Chapter 10第十章

The Information Superhighway信息高速公路

Dialogue 1句型1A:Computers are really spreading quickly, I just found the web site of the high school I attended.电脑发展得可真快。最近我发现了以前念的那所高中的网站。B:Lots of schools have their own web sites.很多学校都有自己的网站了。A:That's true, but when I was in high school, we just had a few computers, and now it looks like the whole school is computerized.是啊，以前念高中时学校只有寥寥几台电脑，现在好象整个学校都电脑化了。

Dialogue 2句型2A: So, tell me again what is this new job you're taking?再告诉我一次，你现在的新工作是什么？B:I'll be doing web design.我在做网页设计。A:Web design?That sounds like work for a spider?网页设计？听起来好象在替蜘蛛工作。B:I'm talking about designing pages for the World Wide Web; the Internet.我说的是替国际网络万维网设计网页。

Dialogue 3句型3A:Why does a company need a web site?为何公司需要网站？B:Not all companies need a web site, but it can be very helful in lots of ways.不是每家公司都需要网站，不过在很多方面倒是很有帮助的。For instance , many people search the web when they are looking for a place to buy something.譬如说，有很多人想买东西时就会上网搜索，and if your company has a good web site ,you are much more likely to get that customer's business.如果你的公司有个不错的网站，生意就很可能做起来了。

Dialogue 4句型4A:I don't understand why this E-mail keeps getting returned to me.我不明白，为什么这封E-mail老是被退回来。I've checked the address and I know it's correct.我查过了网址，没有错啊。B:Maybe there's something wrong with your friend's mail server.也许你朋友的电子邮件服务器有问题。If that's the case the mail won't get through.如果是那样，邮件就发不过去。