Ridge Hall 電腦公司
一個 WordPerfect 電腦公司員工的真實對話
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"Ridge Hall computer assistant; may I help you?"
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Ridge Hall 電腦公司你好!我可以為您服務嗎? 5 ^8 I* r Z1 w
. c* T8 G( w" {) x. ?"Yes, well, I'm having trouble with WordPerfect."
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' E c% `; h: t, g# Q是的，我有WordPerfect的問題。 4 I; d3 ~6 p! h9 N4 A
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"What sort of trouble?" % u: r) G C" ` U( b2 u
' Q, G4 g2 p) R您有什麼問題呢 ? m6 N6 V2 R# O0 u& ~5 ]. M$ q* ?
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"Well, I was just typing along, and all of a sudden the words wentaway."
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# f. ~" c, S) Z. a7 ~' k O我剛剛自已在打字的時候，突然間所有的字都不見了。
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"Went away?"都不見了。
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B* A! H/ h0 _- m/ T"They disappeared."
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5 S9 B) V" J, [# R3 e它們都不見了。
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"Hmm. So what does your screen look like now?" $ K I9 k3 b# D0 v/ K
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嗯，現在你的螢幕看到什麼東西？ 2 O8 Q6 G0 G n: P# P0 t& }9 A9 E
4 C: I( v0 T- \9 N"Nothing." " ~ w% J' O* A4 w* g4 O r
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沒有任何東西。
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* I0 c. D3 C/ p# }"Nothing?" / z A7 ]1 ?- X
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沒有任何東西？
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! r& [' W- k# ^, v% s/ b"It's blank; it won't accept anything when I type." $ q: O4 I# I5 G6 n; Z
% y4 N! Z! K5 q% p螢幕是全黑的，我打的字它都沒反應。 8 p& P( j$ o/ b7 o. w3 y8 U W
; a0 j, b$ v( c h0 {"Are you still in WordPerfect, or did you get out?"
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您是否還在操作WordPerfect，還是以經離開了。
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"How do I tell?" ; {. `3 c3 r% s: H4 q7 t! v
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我要怎麼說明呢？ " n1 k/ s! ~+ ]
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"Can you see the C: prompt on the screen?" * x) f4 s: n& j
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你可以在螢幕上看到 C: 的提示符號嗎？ 0 p- J+ Y: {3 }6 M3 f4 P0 |; X2 w
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"What's a sea-prompt?" ' Q |5 T: x* s" e( }0 J
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什麼是 "海的提示符號" ("sea"=海，和 "C"同音) 8 @+ S; C D) ^/ ?. M" F
# I" ?, `& I& W"Never mind. Can you move the cursor around on the screen?" # m1 B5 A2 [- M/ K; U# @- g, s+ E
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不管它了，你可以看到游標在螢幕上嗎？ ( \ ?- b* U, E% c! Q* M! X
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"There isn't any cursor; I told you, it won't accept anything Itype." 8 D( M/ c2 U2 q& M4 ^) s$ L
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螢幕上沒有任何的游標，我告訴你，我打的字它都沒反應。 6 C& N3 X6 }. r0 G
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"Does your monitor have a power indicator?"
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顯示器上的電源指示燈有沒有亮？ - e+ f% D) s7 w! A) `
# ~5 G5 O; a( ^' R8 Q"What's a monitor?" 8 y& ]1 U2 ^& P2 d0 W- I7 ^; ]
1 K8 a/ O9 g% k0 H什麼是顯示器？
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"It's the thing with the screen on it that looks like a TV. ! U4 C8 O8 I, Y2 k
D/ d& r7 J- tDoes ithave a little light that tells you when it's on?"
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* ~6 l3 B+ K6 O1 { r& V就是那個看起像電視的螢幕，
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有沒有一個小光點告訴你它是開著的？
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I don't know." / T4 P8 V& `! l- f" K) B
# ~; j. ^! `4 f" M5 R* {6 X我不懂耶。 * w- I- B( e5 Z( s* R. X# k
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"Well, then look on the back of the monitor and find where 7 K+ o; }# d5 |" q: ~+ R
5 o8 @; |. k* l p3 q/ C1 Athe powercord goes into it. Can you see that?" : k. b6 y1 |7 I3 W9 I. ?
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那麼，你能不能看得到顯示器後面有一條電源線接在上面？ , [3 |9 S+ X* F5 C2 c* ~
1 h. q+ H6 k) D! t3 j"....Yes, I think so." ' f1 P) @# y- v" J9 B# {5 S' [5 R4 B4 _
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是，我想我看到了。
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2 d1 h$ O! k x8 T1 N E% Q a"Great! Follow the cord to the plug, and tell me if it's pluggedinto the wall." " s, p: o) @4 x
- Q9 x7 n/ h2 ^. h$ @太棒了，沿著電線找下去，看它有沒有沒插在牆上？ ; ?: c% i9 o" u8 j6 ?" h
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"....Yes, it is." 7 ]3 F P3 O2 ?) s7 M2 c; n% _
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有啊! 7 @0 f4 M' N. R+ ]( q- X
; E' t9 D9 T4 h! B/ _"When you were behind the monitor, did you notice that there were
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7 I# V2 z( M4 J' jtwo cables plugged into the back of it, not just one?" 1 j! Y( h( o+ D& E) t7 H
4 a4 f3 b7 o, ]5 |; W你到顯示器後面看看，有沒有注意到有兩條電線插在後面，不是只有一條哦？ 3 C: S8 F x- w% \- u
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"Well, there are. I need you to look back there again and find 2 u3 q) `2 c2 U5 M6 m) e( v8 {9 V
; [ f+ f& R. N& K" ptheother cable."
