讨厌的科技产品使用习惯-信息分成很多条发送(3)

讨厌的科技产品使用习惯

 

Sending multiple messages when one will do the trick

 

信息分成很多条发送

 

While we’re on the topic of email faux pas, you should also refrain from being the person who sends 15 different emails when you can convey everything you need to say in a single message. That goes double for texts and instant messages.

 

在我们讨论邮件问题时，还有一点要记住，一封邮件可以说完的话不要分成15封来发送。而人们在发送短信和即时消息时，有人可能会发30条。

 

Touching¹ someon's computer screen

 

触碰他人的电脑屏幕

 

This one is particularly close to my heart. If you're looking over my shoulder at my computer screen and you want to point something out to me, you're more than welcome to use your finger to point to it. But you better pray you don't actually touch that monitor, because I will ruin you.

 

这一条我实在太有感触。你站在我背后看着我的电脑屏幕，你当然可以用手来指点上面的内容，但最好不要真的碰到我的电脑屏，否则我会好好收拾你一顿。

 

What makes you think I'd like your grubby mitts² leaving gross fingerprint³ marks on my pristine⁴ display? You know how hard that is to clean? Just keep your hands to yourself.

 

你凭什么以为我会愿意让你脏兮兮的手在我崭新的电脑屏上留下恶心的指纹印啊？你知道把这些痕迹弄干净有多费劲吗？管好你的手吧。

1 touching   

adj.动人的，使人感伤的

参考例句：

• It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
• His letter was touching.他的信很感人。

2 mitts   

n.露指手套，棒球手套，拳击手套( mitt的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I'd love to get my mitts on one of those. 我很想得到一个那样的东西。
• Those are my cigarettes; get your mitts off them. 那是我的香烟，别动它。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 fingerprint   

n.指纹；vt.取...的指纹

参考例句：

• The fingerprint expert was asked to testify at the trial.指纹专家应邀出庭作证。
• The court heard evidence from a fingerprint expert.法院听取了指纹专家的证词。

4 pristine   

adj.原来的，古时的，原始的，纯净的，无垢的

参考例句：

• He wiped his fingers on his pristine handkerchief.他用他那块洁净的手帕擦手指。
• He wasn't about to blemish that pristine record.他本不想去玷污那清白的过去。