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? , h, O5 I' H, m/ n! M* T) b
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"Yes, well, I'm having trouble with WordPerfect."
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是的，我有WordPerfect的問題。 & I, g Q+ K& T/ e' k5 M
( M9 N' D. e% `1 B- h8 q"What sort of trouble?" - e0 O( ?6 ~9 w+ L2 h* I& W1 u
) b: ^8 w M* ~您有什麼問題呢 ? " c# ^: A# y+ K7 O/ Q
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"Well, I was just typing along, and all of a sudden the words wentaway." 6 ~6 Q) r* L$ C
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我剛剛自已在打字的時候，突然間所有的字都不見了。 - ?- I4 [4 J" C- Y7 [, M1 {
1 ]3 S) A3 M! t8 n; N* e"Went away?"都不見了。 ! G5 i1 y+ p! |/ k" D
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"They disappeared."
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它們都不見了。
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6 P! s4 M. r) h# J- s* y1 ?"Hmm. So what does your screen look like now?"
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- d- r/ C( v7 q1 _* I嗯，現在你的螢幕看到什麼東西？ ) c$ ]6 H4 V* M: X( l0 t* a9 P0 v& u
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"Nothing." 6 \- x3 V# @! @& h+ D8 p! n; _
! \" F) n( {/ q2 }+ ~9 I0 R沒有任何東西。
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2 }1 v# m7 t f& I- `"Nothing?"
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0 _- O0 x" H+ u+ [/ P沒有任何東西？
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"It's blank; it won't accept anything when I type." 6 d) E6 R1 G9 c
. D. L N! M$ p* s, u }' E螢幕是全黑的，我打的字它都沒反應。 1 C$ H2 {9 R( U/ T, F
/ y& y B* {/ G R$ o9 _"Are you still in WordPerfect, or did you get out?" ) J! H3 |1 \: r" X2 b
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您是否還在操作WordPerfect，還是以經離開了。 8 n+ Y2 S/ ]* y2 x0 q/ U
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"How do I tell?"
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我要怎麼說明呢？ 1 z7 K0 D( i u* C* F$ i
, j: X( J5 {5 I' P"Can you see the C: prompt on the screen?" * u) t$ @6 t' M) l
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你可以在螢幕上看到 C: 的提示符號嗎？
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9 D. l/ E0 c% t& S2 [- ?"What's a sea-prompt?"
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* }( q, b! z. H! S什麼是 "海的提示符號" ("sea"=海，和 "C"同音)
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7 I h. J" A( v* {: ^( z% X"Never mind. Can you move the cursor around on the screen?"
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+ [- M; s' A* L/ j! j+ `& j' g不管它了，你可以看到游標在螢幕上嗎？
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"There isn't any cursor; I told you, it won't accept anything Itype." , f4 e; x& N4 V; F# _
* F! h `) M7 R, v+ }3 a/ D螢幕上沒有任何的游標，我告訴你，我打的字它都沒反應。 - T0 O5 G5 H& {6 x
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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？
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8 d. P* Y" j) ["What's a monitor?"
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* S0 _3 F8 o8 n' m B: W' K什麼是顯示器？ ( z) w4 K8 T' f+ q ` A' }
' f* g) ~5 Y' _, l# @"It's the thing with the screen on it that looks like a TV.
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/ ~) F7 I" c* |! j& x b, EDoes ithave a little light that tells you when it's on?"
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: d2 h4 k. Q, u就是那個看起像電視的螢幕， & o, f" W h+ H
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有沒有一個小光點告訴你它是開著的？ : @/ Z5 z, O# W* {
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I don't know."
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我不懂耶。
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& h) y. m+ H/ T# J- ]2 b"Well, then look on the back of the monitor and find where
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: N, N1 M3 t. M; Bthe powercord goes into it. Can you see that?"
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1 g, S. X: a3 I那麼，你能不能看得到顯示器後面有一條電源線接在上面？
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"....Yes, I think so."
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( u* U+ P5 i' L( N+ T8 O) ]是，我想我看到了。 9 b" ?) x8 \! O: k# c- J( e5 @$ J
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"Great! Follow the cord to the plug, and tell me if it's pluggedinto the wall." 5 j3 C, \3 R6 K7 m1 t% K: q
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太棒了，沿著電線找下去，看它有沒有沒插在牆上？
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"....Yes, it is."
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8 p2 v% T9 v+ v& f" T有啊! " `* Y q3 e. X+ h$ {' X
- T+ B" R2 M- e"When you were behind the monitor, did you notice that there were
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% }+ m+ D+ s9 d' s! X# \two cables plugged into the back of it, not just one?"
