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　　Unit 25 Security Tips to Protect Computers from Scams

　　第25篇 保護個人電腦保安的技巧

　　It's near impossible to defend oneself from the kind of cyber attack that targeted Google Inc. andmore than 30 other companies. But for the average computer user there are some common-sensesteps that can help protect against viruses and other malicious computer code.

　　對於針對谷歌以及其他30多個公司的網路攻擊，個人幾乎毫無招架之力。但對普通計算機使用者來說，只需採取一些常識性步驟即可免受病毒和其他惡意程式碼的侵擾。

　　Install antivirus software. This can protect a computer against known malicious programs thatcould allow a hacker to steal personal information. Cyber criminals release thousands of newprograms each day so it is important to update antivirus software.

　　安裝殺黴軟體。這樣可將已知惡意程式拒之門外，以防黑客竊取個人資訊。網路罪犯每天釋出數千個新程式，因此及時更新防毒軟體十分重要。

　　Install software patches. Companies such as Microsoft Corp. and Adobe Systems Inc. areconstantly issuing small updates to the Windows operating system and PDF reader in response tonewly identified security bugs. Users should be sure to install these so-called patches.

　　安裝軟體補丁。微軟和奧多比系統公司等公司均不斷髮布小的的更新程式以修補Windows作業系統和 PDFreader程式中新發現的安全漏洞。使用者應當及時安裝這些補丁。

　　Be suspicious. Consider attachments to emails, links on social-networking sites and files fordownload on Web sites guilty until proven innocent. These are the most common ways thatcriminals load malicious software onto a victim's computer.

　　保持戒心。除非確保安全無毒，否則一律將***附件、社交網站連結和網站上的可下載檔案視同病毒處理。這些是罪犯將惡意軟體傳送到受害者計算機的最常用伎倆。

　　Be vigilant in public. Sign out of your Gmail, Yahoo or Hotmail account when using a publiccomputer and clear the Web browser's cache, cookies and history. Then close the browser.

　　在公共場合保持警惕。用公共計算機登入Gmail、雅虎或 Hotmail郵箱後應登出，清空瀏覽器快取、cookie和歷史，然後關閉瀏覽器。

　　People with access to sensitive information need to take extra precautions. They could be targetedby hacker who could takes steps，including sending malicious software in an email that appears tocome from someone the victim knows. One way to guard against this is to encrypt important files.Also, businesses should deploy systems that track where sensitive information is being sent.

　　接觸敏感資訊的人士需特別小心。他們很可能成為黑客的攻擊目標。攻擊手段包括偽裝成受害者認識的人，通過***向其傳送惡意軟體。重要檔案加密是有效的保護措施之一。公司使用者還應當配備能夠跟蹤敏感資訊傳送路徑的系統。

　　Use strong passwords. Create passwords that are a mix of numbers, letters and symbols. Don'tuse common words or personal information. Don't use the same password on multiple sites. Putone on your cellphone.

　　使用安全密碼。使用包含數字、字母和符號的混合密碼。不要以常用單詞或個人資訊作為密碼，不要在多個站點使用同一密碼，手機也要設定密碼。

　　1.It's near impossible to defend oneself from the kind of cyber attack that targeted GoogleInc. and more than 30 other companies.

　　本句是一個複合句。It是形式主語，真正的主語是後面的to defend oneself..panies不定式短語。其中that引導限制性定語從句，修飾 cyber attack。

　　語法重點：形式主語，定語從句

　　2. This can protect a computer against known malicious programs that could allow a hackerto steal personal information.

　　本句是一個複合句，that引導限制性定語從句，修飾programs。to steal personal information是allow的賓語補足語。

　　語法重點：定語從句，賓語補足語

　　3. They could be targeted by hacker who could takes steps，including sending malicioussoftware in an email that appears to come from someone the victim knows.

