【英语时差8,16】调查：垃圾电子邮件十分恼人

The flood of e-mail spam, or junk e-mails, that bombards Internet users daily has become a nagging¹ problem, according to a survey released by the Taiwan Internet Association.

The survey found that Internet users receive an average of 29 junk e-mails per day, with most of them related to pornography, violence, fraud, online shopping and computer viruses.

Up to 70 percent of recipients² simply delete these messages without bothering to open them up.

On the effects of junk e-mail, the public is most worried about their propensity³ to spread computer viruses, with 80.5 percent saying that they are irksome, 78.1 percent considering them a waste of time, and 51.6 percent saying they are a waste of computer and Internet resources.

Around 50 percent worried that the spam could inadvertently cause them to delete other important information, and 41.3 percent said they are worried about being defrauded⁴.

The survey also showed that 74 percent of the public hope the government can formulate⁵ legislation or take administrative⁶ measures to regulate the spam.

The survey also found that 24.1 percent of those polled spend between one and two hours on the Internet daily if working hours are excluded, while 65.9 percent spend more than two hours.

The survey also found that 64.5 percent send less than five e-mails daily, while only around 20 percent send more than 10 e-mails a day.

1 nagging   

adj.唠叨的，挑剔的；使人不得安宁的v.不断地挑剔或批评（某人）( nag的现在分词 )；不断地烦扰或伤害（某人）；无休止地抱怨；不断指责

参考例句：

• Stop nagging—I'll do it as soon as I can. 别唠叨了—我会尽快做的。
• I've got a nagging pain in my lower back. 我后背下方老是疼。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 recipients   

adj.接受的；受领的；容纳的；愿意接受的n.收件人；接受者；受领者；接受器

参考例句：

• The recipients of the prizes had their names printed in the paper. 获奖者的姓名登在报上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The recipients of prizes had their names printed in the paper. 获奖者名单登在报上。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 propensity   

n.倾向；习性

参考例句：

• He has a propensity for drinking too much alcohol.他有酗酒的倾向。
• She hasn't reckoned on his propensity for violence.她不曾料到他有暴力倾向。

4 defrauded   

v.诈取，骗取( defraud的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He defrauded his employers of thousands of dollars. 他诈取了他的雇主一大笔钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He defrauded them of their money. 他骗走了他们的钱。 来自辞典例句

5 formulate   

v.用公式表示；规划；设计；系统地阐述

参考例句：

• He took care to formulate his reply very clearly.他字斟句酌，清楚地做了回答。
• I was impressed by the way he could formulate his ideas.他陈述观点的方式让我印象深刻。

6 administrative   

adj.行政的，管理的

参考例句：

• The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
• He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。