.Ireturnedcokebottlesforthefive-centdepositstobuyfoodwith,andIwouldwalkthe7milesacrosstowneverySundaynighttogetonegoodmealaweekattheHareKrishnatemple.Ilovedit.AndmuchofwhatIstumbledintobyfollowingmycuriosityandintuitionturnedou

10、ttobepricelesslateron.Letmegiveyouoneexample:ReedCollegeatthattimeofferedperhapsthebestcalligraphyinstructioninthecountry.Throughoutthecampuseveryposter,everylabeloneverydrawer,wasbeautifullyhandcalligraphed.4BecauseIhaddroppedoutanddidnthavetotakethenormalclasses,Idecidedtotakeacalligraphyclasstole

11、arnhowtodothis.Ilearnedaboutserifandsanseriftypefaces,aboutvaryingtheamountofspacebetweendifferentlettercombinations,aboutwhatmakesgreattypographygreat.Itwasbeautiful,historical,artisticallysubtleinawaythatsciencecantcapture,andIfounditfascinating.5Noneofthishadevenahopeofanypracticalapplicationinmy

12、life.Buttenyearslater,whenweweredesigningthefirstMacintoshcomputer,itallcamebacktome.AndwedesigneditallintotheMac.Itwasthefirstcomputerwithbeautifultypography.IfIhadneverdroppedinonthatsinglecourseincollege,theMacwouldhaveneverhadmultipletypefacesorproportionallyspacedfonts.AndsinceWindowsjustcopied

13、theMac,itslikelythatnopersonalcomputerwouldhavethem.IfIhadneverdroppedout,Iwouldhaveneverdroppedinonthiscalligraphyclass,andpersonalcomputersmightnothavethewonderfultypographythattheydo.OfcourseitwasimpossibletoconnectthedotslookingforwardwhenIwasincollege.Butitwasvery,veryclearlookingbackwardstenye

14、arslater.6Again,youcantconnectthedotslookingforward;youcanonlyconnectthemlookingbackwards.Soyouhavetotrustthatthedotswillsomehowconnectinyourfuture.Youhavetotrustinsomethingyourgut,destiny,life,karma,whatever.Thisapproachhasneverletmedown,andithasmadeallthedifferenceinmylife.之一。从退学的那一刻起，我就不用再上那些不感兴趣

15、的必修课，而开始去学那些看上去更有意思的课程。但一切也不全是这么美妙。我没有自己的宿舍，只有在朋友的房间里打地铺；我拣可乐瓶子，把退来的5美分押金攒起来去买吃的；而到了每个周日晚上，我都会步行7英里， 穿过城镇去克利须那觉悟会的庙宇饱餐一顿。我喜欢这样。我依照好奇心和直觉做事，大多事后证明是非常值得的。让我给你们举个例子：当当时里德学院开设可能在全国是最好的书法课程。园里的每一张海报、每一个抽屉的每张标签上都有漂亮的书法。4因为我已经辍学，不用参加正规的课程，所以我决定去上这门课，学习书法。我了解了衬线和无衬线字体，学会了如何在不同的字母组合间改变间距，知道了如何让大字体显得很漂亮。这种科学所

16、无法捕捉的、美妙的、充满历史感的微妙艺术，让我心醉神迷。5这一切在我的生活中是否实用，我不抱希望。直到10年后，当我们在设计第一台麦金托什电脑时，我想起了这些东西。于是，我们把所有这些都设计进了Mac机。这是第一类拥有漂亮字体排版的电脑。如果我没有在大学旁听那门课程，Mac就不会有多种字体以及间距分配合理的字型，很可能现在的微软PC也不会有这些字型你们要知道，Windows也只是抄袭Mac,并非独创。如果我从未退学，我就绝不会旁听那门书法课，而个人电脑可能也不会有现在这样美妙的字体排版。在大学的时候，我当然不可能把这些点点滴滴都串起来展望未来。但在十年后再回首，一切都变得非常、非常清晰。6同样