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就是了，我要你再到顯示器後面去找另一條電線。
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2 A1 ~9 }' e2 h' ^"....Okay, here it is." # \8 L& x' ]1 X: [) W
" Q8 q T4 |9 u$ @2 D6 C$ V! S/ FOK，找到了。
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"Follow it for me, and tell me if it's plugged securely into 6 O( b5 p* |! z6 C K2 O: q' V
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9 r6 n& X6 m: Y' Z( v b3 Q再替我找下去，告訴我它有沒有確實插好在電腦後面。 ) l& u- u5 V9 j- j! ]
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"I can't reach." 1 F! [) r* ~' X3 {- ?" W p4 w
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我搆不到。
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"Uh huh. Well, can you see if it is?" 8 f: q) H! |' Y& ~3 g
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嗯，那麼，你看得到嗎？
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"No." 3 V8 r& e5 P" p" U( g
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看不到。 " e' }$ }) u: D7 i3 F# G
- }% x; @! B+ k4 Y"Even if you maybe put your knee on something and lean way over?"
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9 h& J5 h5 | t/ X1 c! _: R; D那麼拿個東西墊高，爬過去看一下？
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"Oh, it's not because I don't have the right angle - it's becauseit's dark." # y4 f6 ] a; ]8 ~4 B9 K
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喔，不是角度不好看不到，而是太暗了。
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"Dark?" # S: H B; C* U/ y f& T
- `3 k! L+ k% i太暗？ " R. J6 G3 l7 B; a6 q# W
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"Yes - the office light is off, and the only light I have is
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$ l3 t7 [0 v4 X- I$ I( P是的，辨公室的燈光全都不亮，唯一的光線是來自窗戶外面。
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* v$ E# U# `* r: a5 m* K6 x. r Y"Well, turn on the office light then."
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* k; M( R, v0 i) i6 @, F/ S- b那麼把辨公室的電燈都打開啊。 + w0 V# }' _/ d' _. R7 y
: F! K- J. p! K6 n* b"I can't."
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) k5 @) Z6 _5 _沒辦法。
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1 w$ ^ C% Z3 ~/ W7 x/ N"No? Why not?"
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3 J2 |( [8 Y! t沒辨法？為什麼？ ' }# A# X; q" @2 z7 L- F
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"Because there's a power outage."
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* S5 L1 n l( C# b. G" w因為停電啊!
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2 C- z! O: q3 E* a7 A+ A* V1 d"A power...... A power outage? Aha! Okay, we've got it licked now. k# V* [% F; l
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Do you still have the boxes and manuals and packing stuff
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. U6 h7 S& E+ N) O% o: Ayourcomputer came in?"
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停...停電？&#@!(& ，喔!OK，現在開始打包， & @0 D* t$ I6 c/ C4 t
% {# X3 e( b; `) `電腦公司員工送電腦來時的包裝箱和使用手冊都還在嗎？ 5 i4 E7 F. H( p/ U+ ?3 N
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"Well, yes, I keep them in the closet." ) s: m# u/ H$ Z# U
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嗯，是的，我已把它們收在櫃子裏。
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"Good! Go get them, and unplug your system and pack it up justlike 7 o4 N0 B" n4 g# |" m9 k" j4 d5 G2 Y
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it was when you got it. Then take it back to the store youbought it from." ' z. U$ w$ F* Z6 i0 f
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很好!去把它們拿出來，然後把電腦搬下來包裝好， " B1 U* L, I8 U& n. a# ?
# H( u3 T" z- }3 e/ r就像剛送來的時候一樣。然後看你在那裏買的，把它送回去。 $ z' Q. c* Q/ _: w6 \
+ V9 t) t: F* S+ c"Really? Is it that bad?" % X, W) f& U1 G: V* d
7 G9 Z9 c1 p8 l" D真的嗎？是它壞掉了嗎？
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4 i6 k% L6 K$ y$ p+ t/ d" g"Yes, I'm afraid it is."
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% X1 r. p: Z ^. R1 M- i$ Y% C是的，恐怕是這樣了的。
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0 o. ?3 b+ i* V8 e& u9 B: |! @"Well, all right then, I suppose. What do I tell them?" 1 m/ p! D4 {% T- Z
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喔，我想大概就是這樣子的。那我要怎樣跟他們說呢？ 0 [% p* G# K/ Z" g' X
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"Tell them you're too stupid to own a computer."
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就告訴他們說:『你實在笨到不夠資格擁有一部電腦』。
