美語訓(xùn)練班099

A: 歡迎大家來到這期的美語訓(xùn)練班! 我是楊琳!

B: 我是Mike! 楊琳，來說說咱們今天都要學(xué)什么吧!

A: Sure! 今天，我們要一起看看如何保證網(wǎng)絡(luò)安全，學(xué)學(xué)怎么表達(dá)運轉(zhuǎn)異常，還要告訴你勢不可擋么怎么說!

B:Internet security is really an important topic right now. Last year some hackers used my credit card information to hack into my bank account ! I still don't know how they did it because I had my credit card in my wallet the whole time!

A: I don't understand how these hackers can be super smart computer geeks and still choose to be hackers! Why not go work for Microsoft and become a millionaire?

B: Some people are just hard to understand....

A: Like you...(B: ugh...)哈哈，好啦! 不開玩笑了! 現(xiàn)在，咱們趕快先來進入第一個單元，learn a word!

Learn A Word 1672 free of charge

今天我們要學(xué)的詞是 free of charge, free is spelled free, of, of, charge, charge, charge, free of charge. Free of charge 免費。The course is offered to students free of charge. 學(xué)生可以免費上這門課。Google's VoIP phone service will remain free of charge within the U.S. and Canada in 2013. 2013年用戶在美國和加拿大境內(nèi)可以繼續(xù)免費使用谷歌的網(wǎng)上電話服務(wù)。Gunrights advocates in Utah trained 200 teachers in handling concealed weapons free of charge. 尤他州的槍支權(quán)利捍衛(wèi)者為200名老師免費提供了攜帶和使用隱匿武器的培訓(xùn)。好的，今天我們學(xué)習(xí)的詞是 free of charge, free of charge, free of charge....

A: Free of charge, 免費! I heard dunkin donuts is giving out milk shakes free of charge, wanna go together after work?

B: Free drinks? Of course I'm in!

A: 我就知道有吃的你準(zhǔn)來!

B: Oh wait...I forget I have to go to the gym with my gym buddy! I already promised him I would go today! Oh gosh, this just threw my plans out of kilter....

A: Out of kilter? That's an interesting phrase! 咱們來聽聽今天的美國習(xí)慣用語，看看這個說法是什么意思!

Words and Idioms 819 OUT OF KILTER

美國習(xí)慣用語第 819講

在我們這兒，常常能看到路標(biāo)，警告開車的人要小心，別撞上過馬路的鹿。我以前還不相信，可昨天差點兒撞上一只，好在我反應(yīng)快，一個急轉(zhuǎn)彎，躲開了，鹿雖然沒撞上，但是車輪定位卻出現(xiàn)了問題，開起來總是打偏。這讓我想起了一個習(xí)慣用語，那就是：

M: Out of kilter. Kilter is spelled kilter. Outofkilter. Out of kilter.

說什么東西 out of kilter, 就是指因為其組成部分彼此之間失去平衡，所以運轉(zhuǎn)起來不正常。剛才說我為了躲開鹿，急轉(zhuǎn)彎，結(jié)果方向盤打得太急，造成了車輪定位的失調(diào)，就可以說 The wheels are out of kilter. 讓我們聽聽下面這個人回憶他小時候干過的淘氣事。

M: "Once my friend managed to get his mom's washing machine to spin around with me standing in it! That was fun until the washer started shaking violently. We got it so OUT OF KILTER that his dad had to have it repaired. Did we get in trouble for that!"

他說，有一次，我朋友讓我站在他家的洗衣機里，然后居然開動了洗衣機，好玩極了，誰知后來洗衣機開始劇烈搖晃。我們把洗衣機弄得完全失調(diào)，他爸爸不得不拿去修理，可想而知，我們受到了多么嚴(yán)厲的懲罰。

在孩子眼里可能挺好玩，但是在大人看來，這太危險了。好在現(xiàn)在的大部分電器都有安全設(shè)置，不讓小孩子進行這種危險的舉動。很多人聽到剛才那個例子，肯定會說，"Boys will be boys." 男孩就是男孩。難道淘氣真是男孩子的本性嗎?

