BBC地道英語口語:Worm一種電腦病毒

Helen: Hello welcome to Real English from BBC Learning English. I'm Helen.

Zoë: 大家好，我是劉佳。

Helen: Today we're going to look at words and phrases that have recently become part of the English language.

Zoë: 地道英語和大家一起學習現代英式英語中最新出現的流行詞彙和原汁原味的英式習慣表達。

Helen: It's very important to stay up to date with English as new words and expressions enter the language all the time.

Zoë: 那Helen我們今天來學的新詞是什麼呢？

Helen: Today's new word is 'worm' – W.O.R.M. – worm.

Zoë: Worm. 是蟲子的意思嗎？

Helen: Yes, but today worm is a computer word. It's a type of computer virus. It gets into your computer and causes lots of trouble.

Zoë: 哦，我知道了，這個worm也可以指一種電腦病毒。

Helen: That's right. You could say 'Be careful which emails you open – they might contain a worm.'

Zoë: 就是說一封email可能會攜帶電腦病毒。

Helen: That's right, worms are a big problem nowadays.

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A: Why didn't you answer my email?

B: Sorry – my computer is broken. I got some kind of worm last week and nothing is working.

Helen: Have you ever had a computer worm?

Zoë: No. What about you?

Helen: We got a worm at work a while ago. It was terrible.

Zoë: Really?

Helen: Yes, someone opened an email from someone they didn't know. It went from computer to computer so everyone in the office had a worm on their computer.

Zoë: That's terrible!

Helen: Yes, we had to call someone to remove the worm. It cost a fortune!

Zoë: I will be very careful with emails from now on.

Helen: Yes, you should. You definitely don't want worms. Anyway, to recap a worm is:

Zoë: a worm 就是一種電腦病毒。OK that's all we have time for.

Helen: Well, you've been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. Join us again soon.

Zoë: See you next time.

Helen: Bye-bye!