BEC商務英語活學活用:辦公設備
作者:滬江英語
來源:網(wǎng)絡
2013-09-03 08:00
Ⅱ.單詞簡析
1) Bug : a problem in the program.
臭蟲,電腦程序中的問題
ex:Windows software often has many bugs and is, therefore, annoying to use.
Windows (微軟視窗)軟件總是有許多問題,所以用起來很頭疼。
2) To let someone go : a polite way of saying, "You're fired."
辭去某人的比較禮貌委婉的說法
ex:After Bob messed up the presentation, the company decided to let him go.
鮑勃把報告作得一團糟后,公司決定讓他辭職。
3) Every cloud has a silver lining : there is a good side in every situation
每種狀況都有其好的一面
ex:Bob's cloud has a silver lining. After being fired, he has more time to spend with his kids.
鮑勃的情況也有好的一面。失業(yè)后他有了更多的時間與孩子們呆在一起。
4) Down : not working
不工作了,壞了
ex:The copy machine is down and I can't make any copies.
復印機壞了,我無法復印了。
5) Back on my feet : recover, get better
恢復
ex:Bob is already back on his feet, even though his wife had just left him just last month.
鮑勃已經(jīng)恢復過來了,盡管妻子上個月剛剛離開了他。
6) Virus : a disease
病毒
ex:A computer virus attacked my hard drive.
電腦病毒襲擊了我的硬盤。