上個周末，我們一家本來說好了要開車到海邊去玩，誰知星期六一大早下起了瓢潑大雨，完全打亂了我們的原定計劃。Our schedule was thrown out of kilter. 好的，讓我們再來聽聽上面那段話。

M: "Once my friend managed to get his mom's washing machine to spin around with me standing in it! That was fun until the washer started shaking violently. We got it so OUT OF KILTER that his dad had to have it repaired. Did we get in trouble for that!"

大家肯定都知道，蘋果和櫻桃等水果都需要蜜蜂的授粉。我以前從來沒怎么考慮過這個問題，直到不久前，忽然聽說，美國的蜜蜂不見了。讓我們一起來聽聽下面這個農(nóng)業(yè)記者是怎么說的。

M: "Millions of bees in the U.S. have mysteriously died or disappeared. As a result, crops in 24 states have been severely thrown OUT OF KILTER. While scientists continue to search for answers, farmers wonder how long this disorder will last."

這位記者報道說，美國數(shù)以百萬計的蜜蜂都奇怪地死去或是消失了。這樣一來，24個州的糧食作物的生長都出現(xiàn)了失常的現(xiàn)象?？蒲腥藛T正在尋找問題的答案，而農(nóng)民們想知道的是，這種情況還會持續(xù)多久。

我敢肯定，科學(xué)家們一定能夠找到問題的答案。他們既然能發(fā)現(xiàn)，風(fēng)向、洋流、地震，甚至是融雪，都能影響到地球的運轉(zhuǎn)，那么屈屈一起蜜蜂失蹤的小事情，肯定難不倒他們。好，我們再聽一下上面的例句。

M: "Millions of bees in the U.S. have mysteriously died or disappeared. As a result, crops in 24 states have been severely thrown OUT OF KILTER. While scientists continue to search for answers, farmers wonder how long this disorder will last."

說了半天，大家一定想知道，Kilter 這個字的意思。Kilter 的意思就是“良好的狀態(tài)”。這個字的準(zhǔn)確來源無法確定。有人說，Kilter 原來是指手里沒用的廢牌，也有人說，這個字跟砍或是打有關(guān)系。因此，out of kilter 也可以說成是 out of whack. 不論 kilter 這個詞是怎么來的，大家需要記住的就是，out of Kilter 可以用來形容任何機械設(shè)備的失調(diào)，也可以用于某個系統(tǒng)、過程、機構(gòu)、預(yù)算、或是日程的失常。

好的，這次美國習(xí)慣用語就到此結(jié)束了。我是楊晨，我是 Douglas Johnson。只有勤學(xué)苦練，才能不斷進步。大家在學(xué)習(xí)過然b中，一定要注意準(zhǔn)確理解和應(yīng)用，這樣才能保證你的英語不會 out of kilter.

M: Until next time.

下次節(jié)目再見。

M: This has been Words and Idioms.

A: 說起out of kilter, 我覺得這個詞最適合用來形容網(wǎng)絡(luò)了! Remember last time the building's Internet service was down? All our work got thrown out of kilter!

B: Yeah. 10 years ago, who could have imagine that Internet would play such a big role in our life? I mean, searching for information, managing your money....we are doing everything on the Internet!

A: That's true. our social lives have even moved into cyberspace! I have such mixed feelings towards social media right now. While it's super convenient and can connect people all around the world, once your information is out, it's there forever! For example, I really don't want Facebook to store all my personal information.

B: That's why Internet security is so important! And...that's the topic of today's business etiquette. Let's listen and see if we can learn some useful tips to protect ourselves on the Internet!

禮節(jié)美語BE219 Internet Security I

Dylan早上見到同事Cory和Brenda, 告訴他們公司出事了。

Dylan: Hey, Cory....did you hear about the breakin?

Cory: No! Burglars broke in? Did they steal anything valuable?

D: Actually, they might have gotten quite a bit of valuable information. But it wasn't thieves, it was online hackers.

C: Ah, so somebody broke into our computer system! Oh, good morning, Brenda. Did you hear the news? There was a cyber attack!

B: Oh my! But I thought we had very strong Internet firewalls.

