中質盟Unit 4，關于信息技術的知識點。

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Lesson 7 - Part 1

Conversation 1 Laptop 筆記本電腦

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1. I had no luck installing the software. 我這個軟件總也裝不好。

run software 運行軟件

• My PC isn't powerful enough to run that software. 我的電腦不足以運行那個軟件。
• use software 使用軟件
• create software 創(chuàng)建軟件
• design software 設計軟件
• develop software 開發(fā)軟件
• make software 開發(fā)軟件
• write software 編寫軟件
• download software 下載軟件
• update software 升級軟件
  I updated my antivirus software last night. 我昨晚升級了殺毒軟件。

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2. ...or mistakenly skipped a step or two. ...或者錯誤地跳過了一、兩步。

mistakenly 錯誤地

• He says they mistakenly believed the standard licenses they held were sufficient. 他說他們誤以為有正規(guī)執(zhí)照就足夠了。

skip 跳過

• You might want to skip the exercises in this chapter. 你是想著跳過這章的練習題吧。

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3. I give up. 我放棄了。

• After a fruitless morning sitting at his desk he had given up. 一個上午毫無成果坐在桌前，最后他放棄了。
• He vowed that he would never give up. 他宣誓將永不放棄。
• I give up! I don't know what more I can do to please my girlfriend! 我放棄了！我真不知道還能再做些什么來取悅我的女友！
• My doctor urged me to give up smoking/cigarette. 我的醫(yī)生催促我盡快戒煙。

關于戒煙，可以說quit cold turkey，表示果斷戒煙時的痛苦感

• Well, if you want to be with me, you'll just have to quit cold turkey. 好吧，如果你想和我在一起，就得趕快戒煙。
• He quit smoking a week ago. He tells everyone that he went cold turkey for me. 他一周前戒煙了，他跟每個人都說他是為了我而戒煙。

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4. Could you give me a hand? 你能幫我個忙嗎？

• Could you do me a favor? 你能幫我個忙嗎？
• Would you help me with the luggage? 你能幫我拎下行李嗎？

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5. I thought this program was hassle-free. 我原以為這個程序是毫無爭議的。

thought v. 原以為

• He thought the problem had been fixed/solved by yesterday. 他原以為這個問題到昨天就已經(jīng)解決了。

hassle-free adj. 無煩惱的
hassle n. 麻煩

• I don't think it's worth the money or the hassle. 我認為不值得為此花費那么多金錢與精力。
• Weddings are so much hassle that you need a good break afterwards. 婚禮真是件折磨人的事情，辦完后你得好好休息才行。

hassle-free 無麻煩的

• duty-free 免稅的
  interest-free 免息的
  tax-free 免稅的

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6. They've got to make the software more friendly when they bring out its new version later this year. 當他們于今年晚些時候發(fā)布新版本時，可得將軟件設計得更加友好。

have got to ~ have to 在多數(shù)情況下，have go to等同于have to
I have (got) to be back by ten o'clock. 我直到十點鐘才回來。（這里用by是有延續(xù)性的意思，比at ten o'clock貼切)。
但當使用一般現(xiàn)在時，have to不能用have got to替代

• I don't usually have to work on Sundays. 周日我不用經(jīng)常工作。
  I often have to get up at 5. 我通常5點鐘起床。

bring out 出版

• A journalist all his life, he's now brought out a book. 他當了一輩子新聞記者，如今出了一本書。

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7. Not everyone is a computer expert. 并非每個人都是電腦專家。

All the employees are not computer experts. 不是所有的雇員都是電腦專家。（All...are not...不是所有的，而非字面意義上的“所有的都不是”）
Not all the employees are computer experts. 不是所有的雇員都是電腦專家。
None of empolyees is computer expert. 沒有一位雇員是電腦專家。（這才是“所有的都不是”）
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None, none of and neither 均表示沒有
None: three or more 用于三人或以上
Neither: two 用于兩人

• None could afford the food. 沒有人能買得起食物。
• None of them had learned anything. 他們沒人學習。
• Neither had close friends at university. 他們倆在大學期間都沒有親密朋友。
• Neither of them smokes. 他們倆沒人抽煙。

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8. What can he use it for besides playing those silly games? 除了玩這款可笑的游戲，他還能用它（筆記本電腦）來做什么呢？

silly: foolish, childish or ridiculous 很傻的，幼稚的或者荒謬的

• That's a silly question. 那是個挺幼稚的問題。
  My best friend tells me that I am silly to be upset about this. 我最好的朋友告訴我，我大可不必為此事而煩惱。

