2015年ESL之商务英语 05 Learning a New Operating System

Learning a New Operating System

Vanessa: [gasps] What happened to my computer overnight? This can’t be my computer. 

Reza: It is. The tech guys installed a new operating system on all of the computers after hours. 

Vanessa: But my desktop¹ looks completely different. Where is the menu bar? I don’t know how to open any of my applications. 

Reza: You’ll have to get used to a completely different user interface². It’s been completely revamped. 

Vanessa: But I had the old operating system customized with special settings. 

Reza: Well, those settings are gone. You’ll have to start over. 

Vanessa: I don’t even know where to begin. 

Reza: With this new operating system, you’re supposed to navigate³ around using those icons⁴. They’re supposed to make multitasking easier by allowing you to minimize and maximize applications more quickly. 

Vanessa: How can that be when I don’t know what any of the icons represent? 

Reza: Search me. Here’s one of the tech guys now. You can ask him all your questions. 

Vanessa: I only have one. 

Reza: Only one? 

Vanessa: Yes. Can he restore my old operating system? 

 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 desktop   

n.桌面管理系统程序；台式

参考例句：

• My computer is a desktop computer of excellent quality.我的计算机是品质卓越的台式计算机。
• Do you know which one is better,a laptop or a desktop?你知道哪一种更好，笔记本还是台式机？

2 interface   

n.接合部位，分界面；v.(使)互相联系

参考例句：

• My computer has a network interface,which allows me to get to other computers.我的计算机有网络接口可以与其它计算机连在一起。
• This program has perspicuous interface and extensive application. 该程序界面明了，适用范围广。

3 navigate   

v.航行，飞行；导航，领航

参考例句：

• He was the first man to navigate the Atlantic by air.他是第一个飞越大西洋的人。
• Such boats can navigate on the Nile.这种船可以在尼罗河上航行。

4 icons   

n.偶像( icon的名词复数 )；（计算机屏幕上表示命令、程序的）符号，图像

参考例句：

• Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons. 用图标来区分重要的文本项。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• Daemonic icons should only be employed persistently if they provide continuous, useful status information. 只有会连续地提供有用状态信息的情况下，后台应用程序才应该一直使用图标。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