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! D+ c0 p3 m/ W0 u5 n% ?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？
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* j% U% C4 e* }1 d5 ?# M"No."
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( d3 e" T. q3 v* U8 }! H- g7 G$ @沒有。 7 j# I1 Q4 |0 b" u
: ?9 O# p% b6 _0 M4 K"Well, there are. I need you to look back there again and find
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e% J- h# p' `. P$ J7 atheother 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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: Y( K; R* V& W"....Okay, here it is." ' H$ b6 @' O' O
/ d3 Z7 x# o {8 d) Z) JOK，找到了。
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"Follow it for me, and tell me if it's plugged securely into 5 M' P6 }8 T) b9 C9 I
0 J$ b9 n+ d/ ~; @theback of your computer." 0 s, I0 t' n: q& J+ B' `" l/ T$ ?
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再替我找下去，告訴我它有沒有確實插好在電腦後面。
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0 h. C- z8 v2 a. x) c6 |; S"I can't reach." $ M+ C* p% v# f6 V4 G) d/ V8 |
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我搆不到。
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"Uh huh. Well, can you see if it is?" + t, R/ f4 d% D5 c e& G @
) s: g7 W" N. W( D: w嗯，那麼，你看得到嗎？ . G. e; ^4 g u) v2 p' n
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"No."
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' M- D( m$ n6 F3 M' H$ @; U"Even if you maybe put your knee on something and lean way over?" 7 s% b' E& P$ j* T2 b' j$ t
( r2 N7 W1 A0 ~1 K; Z" e3 D( B那麼拿個東西墊高，爬過去看一下？
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' O. t+ \% B/ _" A"Oh, it's not because I don't have the right angle - it's becauseit's dark." : s- ]" l/ @ I3 u" `
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喔，不是角度不好看不到，而是太暗了。 ! M9 i: P l: h Z0 R
, D2 m3 D. t0 r- {: A"Dark?" ; ~- D$ z* `( G! w7 Y% C
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" P8 f: ]- d6 N* A, d7 V# G"Yes - the office light is off, and the only light I have is
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+ ~- ~6 @: Q$ R* [3 g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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"Well, turn on the office light then." 2 t, W d! |* ^0 o8 F V
2 {' J2 ]( @7 e/ Y+ ^那麼把辨公室的電燈都打開啊。 ' c% M$ N9 M! {& ]; Q
6 N ?* @3 H! N- F5 v- h3 P- [) E$ h"I can't."
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沒辦法。 3 b8 y! v$ k( A2 @
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"No? Why not?" ' d2 E S; Q0 r0 l+ e3 v' g" m/ L
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" \+ c/ b r- n, J"Because there's a power outage." ' t/ B( K; T# n& }! V8 U
/ @. J) |. z5 c0 I* A; y因為停電啊! , b( L5 A" K4 h# ~4 E, d0 Y' H n
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"A power...... A power outage? Aha! Okay, we've got it licked now. & h" I% I: h$ w! L$ S- s
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yourcomputer came in?" 9 [! m2 C5 i& c
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停...停電？&#@!(& ，喔!OK，現在開始打包， 1 l( k5 l5 r' l- K" o M2 E
2 X- I* d0 m5 w% ?電腦公司員工送電腦來時的包裝箱和使用手冊都還在嗎？ 8 ?/ T& w! c/ }' |/ ^
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"Well, yes, I keep them in the closet."
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嗯，是的，我已把它們收在櫃子裏。 7 V6 ?" a8 E8 w6 a4 |
: \( m" w3 l. h" s"Good! Go get them, and unplug your system and pack it up justlike - m9 [, ?5 K' }2 k6 [+ T, @
( D% X8 W& x6 N6 N% O* B, x$ uit was when you got it. Then take it back to the store youbought it from." 7 A) Y+ E; u; r; q# t) k
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很好!去把它們拿出來，然後把電腦搬下來包裝好，
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就像剛送來的時候一樣。然後看你在那裏買的，把它送回去。 ) F9 {, g* t; ~4 M- M' c8 [6 l* u
5 r0 S+ ]9 b1 Y1 B- H" i! Y"Really? Is it that bad?" 8 Y0 M( J2 @' N ^# Q
! C1 K% K- N% v4 ?: ]4 O9 E# O真的嗎？是它壞掉了嗎？ - T: t7 A% o% M+ ^
$ {+ L7 N* I6 a2 V" T3 O" i"Yes, I'm afraid it is." ' e! v$ H+ U7 s& }8 Y
3 b' f5 B" {+ C. S; Z4 r8 D是的，恐怕是這樣了的。
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"Well, all right then, I suppose. What do I tell them?"
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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？ 8 B9 M% M; v8 n6 N! B& ~, {7 d
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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』。
