Chapter 10
第十章
The Information Superhighway
信息高速公路
Dialogue 1
句型1
A:Computers are really spreading quickly, I just found the web site of the high school I attended.
電腦發(fā)展得可真快。最近我發(fā)現(xiàn)了以前念的那所高中的網(wǎng)站。
B:Lots of schools have their own web sites.
很多學(xué)校都有自己的網(wǎng)站了。
A:That's true, but when I was in high school, we just had a few computers, and now it looks like the whole school is computerized.
是啊,以前念高中時學(xué)校只有寥寥幾臺電腦,現(xiàn)在好象整個學(xué)校都電腦化了。
Dialogue 2
句型2
A: So, tell me again what is this new job you're taking?
再告訴我一次,你現(xiàn)在的新工作是什么?
B:I'll be doing web design.
我在做網(wǎng)頁設(shè)計。
A:Web design?That sounds like work for a spider?
網(wǎng)頁設(shè)計?聽起來好象在替蜘蛛工作。
B:I'm talking about designing pages for the World Wide Web; the Internet.
我說的是替國際網(wǎng)絡(luò)萬維網(wǎng)設(shè)計網(wǎng)頁。
Dialogue 3
句型3
A:Why does a company need a web site?
為何公司需要網(wǎng)站?
B:Not all companies need a web site, but it can be very helful in lots of ways.
不是每家公司都需要網(wǎng)站,不過在很多方面倒是很有幫助的。
For instance , many people search the web when they are looking for a place to buy something.
譬如說,有很多人想買東西時就會上網(wǎng)搜索,
and if your company has a good web site ,you are much more likely to get that customer's business.
如果你的公司有個不錯的網(wǎng)站,生意就很可能做起來了。
Dialogue 4
句型4
A:I don't understand why this E-mail keeps getting returned to me.
我不明白,為什么這封E-mail老是被退回來。
I've checked the address and I know it's correct.
我查過了網(wǎng)址,沒有錯啊。
B:Maybe there's something wrong with your friend's mail server.
也許你朋友的電子郵件服務(wù)器有問題。
If that's the case the mail won't get through.
如果是那樣,郵件就發(fā)不過去。