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9. ...choose and enjoy hundreds of easy-to-call-up photos of your honey. 你還可以欣賞輕易就能調出的數(shù)百張你愛人的照片。

easy-to-call-up: 輕而易舉

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10. It can store digital money that cannot be forged. 它可以存儲電子貨幣，那無法偽造。

digital technology 數(shù)字科技

• The new digital technology would allow a rapid expansion in the number of TV channels. 新數(shù)字技術將帶來電視頻道數(shù)量的大幅度增加。
• a digital watch 數(shù)字手表
  digital clock 數(shù)字鐘
  digital image 數(shù)碼圖像
• You can transfer digital images from your camera to your computer. 你可以從相機傳輸數(shù)碼照片至你的電腦。
• lap top and other digital devices 筆記本電腦及其他數(shù)碼設備

forge 偽造

• forge signature 偽造簽名
• She alleged that Taylor had forged her signature on the form. 她聲稱Taylor在表格上偽造了她的簽名。
• forged document 偽造的文件
• They used forged documents to leave the country. 他們用偽造的文件離開了國家。

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11. ...you might digitally slip one hundred dollars from your computer to her. 你就可以從你電腦里劃給她100美元。

slip 快速地放

• I slipped a note under Louise's door. 我在Louise門底下塞了張便條。
• He found a coin in his pocket and slipped into her collectig tin. 他在口袋里發(fā)現(xiàn)了枚硬幣，就把它塞進她的儲錢罐。

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12. Then my computer will run out of money very quickly. 那樣我電腦很快會把錢花光。

run out of: use up 花用、用完

• You have to work faster. We are running out of time. 你得趕緊快點兒干。我們沒時間了。

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13. The computer's color maps will overlay your location with whatever kinds of information you desire. 電腦的彩色圖片將會提供覆蓋你所在位置的所有信息。

Whatever 任何

• In the buffet restaurant, you could eat whatever food you like. （作形容詞）在自助餐廳，你可以吃你想吃的任何食物。
• He is good at whatever he does. （作賓語）他擅長他做的任何事情。
• You may do whatever you like. （作賓語）你可以做想要的任何事情。
• When you're older I think you're better mentally to cope with whatever happens. （作賓語）當你長大后，我認為你會更好地從心理上應對發(fā)生的任何事情。

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14. scenic spot: places of interest 名勝

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15. Let's use your notebook to contact your computer store and have them ship one to me right away. 讓我們用你筆記本電腦來聯(lián)系電腦商店，并讓他們立即送臺過來。

right away: immediately

• Please send out the letter right away. 請立即發(fā)送信件。

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Part 2

Conversation 2 €40 million 四千萬歐元

16. In the e-mail my boss asked me to transfer €40m into a bank located in Czech Republic. 在郵件里，我的老板讓我往位于捷克共和國的一家銀行里轉賬4000萬歐元。

ask sb to do sth.: you want them to do it 要求某人做某事

• We had to ask him to leave. 我們得讓他離開了。
• The boss asked him to finish the drawing draft today. 老板叫他今天完成草圖。

ask to: want to do something 想要做某事

• I asked to see the director. 我需要見總監(jiān)。
• He was asked to sing a song in the party. 聚會上他被要求唱首歌。
• ask sb to an event or place: invite them to go there 邀請某人來
• Couldn't you ask Jon to the party? 難道你不能叫Jon參加聚會嗎？
• She asked me back to her house. 她叫我回到她家。

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17. You apparently wired the money into a bank account provided by your “boss”. 看起來你電匯給你“老板”提供的銀行賬戶了。

wire 電匯

• I'm wiring you some money. 我正給你電匯一些錢。
• They arranged to wire the money from the United States. 他們安排從美國匯款過來。
• Investigators say nearly $100,000 was wired into the suspect's bank accounts. 調查人員說近10萬美元被匯進嫌疑人的銀行賬戶。

apparently: seems to be true 看起來是

• Apparently they are getting divorced soon. 看上去他們很快就要離婚了。
• He paused, apparently lost in thought. 他停頓了下，似乎陷入沉思。
• I thought she had retired, but apparently she hasn't. 我原以為她退休了，但看起來還沒有。

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18. I suppose I should have been more careful. 我覺得我應該要更仔細些（事實上當時粗心了）。