17、，你们现在也无法预见这类琐碎的经历之间能有什么联系，只有在回首往事时才能发现。你们要相信，这些片断会在未来以某种一勇气、命运、人生、因缘等等。这个方法从未让我失望，也正是它改变了我的整个人生。NewWordscommencementC,usu.sing.aceremonyatwhichstudentsreceivetheiracademicdegreesordiplomas学位授予典礼，毕业典礼Hemadeaspeechatthecommencement.他在毕业典礼上作了演讲。WewillgetourdiplomasatthecommencementinMayorJune.我们将会在五、六月

18、份举行的毕业典礼上拿到毕业证书。C,Ubeginning开始，开端Thecommencementofthisyearwillbebetter.今年将会有一个更好的开始。Animationn.U动画制作n.Cafilmormovieinwhichdrawingsofpeopleandanimalsseemtomove动画片quitvi/vt.toleaveyourjob,school,etc.离开；离校Hegothispresentjobwhenhequitted/quitthearmy.他退伍后找到了现在这份工作。IfIdontgetapayraise,Illquit.如果不给我加薪，我就不干

19、了。vi/vt.(informal)tostopdoingsth.停止，戒掉Quitfoolingaround!别胡闹了！Youmustquitsmoking.Mostimportantofall,youshouldstarttakingexercise.你必须戒烟；最重要的是，你该开始运动了。biologicala.connectedwiththeprocessesthattakeplacewithinlivingthings生物的；与生命过程有关的achildsbiologicalparents孩子的亲生父母a.connectedwiththescienceofbiology生物学Thes

20、choolhasalargebiologicallaboratory.这所学校有一个很大的生物实验室。unwednotmarried没有结婚的，未婚的In1993alone,26,270babieswereborntounwedteens.仅仅在1993年便有26270名婴儿为未婚少女所生。adoptionn.C,Utheactofadoptingachild收养，领养Hewaspleasedwiththeadoptionofalittlegirl.他很高兴收养了一个小女孩.n.Uthedecisiontostartusingsth.suchasanidea,aplanoraname采纳,采用

21、Theadoptionofthispolicywouldrelievetheunionsofatremendousburden.采用这一政策将会减轻工会沉重的负担。adoptvt.totakesb.elseschildintoyourfamilyandbecomeitslegalparent（s）收养，领养vt.toformallyacceptasuggestionorpolicybyvoting正式通过，表决采纳（建议、政策等）vt.tostarttouseaparticularmethodortoshowaparticularattitudetowardssb./sth.采用（某方法）；采

22、取（某态度）relentvi.tofinallyagreetosth.afterrefusing终于答应，不再拒绝AfterwardssherelentedandletthechildrenstayuplatetowatchTV.后来她让步了，让孩子们看会儿电视，晚点再睡。Thepolicewillnotrelentintheirfightagainstcrime.警方在跟犯罪分子的斗争中决不手软.vi.tobecomelessdetermined,strong,etc.减弱，变缓和Thepressureonustofinishthistaskwillnotrelent.为完成此项任务，我们受

23、到的压力不会减轻。naivelyad.inanaivemanner无知地；天真地Theynaivelyassumethingscanonlygetbetter.他们天真地以为情况肯定会好转。scarya.causingfearoralarm弓I起恐慌的Thatmoviewastooscary.那部电影太吓人了。stumblevi.1）tomoveorwalkinanunsteadyway跌跌撞撞地走,蹒跚而行Adrunkstumbledpastus.有个喝醉的人跌跌撞撞地从我们身边走过。Thetiredoldmanstumbledalong.那位疲惫的老人蹒跚而行。vi.2）tohitones

24、footagainststh.whileoneiswalkingorrunningandalmostfall绊脚Istumbledoveratreeroot.树根绊了我一下。Hestumbledonthestaircaseandhurthisleg.他在楼梯上绊了一跤，伤了腿.intuitionn.1)Utheabilitytoknowsth.byusingyourfeelingsratherthanconsideringthefacts直觉力Nobodytoldmewheretofindyou.Itwassheerintuition.没有人告诉我到哪儿去找你。我纯粹是凭直觉找到你的。Intu

