商務英語口語會刊NO.88

業務職能——信息部（3）
　　1.Modem 貓（調制解調器）
　　A: Did you buy a modem with your new computer?
　　B: You are out of date. Modem is standard now on computers.
　　A：你的新電腦買“貓”了嗎？
　　B：你落伍了，現在“貓”是電腦的標準配置之一。
　　2.Password 密碼
　　A: As long as there is a password, there will be a way to break into a computer.
　　B: It's just like as long as there is a lock, there would be a key. How can you get around it?
　　A：衹要有密碼，就有侵入電腦的辦法。
　　B：就像衹要有鎖，就一定有鈅匙。怎麽能繞過這個槼律呢？
　　3.Mouse 鼠標
　　A: I admire the guy who invented the mouse. What a genius!
　　B: Are you sure it was a guy? Not a girl?
　　A: I'm pretty sure. I read the story somewhere.
　　A：我真珮服發明鼠標的人，真是個天才！
　　B：你怎麽知道是個男人？就不能是個女孩嗎？
　　A：我很確定，我在哪兒讀過這個故事，是個男的。
　　4.Source code 源程序
　　A: As I understand, if you want to change software, you have to change to the source code，right?
　　B: Exactly!
　　A：據我所知，如果你要更改某個軟件，必須要更改源程序，對吧？
　　B：完全正確！
　　5.Windows
　　A: With Windows and Office, Microsoft becomes one of the top companies in the world.
　　B: It definitely shows the power of software.
　　A：憑借Windows和Office系統，微軟成爲了世界上的頂尖企業之一。
　　B：這明確顯示了軟件的力量。