英語(yǔ)笑話:CD唱機(jī)
decipher解讀，technicals技術(shù)術(shù)語(yǔ)
笑話原文】
CD Player
While shopping for my first CD player, I was able to decipher most of the technicalses on the promotional signs. One designation had me puzzled, though, so I called over a salesperson and asked,“ What does 'hybrid pulse D/A converter' mean?“
“That means,” she said, “that this machine will read the digital information that is encoded on CDs and convert it into an audio signal - that is, into music.”
In other words this CD player plays CDs.
Exactly.
中文譯文】
CD唱機(jī)
在購(gòu)買我的第一部CD唱機(jī)時(shí)，我能夠解讀推銷標(biāo)記上面的大多數(shù)技術(shù)語(yǔ)言。但是有一個(gè)標(biāo)示卻讓我頗為迷惑，于是我叫過銷售商，問道：“‘混合脈沖D/A變換器’是什么意思?”
“它的意思是，”她說，“這個(gè)機(jī)器能夠讀CD碟上加碼的數(shù)字信息，將它轉(zhuǎn)換成聲音信息-也就是說，轉(zhuǎn)換成音樂。”
換句話說，這個(gè)CD唱機(jī)能夠播放CD碟。
正是如此。
詞匯講解】
1.decipher解讀/破譯。Researchers are gradually deciphering the genetic structure found in the cells of organisms.研究者正漸漸破譯存于有機(jī)體細(xì)胞內(nèi)的基因結(jié)構(gòu)。
2.puzzled困惑的。Everyone was a bit puzzled by her sudden departure.
每個(gè)人都對(duì)她的突然離開有點(diǎn)兒困惑不解。
3.call over把…叫過來。 The teacher saw her standing there and called her over.老師看見她站在那里, 就把她叫了過來。也有“點(diǎn)(名)”的意思：The teacher calls over the names of his students every day.老師每天給學(xué)生點(diǎn)名。
4.converter轉(zhuǎn)換器。也可以指“變頻器”、“整流器/變流器”。
5.encode把…譯成電碼。“編制成計(jì)算機(jī)語(yǔ)言”：We should encode the message for security reasons.為了確保安全，我們應(yīng)該對(duì)信息進(jìn)行編碼。
6.signal信息，信號(hào)。Signals are made with flags or lamps.用旗或凳傳遞信號(hào)。