25、itiontoldmeyouwereanhonestman.直觉告诉我你是个诚实的人。n.2)C(一种)直觉Ihadasuddenintuitionaboutthemissingjewels.我凭直觉突然知道失踪的珠宝的去向。Ihadanintuitionthatwewouldwinatlast.我有一种直觉，那就是我们最终会成功。calligraphyn.U(theartofproducing)beautifulhandwriting书法；书法艺术ImconsideringstudyingcalligraphyorChinesepainting.我正在考虑要学书法还是国画。Thegraphi

26、cartsincludecalligraphyandlithography.平面造型艺术包括书法和平版印刷术。calligraphvt.toproducebymeansofcalligraphy用美术体书写serifn.Uashortlineatthetoporbottomofsomestylesofprintedletters衬线，截线sanserifn.U无衬线字体typefacen.C(印刷用的)字体typographyn.U印刷术，排版，版面设计historicala.1)connectedwiththepast(有关)历史的Arethereanyhistoricalsitesinth

27、isarea?这个地区有什么历史遗迹吗？Thebookisbasedonhistoricalevents.这本书是以历史事件为基础的。a.2)basedonthestudyofhistory有关历史研究的，历史学的Wehavenohistoricalevidenceforit.我们缺乏可以证明这一点的史学依据。Itsahistoricalfact.这是历史事实。artisticallyad.inanartisticmanner艺术性地；在艺术上Sheisartisticallyaware.她艺术感很强。Theroomisluxuriouslyandartisticallyfurnished.这

28、个房间装饰得十分豪华雅致。fascinatinga.extremelyinterestingandattractive极有吸弓I力的，迷人的Theresultsofthesurveymadefascinatingreading.调查结果读起来令人饶有兴趣。proportionallyad.correspondinginsizeoramount成比例地，相应地Crimerateisproportionallymuchhigherinthenorthofthecountry.就比例而言，犯罪率在这个国家的北部要高得多。Familieswithchildrenspendproportionallyl

29、essperpersonthanfamilieswithoutchildren.有孩子的家庭人均开销比没有孩子的家庭相对要少。fontn.C字型，字体；铅字gutn.C,usu.pl.内心，直觉，本能destinyn.1)Uthepowerbelievedtocontrolevents命运Destinydrewustogether.命运把我们连在了一起。n.2)Cwhathappenstosb./sth.(thoughttobedecidedbeforehandbyfate)天数，天命Itwashisdestinytodieinaforeigncountry.他注定要客死异国。karman.U

30、因缘，因果报应PhrasesandExpressionsbehonored(todosth.)=tofeelproudandhappy(做某事)感至U荣幸Iwashonoredtohavebeenmentionedinhisspeech.他在讲话中提到了我，真是荣幸。Imhonoredtomeetyou.很荣幸见到您。put(sb./sth.)upfor提供；推荐，提名Wedecidetoputupthefamilyjewelsforauction.我们决定把家中的珠宝拿去拍卖。Harrisonputupforthesecretaryship.哈里森自荐秘书一职。workout1)todeve

31、lopinasuccessfulway成功地发展Myfirstjobdidntwokout.我的第一份工作干得不好。Thenewstrategymaynotworkoutwell.新战略也许不会产生令人满意的效果。2)totrainthebodybyphysicalexercise锻炼身体Iworkoutregularlytokeepfit.我经常做运动以保持健康。stumbleintosth.tobecomeinvolvedinsth.bychance无意间涉足某事TheurgetowidervoyagescausedmentostumbleintoNewAmerica.扩大航行范围的紧迫要

32、求使人类意外地发现了新美洲。haveahopeof有的希望makeallthedifferencetohaveanimportanteffectonsb./sth.;tomakesb.feelbetterAfewkindwordsattherighttimemakeallthedifference.在适当的时候说几句体贴话能产生很大的影响.史蒂夫乔布斯斯坦福大学皮克斯动画工作室里德学院国际克利须那觉悟会麦金托什电脑（苹果电脑中某系列个人电脑）3. Questionsonthetext1. WhatdidSteveJobsdoafterhedroppedoutofReedCollege?Hest

33、ayedaroundasadrop-inforanother18monthsorsobeforehereallyquit.2. WhatcanwelearnfromSteveJobsnarrationabouthisbiologicalmother?HisbiologicalmotherwasayoungcollegegraduatestudentwhenshegavebirthtoSteveJobsasasinglewoman.SheputupSteveJobsforadoption,andfeltstronglythathersonshouldbeadoptedbycollegegradu

