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.
电脑发展得可真快。最近我发现了以前念的那所高中的网站。
B:Lots of schools have their own web sites.
很多学校都有自己的网站了。
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,以前念高中时学校只有寥寥几台电脑,现在好象整个学校都电脑化了。
Dialogue 2
句型2
A: So, tell me again what is this new job you're taking?
再告诉我一次,你现在的新工作是什么?
B:I'll be doing web design.
我在做网页设计。
A:Web design?That sounds like work for a spider?
网页设计?听起来好象在替蜘蛛工作。
B:I'm talking about designing pages for the World Wide Web; the Internet.
我说的是替国际网络万维网设计网页。
Dialogue 3
句型3
A:Why does a company need a web site?
为何公司需要网站?
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网站,不过在很多方面倒是很有帮助的。
For instance , many people search the web when they are looking for a place to buy something.
譬如说,有很多人想买东西时就会上网搜索,
and if your company has a good web site ,you are much more likely to get that customer's business.
如果你的公司有个不错的网站,生意就很可能做起来了。
Dialogue 4
句型4
A:I don't understand why this E-mail keeps getting returned to me.
我不明白,为什么这封E-mail老是被退回来。
I've checked the address and I know it's correct.
我查过了网址,没有错啊。
B:Maybe there's something wrong with your friend's mail server.
也许你朋友的电子邮件服务器有问题。
If that's the case the mail won't get through.
如果是那样,邮件就发不过去。