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(单词翻译:双击或拖选)
It's no secret that computers are a large part of our lives, a huge part. The other day, I noticed as we sat in the lounge1, that my husband and I were both busy on our laptops. The television was actually on as well. A couple of years ago that would have seemed like an odd scene, but now it is the norm2. My oldest son keeps on begging me for a laptop. "Mum, I will need one in middle school," he insists. Hmmm, why on earth would he need one in school? When I went to school, we just needed paper, pens, and pencils, and those were supplied by the school. "He's just working you, babe," says my husband. What he means by that is that he is using whatever he can to get whatever he wants. Clever boy. But he has to get a bit more clever to get around his mother. I've only just got a laptop myself; there's no way that I'm going to buy one for an eleven year old, especially when there is a perfectly3 good computer available in the house. Half the time, my laptop drives me nuts. Infact, the day that we were both working on our laptops in the lounge, my husband was also having problems. What kind of problems? Connection problems, the computer working slowly, program(mes) suddenly closing etc etc. There seems to be nothing as aggravating4 as a malfunctioning5 computer. Throw the thing out of the window, and let the dogs play with it. Of course, I would never actually do that, but it is so tempting6.
Grammar notes.
Useful expressions: the norm, why on earth, to get around, half the time.
1. Rush, rush, rush is the norm in our household.
2. Why on earth would he put these shirts to wash when I've just washed them?
3. He's trying to get around me by being really sweet. 4. I try to nap during the day, but half
the time the phone rings and wakes me up.
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n.休闲室,休息室,长沙发;v.闲荡,闲散地度过,混日子 | |
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n.标准,规范,平均数 | |
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adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
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4 aggravating | |
adj.恼人的,讨厌的 | |
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出故障 | |
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a.诱人的, 吸引人的 | |
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