I should have been: 與過去事實相反

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19. This guy told me that the top management was negotiating enterprises merger plan about the cables and wiring system factory in Czech. 這家伙告訴我，管理層正在商討企業(yè)并購計劃，關于在捷克的一家電纜和線束工廠的。

• merger plan 并購計劃
• merger discussion 并購討論
• merger agreement 合并協(xié)議
• merger announcement 合并聲明
• merger partner 合作伙伴

negotiate: 談判、磋商

• It is not clear whether the president is willing to negotiate with the democrats. 不太清楚總統(tǒng)是否愿意跟民主黨談判。
• The local government and the army negotiated a truce. 地方政府和軍隊達成了停戰(zhàn)協(xié)議。

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20. Was the manner of writing particularly similar to your real boss in Nuremberg? 他的行文方式和你在紐倫堡的老板非常相似嗎？

manner of writing: the style of writing 行文方式，包括遣詞造句。

• She wrote after the manner of her favorite poet. (in the sytle of) 她用最喜愛的詩歌方式來書寫。
• This church was built in the manner of the English Gothic style. 教堂按英國歌特式風格建造。

Gothic style: 12th and 16th centuries, pointed arches, thin and tall walls, large windows 歌特式（建筑）風格：12到16世紀，尖拱門、薄而高大的墻、巨大的窗戶。
particularly: especailly 特別地

• Keep your office space looking good, particularly your desk. 保持你辦公區(qū)域美觀，尤其你的桌面。
• More local employment will be created, particularly in service industries. 更多的當?shù)貚徫槐粍?chuàng)造出來了，特別是服務業(yè)。

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21. I didn't aware of this point. 我沒有在意這點。

aware of 在意，警覺

• She was acutely aware of the nosie of the city. 她非常在意城市的噪聲。
• Jane was suddenly aware that she was digging her nails into her thigh. Jane突然意識到她正用指甲掐自己大腿。

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22. The email accounts of directors from Germany were cloned. 德國總監(jiān)的郵件賬戶被復制了。

clone: 克隆、復制

• Do you think scientists should clone humans? 你認為科學家們應該克隆人類嗎？

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23. He never asked the Romanian subsidiary to wire EUR 40 million into a bank account. Furthermore, he also checked the account in Czech, and the money never reached the intended recipient. （他說）他從來沒有讓羅馬尼亞分公司電匯4000萬歐元到銀行賬戶。此外，他也檢查了捷克的這個賬戶，錢沒有到達指定的收款人。

furthermore 此外

• She always arrives on time. Her work, furthermore, has always been excellent. 她總是按時到達。此外，她的工作也一直表現(xiàn)出色。

intended recepient: 指定的接收方
intended 指定的

• The intended target had been a military building. 指定目標是一座軍事設施。

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24. Then I knew I met with a financial fraud! 然后我知道我遇上金融詐騙了。

financial fraud 金融詐騙

• corporate fraud 公司詐騙
• credit-card fraud 信用卡詐騙
• insurance fraud 保險詐騙
• securities fraud 證券詐騙
• tax fraud 稅務詐騙
• computer fraud 計算機詐騙
  A bank lost several million pounds through a complicated computer fraud. 經(jīng)過一個復雜的計算機詐騙，銀行損失了數(shù)百萬英鎊。

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25. ...raise complaint to the prosecutor’s office within the Bistrita Court. 向（羅馬尼亞）Bistrita當?shù)貦z察院提起申訴

• raise complaint 提出申訴
  bring complaint 提出申訴
  lodge complaint 提出申訴
  make complaint 提出申訴

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26. ...made an announcement that the company had become the victim of fraudulent activity with the help of falsified documents and identities and the use of electronic communication channels. 宣布公司成為詐騙活動的受害者，這些詐騙是通過偽造文件和身份，以及使用電子通訊通道來實施的。

fraudulent activity: 詐騙活動
fraudulent election 舞弊選舉

• Corrupt leaders were chosen in a fraudulent election. 腐敗領袖在一場舞弊選舉中被推選出來。

falsified documents 偽造的文件

• falsified business records 偽造的商業(yè)記錄
• falsified customs clearance documents 偽造的海關報關文件

identities 身份

• The police soon established his true identity and he was quickly found. 警方很快確定了他的真實身份并找到了他。

