常用英语口语:公交公司遭遇网络瘫痪
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May:
Daddy, can you tell me what they are talking about?
爸爸,你能告诉我他们在谈论的是什么吗?
Benjamin:
They are talking about the network of the bus company.
他们在说公交公司网络的问题。
May
Why is their network not working?
那为什么他们的网络不能够正常运行呢?
Benjamin:
Because of the IC cards.
因为IC卡的问题。
May:
The IC card?
IC卡吗?
Benjamin:
Yes, Beijing is a big city and there are about 7,000,000 people using IC cards on buses.
对啊,北京是个大城市,总共有7,000,000人用公交IC卡。
May:
And?
然后呢?
Benjamin:
All the people were checking the balance of their cards on the Internet at the same time, that's why the system crashed.
所有的人都去网上查看他们卡里的余额,所以就产生了网络问题。
May:
Oh, that is horrible!
噢,那太可怕了!
对话讲解:
talk about 谈论, 谈到
His talk about apartheid created agitation 1.
他的关于种族隔离的谈话激起了骚动。
because of 因为, 由于
I did not go to the cinema because of the intense cold.
我因为严寒没出去看电影。
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