34、atesandsenttocollegeinthefuture.3. WhatkindofpeoplewereSteveJobsadoptiveparents?Hisparentswereaworking-classcouplewithoutacollegedegree.Hismothernevergraduatedfromcollegeandhisfathernevergraduatedfromhighschool.However,theydidsendtheiradoptedsontocollegeastheyhadpromised,andthiscostthemnearlyallthei

35、rsavings.4. WhydidSteveJobsdropoutofReedCollege?Becausehehadnoideawhathewantedtodowithhislifeandnoideahowcollegewasgoingtohelphimfigureitout.Besides,thecollegewassoexpensivethatallofhisparentssavingswerebeingspentonhistuition.5. WhatdidSteveJobsthinkabouthisdecisionofdroppingout?Why?Hethoughtitwason

36、eofthebestdecisionshehadevermadeashelookedbackonhispast.Afterhedroppedout,hedidnthavetotaketherequiredclassesandhehadtheopportunitytotakeclassesthatinterestedhim.Muchofwhathelearnedinthiswayprovedpricelesslateron.6. WhydidSteveJobssayhislifeasadrop-ininthecollegewasnotallromantic?Becausehewaslivinga

37、shabbylifeduringthe18months:hedidnthaveadormroom,sohesleptonthefloorinfriendsrooms;hereturnedcokebottlesforthefive-centdepositstobuyfoodwith;hewouldwalkthe7milesacrosstowneverySundaynighttogetonegoodmealaweekattheHareKrishnatemple.7. WhatdidSteveJobslearninthecalligraphyclass?Helearnedaboutserifands

38、anseriftypefaces,aboutvaryingtheamountofspacebetweendifferentlettercombinations,aboutwhatmakesgreattypographygreat.有很大影响，使大不相同ProperNounsSteveJobsStanfordUniversityPixarAnimationStudiosReedCollegeHareKrishnaMacintosh8. WhatdoyouthinkthegraduatingstudentscanlearnfromSteveJobslifeexperience?Theymightl

39、earntotrustinsomethingtheirgut,destiny,life,karma,whatever.Theymightalsolearntohavetheconfidencetofollowtheirheartevenwhenoffthebeatenpath.4. WorkingwithwordsandphrasesA.PutthefollowingChineseexpressionsintoEnglish.生母biologicalmother收养某人adoptsomebody签署最终的领养文件signthefinaladoptionpapers无意间进入演艺界stumble

40、intoacting凭好奇心与直觉followonescuriosityandintuition实际用途practicalapplicationB.Completethefollowingsentenceswithappropriatewordsinthetext.1. Atfirstshethreatenedtodismissusall,butlatersher(elented).2.Ifyoucanthavechildrenofyourown,whynotconsidera(doption)?3.Shesensedsomethingwrongbyi(ntuition).4.Shewentt

41、oCambridgeonascholarshipbutd(ropped)outayearlater.5.Ifailtoseewhatwomenfindsof(ascinating)abouthim.6.Practice:interpretingAfterthespeech,areporterinterviewedSteveJobs.ThefollowingistheconversationbetweenthereporterandSteveJobs.InterpretitintoEnglishwithyourpartner.记者：您好，乔布斯先生。我可以就您的演讲进行采访吗？Reporter:

42、Hello,Mr.Jobs.CanIhaveaninterviewwithyouaboutyourspeech?乔布斯：好的。Jobs:Sure.记者：您能够再谈一下您的身世吗？Reporter:Canyoutellyourstorytousagain?乔布斯：就像我刚才说的，我的生母是一个年轻未婚的研究生，所以她决定让别人收养我。我的养父母都不是大学毕业生，但他们答应会供我上大学，所以我的母亲才最终同意让他们收养我。Jobs:JustaswhatIsaid,mybiologicalmotherwasayoung,unwedcollegegraduateandshedecidedtoputme