　　本句是一個複合句，主句是they could be targeted by a hacker。 who引導限制性定語從句，修飾hacker。其中including...email現在分詞短語作伴隨狀語。that引導定語從句，修飾email。

　　語法重點：定語從句，分詞短語作狀語

 

 

　　Unit 24 How Long Could You Go Without Complaining

　　第24篇 你能做到不抱怨嗎

　　Baseball fans are gearing up for the World Series, but we all know what's the real national . Could you go without griping about anything for a day? For a week?

　　棒球迷們正在翹首以待即將到來的世界職業棒球大賽，但我們大家都清楚美國真正的全國性休閒方式是什麼:發牢騷。你能不能一整天都不發一句牢騷?整整一週呢?

　　A couple of editors at Slate's Double X women's site are trying to go a whole month withoutcomplaining. Both Jessica Grose, managing editor, and Hanna Rosin, founding editor, say on the sitethat they've grown concerned about over-relying on complaints in getting through their juggles Ms.Grose is newly engaged, Ms. Rosin married with three young children. Over the course of theirefforts, the two realize how much of their interactions with friends and colleagues are based on thecommon currency of complaining.

　　女性網站Slate's Double X的幾個編輯正在嘗試整整一個月都不抱怨。主編傑西卡·格羅斯和創始人兼編輯漢娜·羅森在網站上說，她們越來越擔心自己需要過度依賴訴苦的發洩方式才能渡過難關。傑西卡最近剛剛訂婚，漢娜則是有三個小孩的已婚媽媽。在體味人生酸甜苦辣的過程中，她們倆都意識到，自己與朋友同事之間的很多溝通都是以發牢騷為主的。

　　Ms. Grose recounts a recent pleasant drive during which she realized she was enjoying a goodmoment in her life and had nothing to complain about which led to "a twinge of panic" at the veryfact of having nothing to complain about. "This shining moment of whine-free living made merealize how much kvetching I do on a daily basis. If I am honest with myself, I would estimate thatabout 70% of the things that come out of my mouth are gripes. Good-natured，often, but stillnonessential and sometimes obnoxious to others."

　　傑西卡回憶起最近一次愉快的駕車旅途，她發現那是自己人生中一段美好的時光，根本沒什麼可抱怨的——於這一事實，她居然感覺到"一陣恐慌"。她說：“這種無可抱怨的美好時光讓我意識到，自己平時的生活都是在牢騷滿腹中度過的。憑心而論，我估計自己嘴裡說出來的話有70%左右都是在發牢騷。這種抱怨往往沒有惡意，但還是屬於可有可無，有時還會讓別人感到厭煩。”

　　So Ms. Grose decides to "try to stop complaining entirely about small things and quit excessivelycomplaining about the bigger ones," for a month. She enlists her boss, Ms. Rosin, in the effort toreach a state of more "mindful complaining," as Ms. Rosin terms it.

　　因此，傑西卡決定在一個月內，“試著完全停止對瑣事的抱怨，並對更重要一些的事情也儘量不去大發牢騷。”她把自己的老闆漢娜也拉進來，以漢娜的話來說，這是為了“互相監督”。

　　Ms. Rosin relates her own tale of addiction to complaints: After she griped about keeping up withher children's complex schedule of after-school activities, her husband made up a weekly scheduleand posted it on the fridge. "I nearly killed rum. Honestly, it was our most dramatic marital fight todate. Why was I angry with him? It took me a few days to figure it out. Because by helping tosolve the problem, he had robbed me of my God-given right to complain."