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27. ...work as normal and maintain calm, because investigators will question you whether worked with the hackers or not in the following time of period. 和平常一樣工作并保持平靜，因為接下來調查人員會詢問你是否和黑客有勾結。

maintain calm 保持平靜

• He struggled to maintain his calm as they waited. 當他們等待時他努力保持平靜。

shatter calm 打破平靜

• The calm was shattered by the sould of an explosion. 一聲爆炸打破了平靜。

question v. 詢問

• The police have detained thirty-two people for questioning. 警方拘留了32個人進行詢問。

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28. I can hardly thank you for your kindness! 我非常感謝你的好意！

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Part 3

Conversation 3 The lost files 丟失的文件

29. Yesterday I found the testing programs were lost in the server. 昨天我發(fā)現(xiàn)在服務器上的測試程序丟失了。

lost: you cannot find it

• My paper got lost. 我的論文丟了。
• a lost book 一本丟失的書

30. Make programming and testing only with verified files which I transfer to you. 只用我發(fā)送給你的經(jīng)驗證的文件進行編程和測試。

verify: check that it is true 驗證

• I verified the source from which I had that information. 我驗證了我獲得那些信息的來源。

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31. Please send me a list on products that are impacted inside the risky period of time. 請發(fā)給我在風險期受影響的產(chǎn)品清單。

impact 影響

• It could impact on inflation and competition. 它可能影響通貨膨脹以及競爭。

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32. It seems that the server suffered cyber-attacks again. 似乎服務器再次受到了網(wǎng)絡攻擊。

cyber-attacks 網(wǎng)絡攻擊

• cybercafe 網(wǎng)吧
• cyberspace 網(wǎng)絡空間

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Lesson 8 Letters Live 見字如面

Part 1: Send an Email 發(fā)送電子郵件

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1. Let’s correspond by email. 讓我們用郵件來聯(lián)系吧。

• We corresponded regularly. 我們定期通信。
• She still corresponds with American friends she met in New York nine years ago. 她仍然同她九年前在紐約結識的朋友通信。
• She corresponded regularly with her former teacher. 她和她以前的老師定期通信。

Never say "We corresponded periodly/periodically.".不要用periodly或者periodically.

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2. I think we should definitely keep in touch. 我認為我們顯然應該保持聯(lián)系。

definitely: emphasize the strength of your intention or opinion 確定地

• I'm definitely going to get in touch with these people. 我確定要和這些人取得聯(lián)系
• "I think the earlier ones are a lot better. "- "Definitely." - 我認為較早的更好些。- 當然。

obviously 明顯地

• There are obviously exceptions to this. 這件事明顯有例外。
• He is so obviously more handsome than I am. 他明顯比我英俊。

absolutely: totally, completely 絕對地

• Jill is absolutely right. Jill絕對正確。
• There is absolutely difference. 絕對存在不同。
• 'Did they approach you?' - 'Absolutely not.' - 他們靠近你了嗎？ - 當然沒有。

Certainly: You use certainly to emphasize what you are saying when you are make a statement. 用于對所陳述內容的強調。

• The public is certainly getting tired of hearing about it. 公眾顯然已經(jīng)厭煩了所聽的內容。
• Today's scrap rate is certainly too high. 今天的報廢率顯然很高。

obviously 通常放在句首，意指“一眼看得出來”；
definitely = without any doubt，即“沒有任何疑問”；
從程度上來看，肯定程序 absolutely > definitely > certainly >obviously

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3. There are a lot of future opportunities to work together. 有很多機會共事。

Opportunity: a situation in which it is possible for you to do something.做事情的機會

• I had an opportunity to go to New York and study. 我有機會去紐約學習。
• I want to see more opportunities for young people. 我希望看到給年輕人更多機會。

近義詞辨析 Chance: if there is a chance of something happening, it is possible that it will happen. 結果或過程可能發(fā)生的機會

• Do you think Houston Rocket has a chance of beating San Antonio Spurs? 你認為休斯敦火箭隊還有機會打敗圣安東尼馬刺隊嗎？
• This partnership has a good chance of success. 這個業(yè)務伙伴有很大的成功機會。

近義詞辨析 Occasion 場合

• It is an occasion for all the family to celebrate.這是個所有家庭成員都能慶祝的場合。

• an important occasion 重要場合

• big opportunity 好機會
  excellent opportunity 絕佳機會
  good opportunity 好機會
  great opportunity 極好機會

• exciting opportunity 令人興奮的機會

• suitable opportunity 合適的機會

• reasonable opportunity 公平的機會

• available opportunity 合適的機會

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4. Sometimes if the attachment is too large,... 有時如果附件過大

attachment 附件

• When you send an e-mail you can also send a sound or graphic file as an attachment. 當你發(fā)送郵件時，也可以發(fā)送聲音或者圖片作為附件。