43、upforadoption.However,neitherofmyparentswhoadoptedmewenttocollege.MybiologicalmotheragreedatlastaftertheypromisedthatsomedayIwouldgotocollege.记者：不过您父母确实做到了他们所承诺的，送您上了大学。Reporter:Yourparentsdiddowhattheyhadpromised.Theysentyoutocollege.乔布斯：是的，17年后，我考进了里德学院。Jobs:Yes,IwenttoReedCollege17yearslater.记者：但

44、是您并未读完大学，能给我们讲一下您当时为什么要辍学吗？Reporter:Butyoudidntgraduatefromcollege.Canyoutelluswhyyoudroppedout?乔布斯：好的，我在里德学院读了半年后就辍学了。一方面是因为学费太贵，我父母一生的积蓄都花在了我的学费上；另一方面，我看不出读大学的价值所在。所以我就辍学了。Jobs:OK.IdroppedoutsixmonthsafterIstartedmystudiesinReedCollege.Ontheonehand,thetuitionwassoexpensivethatallmyparentssavingswe

45、rebeingspentonmytuition.Ontheotherhand,Icouldnotseethevalueofattendingcollege.SoIdroppedout.记者：那您怎么看当时这一决定的？Reporter:Whatdoyouthinkofyourdecisionofdroppingout?乔布斯：就像我刚才演讲中所提到的，这或许是我所做的最棒的决定之一。我辍学之后参加了书法班，学到了衬线和无衬线字体，10年后这些在设计Mac时都用上了，不然，很有可能现在的个人电脑就没有这种美妙的版面设计了。Jobs:JustasImentionedinmyspeech,thatwa

46、sprobablyoneofthebestdecisionsIevermade.SinceIhaddroppedoutofReedCollege,ItookacalligraphyclassandlearnedaboutserifandsanseriftypefaceswhichweredesignedintotheMac10yearslater.Otherwise,personalcomputersmightnothavethewonderfultypographythattheydo.记者：您的故事让我们学到了很多东西。谢谢您接受我的采访。Reporter:Welearnalotfromy

47、ourstory.Thanksforgrantingmyinterview.7.Practice:translationA.PutthefollowingsentencesinthetextintoChinese.Payspecialattentiontotheitalicizedexpressions.1.IdroppedoutofReedCollegeafterthefirst6months,butthenstayedaroundasadrop-inforanother18monthsorsobeforeIreallyquit.我在里德学院读了6个月就退学了，但是作为旁听生又在那里待了18

48、个月左右，然后才真正离开学校。2.Mybiologicalmotherwasayoung,unwedcollegegraduatestudent,andshedecidedtoputmeupforadoption.我的生母是个年轻未婚的研究生，因此她决定把我送给别人收养。3.Itwasprettyscaryatthetime,butlookingbackitwasoneofthebestdecisionsIevermade.这在当时看来非常可怕，但现在回头看看，那是我做过的最棒的决定之一。4.AndmuchofwhatIstumbledintobyfollowingmycuriosityand

49、intuitionturnedouttobepricelesslateron.我依照好奇心和直觉做事，大多事后证明是非常值得的。5.Noneofthishadevenahopeofanypracticalapplicationinmylife.这一切在我的生活中是否实用，我不抱希望。8.CompletethesentencesbytranslatingintoEnglishtheChinesegiveninthebrackets.1.EverytimeIsawthestrawhat（每当我看至U那顶草帽）,itremindedmeofthetourIhadmadeyearsbefore.2.T

50、hisisthemostwonderfultimethatIhaveeverhad（我度过的最美好的时光）.3.Imhonoredtoattendtheclosingceremonyoftheconference（我很荣幸能参加大会闭幕式）andgiveyouaspeech.4.BillClintonhashelpedtogetthetwoAmericanjournalistsreleasedandheseemstohaveahopeofmakingpeace（有希望调解）betweenNorthKoreaandtheUS.5.Onefriendofminehasdecidedto那份工资高但

51、要求也高的工作）recently.quithis/herwell-paidbutdemandingposition（辞去Summaryoutline:1.ThestartofSteveJobslife;2.Thereasonwhyhedroppedoutofcollege;3.Whathelearnedinthecalligraphyclassafterdroppingoutofcollege;4.Theeffectofwhathelearnedinthecalligraphyclassinhislife;5.TheimplicationsofSteveJobsstory.Referencea

