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第4章 A New Laptop 一台新的笔记本电脑

Maggie:Monica,is that the new laptop you bought last week?It looks very nice。What are you doing?

Monica:Yes,it is。Thank you。I am just surfing the Internet。1

Maggie:What programs do you have on your laptop?

Monica:I’ve got all the usual ones for word processing and then I have a few editing photographs。Maggie:I know you are keen on photography。2 But I want to remind you that you’d better not send your photos to unfamiliar people。

Monica:Thank you for your reminding。

Maggie:Do you use an anti-virus program to protect your computer?

Monica:Yes,I do。I also use a firewall。

Maggie:Another thing I want to tell you is that you have to be very careful and keep your computer clean。Monica:I usually run my anti-virus program every few days。Maggie:That’s good。And you’d better have a rest after using the computer for two hours。

Monica:Thanks a lot。I will remember it。

麦琪:莫妮卡,这是你上周买的笔记本电脑吗?看起来很不错。你在做什么?

莫妮卡:是的。谢谢。我正在上网。

麦琪:你的笔记本电脑都装有什么程序?

莫妮卡:装有所有常见的文字处理程序,还有一些编辑图片的程序。

麦琪:我知道你很喜欢图片。但是我要提醒你,你最好不要把你的照片发给不认识的人。

莫妮卡:谢谢你的提醒。

麦琪:你使用防病毒的程序保护电脑吗?

莫妮卡:是的。我还使用了防火墙。

麦琪:我还有一件事要告诉你,就是你要非常小心,使你的电脑保持干净。

莫妮卡:我通常每隔几天就运行一次防病毒程序。

麦琪:那还不错。使用电脑两个小时之后,你最好休息一下。

莫妮卡:非常感谢。我会记着的。

Note 注解

★program“'pr。ugr。m”n。程序

★processing“'pr。sesi。”n。数据处理

★editing“'editi。”n。编辑

★unfamiliar“'。nf。'milj。”a。不熟悉的

★anti-virus 防病毒的

Smart analysis 重点解析

①I am just surfing the Internet。我正在上网。“surf the Internet/net”意为“(互联网上)冲浪,漫游,浏览”。例如:I was surfing the Internet when you came in。你进来的时候我正在上网。

②I know you are keen on photography。我知道你很喜欢图片。“be keen on sth。/doing sth。”意为“喜爱;(对……)着迷,感兴趣”。例如:Tom is keen on Anna。汤姆迷上了安娜。He is keen on telling others what to do。他喜欢发号施令。“be keen to do sth。”意为“热衷于做某事,热心于做某事”。例如:John is very keen to help。约翰很热心,愿意帮忙。

A Dialogue from 27 Dresses 选摘《27套礼服》

Jane(Monologue):Mozart found his calling at age five,composing his first minuet。Picasso discovered his talent for painting when he was nine。Tiger Woods swung his first club well before his second birthday。Me?I was eight when I discovered my purpose in life。I was at eh St。Thomas Church next to the Hyatt Regency in Weehawken,New Jersey。It was my cousin Lisa’s wedding。

George(Jane’s boss):All right。So what’s your favorite part……of a wedding?

Jane:Oh,that’s easy。You know when the music starts and the bride makes her big entrance and everybody turns to look at her。That’s when I look at the groom。Since his face says it all,you know,the pure love there。That’s why I go。

简(独白):莫扎特5岁便找到自己的专长,写出了他的第一支小步舞曲;毕加索9岁就显露出了绘画天分;老虎?伍兹在两岁以前已经能挥舞高尔夫球杆了。我呢?我在8岁时就找到了人生的目标,那就是在新泽西州威霍肯镇凯越酒店的圣托马斯教堂里,在我表姐丽莎的婚礼上。

乔治(简的老板):那么,你最喜欢婚礼的哪个部分?

简:哦,这好说。当音乐响起时,新娘隆重出场,然后人人都转过去看她。在那一刻我把目光投向新郎,他脸上的神情说明了一切。你知道,那是最纯的爱。这是我参加婚礼的原因。

1.你好吗?How are you doing?

2.好久不见了!I haven’t seen you for a long time!

3.很高兴见到你。It was good to see you。

4.没想到在这里遇见你!What a surprise meeting you here!

5.你家人怎么样?How are things with your family?

6.生活过得怎么样啊?How is life?

7.非常感谢,再好不过了。Thank you very much,couldn’t be better。

8.你这阵子很忙吗?Have you been keeping busy recently?

9.请告诉我您的姓名。Please tell me your name。

10.怎么称呼你?May I have your name?

11.我想把你介绍给我的朋友。I’d like to introduce you to my friend。

12.你们认识吗?Do you know each other?

13.让我介绍一下格林先生。Let me introduce Mr。Green。

14.请允许我简短地介绍一下自己。Allow me to make a brief introduction of myself。★brief“bri:f”a。简短的

15.十分荣幸能认识你。What a pleasure to meet you。

16.我一直期盼着认识您。I have been looking forward to meeting you。

17.很高兴认识您。It was nice meeting you。

A flea and a fly were trapped in a flue,and they tried to flee for their life。The flea said to the fly,“Let’s flee!”and the fly said to the flea,“Let’s fly!”Finally both the flea and fly managed to flee through a flaw in the flue。