美語會話 240 cross-dressing Bush穿女裝的布什

In the office, Wednesday morning

Jess: But still, I didn't want this wallpaper. And every time I try to open a program, all I see is a cross-dressing Bush.

Ann: I heard about that horrible virus! It automatically e-mails itself as an attachment to everyone in your address book.

Jess: Well, it's already got on my computer. How do I get rid of it?

Ann: Vote it out in the next election.

Jess: Hey, knock it off-this is serious!

Ann: Have the IT department run a virus disinfection program. Hopefully, the problem will be gone by 2005.

wallpaper (n.)

(計算機屏幕上的)桌面

I don't like the default wallpaper on my computer.

我不喜歡我計算機預設的桌布。

cross-dressing (n.)

穿異性服裝

Most guys who like cross-dressing are heterosexual.

許多喜歡穿異性服裝的男生是異性戀。

horrible (a.)

可怕的

A: This movie is so horrible.

這部電影好可怕。

B: Last week's was even worse.

上周的更可怕。

get rid of

擺脫

Please help me get rid of all the ants in my house.

請幫我除掉我屋子里所有的螞蟻。

vote out

投票擊敗。此處的it是指「George W. Bush病毒」，但vote someone out也有「讓某人敗選」之意，語帶雙關(guān)。之后提到二○○五年這病毒可能消失，是因為該年是下屆美國總統(tǒng)大選年

I want to vote out our new chairman--he's no good.

我想要讓我們的新主席敗選—他根本不好。

IT (n.)

信息科技，information technology的縮寫。IT部門負責企業(yè)內(nèi)信息設備軟硬件的維護及管理

IT is a major sector of Taiwan's economy.

信息科技是臺灣經(jīng)濟的主要部分。

disinfection (n.)

消毒，此指消除計算機病毒。而infect (v.) 則為「感染」

I'm going to use some alcohol to disinfect your wound.

我要用些酒精消毒你的傷口。

潔絲：但話說回來，我不想要這種桌面啊。而且每次我想要開程序，就只看得到一個穿女裝的布什。

小安：我有聽過那可怕的病毒!它會把自己當附加檔，自動轉(zhuǎn)寄給你通訊簿里的每個人。

潔絲：呃，它現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)跑進我的計算機里了。我要怎么清掉?

小安：下次選舉讓它敗選啰。

潔絲：嘿，別開玩笑了——這是認真的!

小安：請信息部門來掃毒。但愿這個問題能夠在二○○五年后消失