　　漢娜也談到自己發牢騷上癮的故事：她抱怨自己很難跟得上幾個孩子錯綜複雜的校外興趣活動安排，於是她丈夫做了一張每週活動日程表，貼在冰箱門上。“為這事兒，我差點宰了他。說實話，這是我們結婚來吵得最凶的一次。可我為什麼這麼生氣?過好幾天後我才想明白：因為他幫我解決了問題，但同時也剝奪了我天經地義的發牢騷的權利。”

　　I certainly join Ms. Grose and Ms. Rosin in spending a fair amount of time complaining, especially atwork. As we've written about before, at some workplaces, people end up spending more timekvetching about work than actually working. Most of our gripes there these days center on our newpublishing system, which remains a bit buggy after five months of use. But there's some modestenjoyment in commiserating about an experience we're all going through together, and for the mostpart I'm fortunate not to have truly awful work woes to complain about, my co-workers aretalented and conscientious，and the section we produce is something we can be proud of.

　　和傑西卡與漢娜一樣，我也經常發牢騷，特別是上班的時候。我以前也在文章裡寫到過，在有些辦公場所，人們抱怨工作的時間比真正工作的時間還要多。最近，我們對工作的抱怨大多數都集中在新開發的編輯系統上，因為經過五個月的使用後，系統似乎還有些小問題。不過，在對一種共同經歷發牢騷時，確實有一種隱約的快感;而我算是幸運的，因為基本上沒有真正意義上的工作難題需要抱怨一我的同事們既有才華、人又好，我們共同開發出來的內容板塊也令大家感到自豪。

　　I have few serious complaints at home, either. We have the usual little squalls, but my wife and Ioften remark how much we enjoy our children, our friends and each other. I try to look on thebright said most of the time, so I feel like whatever complaining I do isn't a debilitating problem inneed of aggressive correction.

　　我在家也很少真正抱怨什麼。我和妻子有時也拌幾句嘴，但經常的話題是談孩子和朋友們的趣事，以及對彼此的喜愛。大多數時候，我都試著樂觀處事，因此並不覺得自己偶爾發牢騷是一個急需改正的壞毛病。

　　How about for you? What are the sources of your biggest complaints? Do you think you complaintoo much at home or at work, and could you see making a concerted effort over some period oftime to cut back? Do you think you could go on a complaint fast?

　　你的情況如何?抱怨最多的事情是什麼?你覺得自己在家或上班時抱怨過多嗎?能不能在一段時間內有意識地控制自己少發牢騷?能不能把少發牢騷這個“封口令”進行到底?

　　1. Over the course of their efforts, the two realize how much of their interactions withfriends and colleagues are based on the common currency of complaining.

　　本句是一個複合句。over the course of their efforts介詞短語作狀語。主句是the two realize how...，how引導名詞性從句作realize的賓語。

　　語法重點：介詞短語作狀語，名詞性從句

　　2. Ms. Grose recounts a recent pleasant drive during which she realized she was enjoying agood moment in her life and had nothing to complain about which led to "a twinge of panic"at the very fact of having nothing to complain about.

　　本句是一個複合句，主句是Ms. Grose recounts a recent pleasant drive during。 which引導限制性定語從句，修飾drive，在從句中充當during的賓語。 she was enjoying..plain about為省略了引導詞的賓語從句。其中which引導定語從句，修飾前面的句子she was..plain about。

　　語法重點：定語從句

　　3. But there's some modest enjoyment in commiserating about an experience we're allgoing through together, and for the most part I'm fortunate not to have truly awful workwoes to complain about, my co-workers are talented and conscientious，and the sectionwe produce is something we can be proud of.

　　本句是一個複合句。主句由4個並列的句子組成。第一個句子中 we're all going through together為省略了引導詞的定語從句，修飾 experience。第四個句子中we produce和we can be proud of兩個句子為省略了引導詞的定語從句，分別修飾section和something。

　　語法重點：定語從句

　　4. I try to look on the bright said most of the time, so I feel like whatever complaining I doisn't a debilitating problem in need of aggressive correction.

　　本句是一個複合句。主句是I try to look on the bright side…, so引導一個結果狀語從句，在這個狀語從句中又有一個whatever引導名詞性從句作feel like的賓語。 in need of aggressive correction介詞短語作後置定語，修飾problem。

　　語法重點：名詞性從句，介詞短語作定語