D: We do, but all it takes is one mistake and hackers can come pouring in like an invading army.

Dylan問同事Cory聽沒聽說公司有人非法闖入breakin, 不過不是真的有人夜盜，而是 online hackers 網(wǎng)上的駭客。The hackers broke into our computer system. 駭客進入了公司的電腦系統(tǒng)，這也可以被稱為 cyber attack. 盡管公司安裝了 Internet firewalls 互聯(lián)網(wǎng)防火墻，但是稍一疏忽大意，還是被駭客鉆了空子。

B: Does the I.T. department have any idea how this happened?

D: It looks like the hackers got in from an unsecure corporate email account.

C: And then they loaded up a virus?

D: Not a virus, but they put spyware or malware into our system.

C: I've heard of spyware but what's malware?

B: Malware is short for "malicious software." Malware is any kind of software that is specially designed to infiltrate a computer system.

C: So spyware is a kind of malware.

公司電腦技術(shù)部門的調(diào)查顯示，這次襲擊是通過一個 unsecure email account 沒加保密措施的電子郵箱偷偷安裝的 spyware 或 malware. malware是 malicious software兩個字連在一起產(chǎn)生的，spyware間諜軟件是malware惡意軟件的一種，都是破壞電腦安全的軟件，目的是滲透進入電腦系統(tǒng)，infiltrate is spelled infiltrate, infiltrate, infiltrate 意思是滲透 。

B: Sometimes the malware follows each keystroke you make, and then sends the information back to the hacker.

D: Or, sometimes they install a program called a Trojan horse that steals data.

C: Do you think this cyber attack was instigated by one of our competitors?

D: I don't want to point fingers, but it certainly could be. If a Trojan horse got into our mainframe it could download a lot of sensitive info about our company's upcoming product launches.

B: Many companies do spy on each other....but of course, it's illegal.

特洛伊木馬程序 Trojan horse 也是駭客常用的一種程序，目的是盜取電腦系統(tǒng)里的數(shù)據(jù)。Brenda說，現(xiàn)在很多公司都 spy on each other 彼此展開電子間諜行動，那這次的駭客入侵是不是他們公司競爭對手干的呢?Dylan說，I don't want to point fingers. 我不想指責(zé)誰，to point fingers at someone 是一種很形象的說法，意思是指責(zé)某人做某事，但是如果駭客真在他們公司的電腦系統(tǒng)里安裝了特洛伊木馬程序的話，就可能盜取很多 sensitive information 敏感的信息。

A: 原來，Brenda 和Dylan的公司遭到了cyber attack, 網(wǎng)絡(luò)黑客襲擊。黑客利用malware惡意軟件， infiltrate the company's system, 滲透了公司系統(tǒng)。這黑客真是高智商犯罪呀，隨便動動手指頭，就能讓你好久的努力付諸流水!

B: Yeah, people are gradually realizing it now. After my bad banking experience, I'm really careful about giving out my personal information on the Internet. The more information the hackers have, the easier it is for them to hack into your system.

A:I guess setting strong password also helps.

B: Yep! Let's see what Dylan and Brenda have to say about it!

禮節(jié)美語BE220 Internet Security II

公司電腦系統(tǒng)遭到駭客入侵，Dylan跟同事Cory和Brenda一起討論，Dylan說：

D: We may never be able to trace the origin of this attack. But what we can do is work harder to make our systems impenetrable.

B: Yes, a lot of people are quite lazy with computer security.

D: That's true. For example, many people almost never change their passwords.

B: Or they use ridiculously easytoguess passwords.

C: Um....I guess I'm guilty of that. I don't think I've ever changed my password.

Dylan說，他們可能永遠(yuǎn)都查不到這次駭客襲擊是誰干的，但他們可以吃一塹長一智，加倍努力 to make our systems impenetrable. 讓我們電腦系統(tǒng)的安全滴水不漏，impenetrable is spelled impenetrable, impenetrable 是無法進入的意思。Brenda說，很多人太大意，不重視電腦安全，從來不換密碼，或是用的密碼太簡單。Cory說，I'm guilty of that. 我就是這種人，從不換密碼。Dylan 說，

D: And let me guess.....your password is, "1234."

