白领口语应急80主题 朝九晚五20 互联网的使用

20．互联网的使用

常用应急场景

范例一：Slow network connection

How come it is slow as a snail¹ today?

You mean the network connection?

Yes, I wanted to look for some information on the company page just now. It took me almost one minute to open it. Then there is no response to any click.

I have the same question. I can’t send out mails. We’d better call the IT department and ask them to check it immediately.

Ok.

范例二：Personal use of internet

Look at this survey conducted by a website. A quarter of the employees will spend an average of 10 minutes everyday online doing personal things. Hi, Francis, what about you?

Well, I just spend 15 minutes as so checking my stock² bonds³ and booking an air ticket for my mother. Anyway, I have done all my work and it is about the time to leave.

Though our company doesn’t have a return policy, limiting the personal use of internet, I don’t think the boss will like us to do that.

Certainly, work always comes first.

But it is lucky for us. The company computers don’t have software keeping tracks of websites we visit. I have shopped too often online these days.

Well, keep a low profile⁴.

1 snail   

n.蜗牛

参考例句：

• Snail is a small plant-eating creature with a soft body.蜗牛是一种软体草食动物。
• Time moved at a snail's pace before the holidays.放假前的时间过得很慢。

2 stock   

n.存货，储备；树干；血统；股份；家畜；adj.存货的；平凡的，惯用的；股票的；畜牧的；vt.进货，采购；储存；供给；vi.出新芽；进货

参考例句：

• The shop takes stock every week on Friday mornings.这家商店每星期五早晨盘点存货。
• Experts have forecast an upturn in the stock market.专家已预测股票市场价格有上升趋势。

3 bonds   

镣铐，监禁； [常作复数]结合（力）( bond的名词复数 )； 结合物； 联系； 连接

参考例句：

• He paid the pill by cashing in some bonds. 他把一些证券兑换成现金付账。
• They are eager to buy their government bonds. 他们热心购买公债。

4 profile   

n.侧面，轮廓，人物素描；概要，人物简介；v.描绘...轮廓，评论人物

参考例句：

• I turned my head and saw the profile of a man.我转过头，看见一个人的侧影。
• He drew her profile.他给她画侧面像。