VOA 商務(wù)英語:第6課

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Lesson 6
    Dialog 1:
    New word: memory(內(nèi)存),storage(存儲空間),application(應(yīng)用程序)
    M: In my research on the net, I learned one thing.
    F:What's that?
    M: You can never have enough memory. (You =one 表泛指)
    F: That works for(=goes for=適用) both people and computers.
    M: design software takes a lot of computer memory.
    F:Most computer applications take enormous amount.
    M: But especially design software. Graphic files are huge.
    F: So you need a lot of memory.
    Q: Why do designers need a lot of memory?
    A: design software takes a lot of memory.
    Dialog 2:
    Back up file(備用文件),disk 磁盤 crash(死機)
    M: and storage, I need a lot of disk space to store those files
    F: and to back them up(備份,動詞).
    M: Right, if the computer crashes, I don't want to lose my work.
    F: So you need a lot of storage on your computer,
    M: And some back up storage device.
    F: sure, you need to back up copies of your files
    M: once my computer crashed, and I lost all my work. I had no back-up copies
    F: No back up copies? Err, you only do that once.
    Q: Why are back up copied important?
    A: In case you lose files.
    Dialog 3:
    shareware link ( 共享軟件連接) ,newsgroup(網(wǎng)絡(luò)論壇)
    M: Isn't there shareware links available to help you back up files
    F: sure! you can pull down(download) applications from a shareware site
    M: I think my browser(瀏覽器) has a list of shareware links.
    M: It must. Point your browsers to one of these links. (表示輕而易舉)
    M: What about the newsgroups on shareware.
    F: There must be newsgroups on shareware(表推斷肯定)
    M: There are newsgroups on everything.
    F: cover all bases(留意一切,源于棒球運動).Looking every corner of the net.
    Q: What is Mr. Hyde looking for to help him back up files?
    A: shareware
    Small talk:(拒絕幫忙)
    Q:Could you help me?
    A: Sorry/unfortunately/I'd like to, but I can't.