C: Well, it's not quite that simple....

B: Let me take a guess.... It's your wife's birthday.

C: That's incredible! How did you guess that? Have you been spying on me?

B: (chuckle) Nope. It's just that you selected one of the most common passwords on the planet. Are you a member of any social networking websites?

C: Yes, a couple.

B: Then your wife's birthday is probably public knowledge.

D: That's right! In the Internet age, very few things are private anymore. If I do a little research on you, I'll bet I can find out where you were born, what school you went to, your wife's maiden name....even the name of your dog!

Dylan和Brenda一下子就猜到了Cory的密碼，原來他用的是太太的生日，one of the most common passwords on the planet 最常見的密碼之一。由于Cory業(yè)余時間用社交網(wǎng)站，所以實際上，他太太的生日簡直就是public knowledge 公開的信息。Dylan還說，在互聯(lián)網(wǎng)和社交網(wǎng)站如此發(fā)達(dá)的今天，沒有多少信息是真正保密的，稍微上網(wǎng)找一下，出生地，上過的學(xué)校，太太的名字等等都能找到。Cory說，

C: Wow, I hope I wasn't responsible for this recent attack. What's a good password then?

D: A good password uses a mixture of letters and numbers. For example, think of a simple sentence such as, "I like ice cream on Sundays." Take the first letter from each word in the sentence....and, because Sunday is the first day of the week, add the number 1 at the end.

C: So my password would be, "ILICOS1?"

B: Yeah! That's a pretty difficult password to break....and it's easy to remember.

D: And....don't forget to change it every couple of months.

C: Good thinking. I'm going to go change my password right now!

Dylan說，密碼最好是用字母和數(shù)字的組合。他舉例說，可以想一句話，I like ice cream on Sundays. 用這句話每個單詞的首寫字母，最后面再加個1，因為星期天是一周的第一天。這樣的密碼又好記，又難破譯。Cory 高興地說，他現(xiàn)在就去改密碼。

A: What kind of password do you use, Mike?

B: I'm not going to tell you!

A: Let me guess....its' the day you got your dog Sunny, right?

B: Stop it! And OMG, how do you know that! Now I'm going to have to go change my password right after the show....

A: Haha, My powers of deduction are unstoppable!

B: And...that's what we are going to listen to in the next learn a word!

Learn A Word 1677 unstoppable

今天我們要學(xué)的詞是 unstoppable, unstoppable is spelled unstoppable, unstoppable. Unstoppable 無法阻擋的。The Washington Redskins have won 7 games in a row. They're unstoppable. 華盛頓美式足球紅人隊連贏七場比賽，勢不可擋。Ever since the introduction of Apple's iPad in 2010, tablets have been enjoying seemingly unstoppable growth. 自從2010年蘋果首先推出iPad以來，平板電腦的發(fā)展突飛猛進。In the last few years, the acceptance of gay rights in America has been seemingly unstoppable. 過去幾年里，美國社會對同性戀權(quán)利的認(rèn)可度看起來勢不可擋。好的，今天我們學(xué)習(xí)的詞是 unstoppable, unstoppable, unstoppable....

A: 雖然大家總說iPhone 5這不好，那不好，可是買的人還是非常多!

B: Seems like that's the case for all apple products. Once they have a new product, their sales always seem to unstoppable!.

A: 就是! 我這次回北京，整個蘋果店里就都是人，到處都有科技發(fā)燒友呀!

B: All right all right. Calm down. Let's put the apple fanboy fever aside. Now we are going to continue with our last segment, another words and idioms!

