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1、NewHorizonEnglishCourseSectionATheComputerisDownReading ThroughTheComputerIsDownChineseThemostfrighteningwordsintheEnglishlanguageare:“Ourcomputerisdown.”IhearitmoreandmoreasIgoabouttryingtodomybusiness.Oneday,IwasattheairporttryingtobuyatickettoWashingtonandthemans
2、aid,“I’msorry,Ican’tsellyouaticket.Ourcomputerisdown.”“Whatdoyoumeanyourcomputerisdown?”“Itjustdoesn’tworkwell.”“Thenjustwritemeoutaticket.”TextAPara.1-5TextA“Ican’twriteyououtaticket.Thecomputeristheonlyoneallowedtoissueticketsfortheplane.”Ilookeddownthecounter,and
3、allthepeoplebehindthecounterwerejuststandingthere,drinkingcoffeeandstaringintoadarkscreen.ChineseTextAPara.6-7“Whatdoallyoupeopledo?”“Wegivethecomputertheinformationaboutyourtrip,andthenittellsuswhetheryoucanflywithusornot.”“Sowhenitgoesdown,yougodownwithit.”Chinese
4、TextAPara.8-10“That’sverygood,Sir.Ihaven’thearditputthatwaybefore.”“Howlongwillthecomputerbedown?”“Ihavenoidea.Thereisnowaywecanfindoutwithoutaskingthecomputer,andsinceit’sdownitwon’tanswerus.”“Don’tyouhaveabackupcomputerwhenthemaincomputergoesdown?”“Idoubtit.Doyouk
5、nowwhattheycost?”ChineseTextAPara.11-15“Let’sforgetthecomputer.Whataboutyourplanes?They’restillflying,aren’tthey?”“Icouldn’ttellwithoutaskingthecomputer,andasItoldyou...”“Iknowit’sdown.MaybeIcouldjustgotothegateandaskthepilotifhe’sflyingtoWashington,”Isuggested.“Iwo
6、uldn’tknowwhatgatetosendyouto.”“I’lltrythemall,”Isaid.ChineseTextAPara.16-20“EvenifthepilotwasgoingtoWashington,hecouldn’ttakeyouifyoudidn’thaveaticket.”“Whydon’tIgiveyouthemoney,yougivemeareceipt,andI’llshowittothepilotasproofthatIhavepaid?”“Wewouldn’tknowwhattocha
7、rgeyou.Thecomputerknowstheair-faresthatchangeeveryhour.”“Howaboutmycreditcard?”“That’sevenworse.Whenourcomputerisdown,itcan’ttellthecreditcardcomputertochargethefaretoyouraccount.”ChineseTextAPara.21-25“IsthereanyotherplaneflyingtoWashingtonwithinthenextfewhours?”“I
8、wouldn’tknow,”hesaid,pointingtothedarkscreen.“OnlyITknows.”“AndatthemomentITknowsnothing.”Bythistime,therewerequiteafewpeoplestandinginlin