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5. ... and send it to my personal email address instead. 而是發(fā)給我的個人郵箱。

• On last Sunday, I didn't go outside and stay at home instead. 上周日，我沒有外出而是呆在家里。

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6. I can send a compressed file. 我可以發(fā)送一個壓縮文件。

compress - decompress 壓縮 - 解壓縮

• compressed air 壓縮空氣
• compressed gas 壓縮氣體
• compressed oxygen 壓縮氧氣

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7. Does your computer have the software to unzip files? 你電腦上有軟件可以解壓文件嗎？

unzip a piece of clothing, a bag, you open it by undoing the zip that fastens it 打開一塊布，一只包

• unzip the files into a sub-folder 解壓縮文件到子文件中
• James unzipped his bag. James打開他的包。

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8. My whole system crashed. 我整個系統(tǒng)崩潰了。

• My computer crashed for the second time in 10 days. 我電腦10天之內宕機了兩次。
• a stock market crash 股市崩盤
• Files can be lost if the system suddenly crashes. 如果系統(tǒng)突然崩潰，文件可能丟失。

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9. It's better to be safe than sorry. 寧愿安全，免致后悔。

• Better later than never. 亡羊補牢，猶未晚也。

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10. I will be sure to email the information to your personal email address first thing. 我確信首先發(fā)信息給你的個人郵件地址。

• Jamie e-mailed me to say he couldn't come. Jamie發(fā)郵件給我說，他來不了。
• Email your views to sport@bbc.com. 請發(fā)送你的觀點至sport@bbc.com。
• Patrick emailed me yesterday. Patrick昨天發(fā)郵件給我。
• I'll email the documents to her. 我將發(fā)文件給她。
• I'll email her the document. 我將發(fā)文件給她。

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Part 2

meeting minutes 會議記錄

11. How do you plan to distribute the information about last week's meeting? 你準備如何分發(fā)上周的會議信息？

distribute: hand them or deliver them to a number of people

• distribute fliers 分發(fā)傳單
• Students shouted slogans and distributed fliers. 學生高喊著口號并分發(fā)著傳單。
• Thousands of soldiers are working to distribute food and blankets to the refugees. 數(shù)千名士兵發(fā)放食物和毛毯給難民。
• The newspaper is distribute free. 報紙免費發(fā)放。

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12. I was planning on sending a bulk email to all the users on our company’s server. 我準備在公司服務器上向所有用戶群發(fā)郵件。

a bulk email 群發(fā)郵件

• bulk purchasing 大宗采購
• buying in bulk 大量采購
• a bulk order 大額訂單

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13. That's a time-saving way to get the word out. 有個節(jié)約時間的方法來傳遞消息。

get the word out 發(fā)布消息

• Will we get the book out by the end of the year? 我們到年底會出書嗎？
• Get Out! 滾！

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14. Even if you put a really catchy subject line in there. 即使你加上吸引眼球的主題。

• Even if he were wrong, you should not treat him like that. 即使他錯了，你也不該那樣對待他。
• Even if I worked till to 12 at night, I could not finish the job. 即使我工作到夜里12點鐘，我可能也完不成工作。

catchy subject: attractive and easy to remember
adj.+ subject

• big subject 大主題
• complex subject 復雜的主題
  complicated subject 復雜的主題
• simple subject 簡單的主題
• excellent subject 極好的主題
• interesting subject 有趣的主題
  This chapter deals with a very interesting subject. 本章討論了非常有趣的主題。
• favorite subject 最愛的話題
• Once he gets onto his favorite subject there's no stopping him. 一旦轉到他最喜歡的話題，那可就停不下來了。
• serious subject 嚴肅的話題

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15. You could send the meeting brief to the managers by email. 你可以發(fā)會議簡報給各經(jīng)理。

meeting brief 會議簡報

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16. I know next to nothing about the new email program. 我對新郵件程序幾乎一無所知。

next to nothing 幾乎沒有

• Johnson still knew next to nothing about tobacco. Johnson仍然對煙草一無所知。
• Most anti-smoking products are next to useless. 絕大多數(shù)戒煙產(chǎn)品幾乎沒作用。

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17. ...but I still haven't figured it out. 但我還是沒有弄明白。

• figure out the politics 弄明白權術斗爭
• figure out the difficult problem 搞懂復雜問題
• figure out the debate 理清爭論