52、nswer：SteveJobswasadoptedseveralmonthsafterbirthsincehisbiologicalmotherwasayoung,unwedcollegegraduatestudent.Ashisparentshadpromised,Jobsdidgotocollege17yearslater.However,hefoundthecollegewasmuchtooexpensiveandhecouldntseethevalueofattendingit,sohedroppedoutsixmonthslater.Thenhedroppedinonacalligr

53、aphyclasswhichhefoundfascinating.Helearnedserifandsanseriftypefacesandmanyotherthings,ofwhichhefoundanapplication10yearslatertheywerealldesignedintothefirstMacintoshcomputer.ItmadeallthedifferenceinJobslife.Ifhehadneverdroppedout,hewouldhaveneverdroppedinonthecalligraphyclass,andpersonalcomputersmig

54、htnothavehadthewonderfultypographythattheydo.Therefore,onehastotrustinsomethinghis/hergut,destiny,life,karma,whatever,andthisapproachwillgiveonetheconfidencetofollowwhateverhe/puterrepairsAcustomerhasboughtanewcomputer,butsheishavingalotoftroublewithit.SheisnowcallingComputerTechnicalSupportforhelp.

55、Clerk:HelloandthankyouforcallingComputer职员：您好，欢迎致电电脑技术支持部。TechnicalSupport.HowcanIhelpyou?Customer:Yeah,Iboughtoneofyourlaptopcomputersaboutthreeweeksago,butitjustisntworkingproperly.Clerk:Well,sorrytosay,butyourcomputerisnolongerunderwarranty.Itranoutyesterday.Customer:What?Athree-weekwarranty?Cler

56、k:Yes,Imafraidso.Whatstheproblem?Customer:Well,firstofall,themachinealwaysfreezesandhascrashedatleastazilliontimes.Clerk:Uh,madam.Customer:AndIthinkthecomputersinfectedwith请问有什么需要帮忙？顾客：是的，大约三个星期前我买了一台你们的手提电脑，但是它运行总是不正常O职员：啊，很抱歉，但您的电脑已不在保修期内。它昨天已经过期了。顾客：什么？三周的保修期？职员：是的，就是这样。到底是什么问题呢？顾客：首先，它总是死机，而且瘫痪了

57、无数次。职员：呃，女士顾客：而且我认为这台电脑感染了间谍软件和大香蕉木马病毒，这是我最担心的。spywareandtheBigBananaTrojanvirus.Thatsbiggestconcern.Clerk:Oh,uh,madam.Customer:Andplusthereareatonofpre-installedthird-partyapplicationsthatjustcluttercomputer.Imatmywitsendtryingtogetthisthingworking.Clerk:Madam.Ihavetoputyouonhold.my职员：哦，呃，女士顾客：再加上这

58、里面有太多预装的第三方应用软件， 它们把电脑弄得很混乱。 我现the在没有办法让电脑工作。职员：女士，我得请您稍等一下。顾客：什么？Customer:What?Clerk:Itsgoingtotakeusaminuteorsotodiagnosetheproblems.Imgoingtotransferyoutoourtechnician.PhoneRecording:Thankyouforwaiting.Yourcallisimportanttous.Youarenumber84inthequeue.Yourapproximatewaitingtimeis2hours17minutes,or

59、wheneverwegetaroundtoansweringyourcall.NewWordsWarrantyn.U,Cmisestorepairorreplaceitifthereisaproblemwithinaparticularperiodoftime保修单zillionn.U,Canextremelylargenumber极大的数目Ivetoldyouazilliontimeswhattheproblemis.Dontyouunderstanditnow?关于问题的症结，我已经跟你讲了无数遍了

60、。你现在还不明白吗？cluttervt.tofillanareawithtoomanythingsandmakeitmessy凌舌L地塞菌，舌L堆放Ihatesomecomputercompaniesbecausetheytendtocluttertheirmachineswithjunksoftwaremostpeopledontuse.我讨厌某些电脑公司，因为他们老是在电脑上乱装些大多数人根本用不上的垃圾软件。queuen.Calineofpeople,cars,etc.waitingforsth.ortodosth.队，行列PhrasesandExpressionsbeunderwarr