Words and Idioms 820 Know One's Place

美國習(xí)慣用語第 820講

我最近一直在上一門藝術(shù)史的課。就在上個星期，一個學(xué)生在課堂上跟教授吵了起來，非說教授講得不對，讓我大吃一驚。我們上學(xué)那會兒，絕對沒有人敢去指出老師的錯誤。不過，這倒讓我想起了一個習(xí)慣用語，那就是：M: Know one's place. Place is spelled place. Knowone'splace. Know one's place.

to know one's place 意思是按照自己的身份和地位行事，特別是指自己的地位比較低下的時候。中國文化講究的是尊師敬長，老師說的都是對的，學(xué)生怎么能反過來質(zhì)問老師呢?要讓我說，He didn't seem to know his place. 他的表清太不得體了。讓我們聽聽下面這個工廠工人的經(jīng)歷。

M: "During my first year on the assembly line, I noticed the foreman making a lot of mistakes. But I kept quiet. As a lowlevel worker, I KNEW MY PLACE. I didn't want to get fired for telling my supervisor what he had been doing wrong."

他說，我在組裝線上工作的第一年注意到，工頭犯了很多錯誤，但是我一聲沒吭，作為剛上崗的新人，我知道自己的身份，我可不想因為批評自己的上司不好，而被炒了魷魚。

這個工人看來挺會做人的，不象某些初出茅廬的年輕人。He knows his place. 我先生的公司去年夏天曾經(jīng)來過一批實習(xí)生。臨走的時候，他們居然給公司總裁寫了一封聯(lián)名信，歷數(shù)公司在管理上所犯的錯誤。有人說，他們真是不知深淺，居然教育老板如何去經(jīng)營自己的公司。They should have known their place. 你覺得呢?暢所欲言需要考慮身份和等級嗎?

好的，讓我們再來聽聽上面那段話。

M: "During my first year on the assembly line, I noticed the foreman making a lot of mistakes. But I kept quiet. As a lowlevel worker, I KNEW MY PLACE. I didn't want to get fired for telling my supervisor what he had been doing wrong."

大家肯定還記得美國前總統(tǒng)卡特吧。他的太太羅莎琳•卡特受到很多美國人的敬重，但也有些人對羅莎琳頗有微詞。為什么呢?讓我們一起來聽聽下面這個歷史學(xué)家是怎么解釋的。

M: "During her years in the White House, Rosalyn Carter was not a traditional First Lady. She would often sit on her husband's senior staff meetings and sometimes represented President Carter in discussions with world leaders. As a result, some voters criticized her for NOT KNOWING HER PLACE."

這位歷史學(xué)家說，在白宮的時候，羅莎琳并不是一位傳統(tǒng)的第一夫人。她經(jīng)常參加卡特政府高級官員的會議，有時候還代表卡特總統(tǒng)跟外國領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人會面。因此，有些選民批評她，說她沒有擺好自己的位置。我祖母就有這種看法。她覺得卡特夫人作為第一夫人，任務(wù)就是端端茶，或是跟其他政要的夫人聊聊天。不過，這也反應(yīng)了我祖母那輩人的傳統(tǒng)思維。在她們眼里，A woman who knows her place will not try to compete with a man for a job. 女人本來就不應(yīng)該跟男人搶工作，女人就是應(yīng)該待在家里，照顧孩子、做飯、打掃衛(wèi)生。好，我們再聽一下上面的例句。

M: "During her years in the White House, Rosalyn Carter was not a traditional First Lady. She would often sit on her husband's senior staff meetings and sometimes represented President Carter in discussions with world leaders. As a result, some voters criticized her for NOT KNOWING HER PLACE."

根據(jù)我的研究，know one's place 這個習(xí)慣用語是十六世紀(jì)后半葉開始流行的，也許是因為那個時候，逐漸出現(xiàn)了嚴(yán)格的社會地位的規(guī)范吧。如果你有什么更好的解釋，一定要告訴我，I'm not going to come down on you for not knowing your place. 我不會因為你糾正我而遷怒于你的。

好的，這次美國習(xí)慣用語就到此結(jié)束了。我是楊晨，我是 Douglas Johnson。

M: Until next time.

下次節(jié)目再見。

M: This has been Words and Idioms.

A: See, you should always know your place. 你可以每天向你的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)我進貢食品呀，咖啡呀，之類的。

B: Sorry, But I think you misspoke. You put the words "you" and "my boss" in the same sentence. Did you mean to say that your going to bribe with food?

A: Dream on! 好了同學(xué)們，這次節(jié)目時間就到這里了。

B: Tune in next time for American English Mosaic!

A: See you next time!