ESL Podcast 936 – Working With the IT Department

 　　Whenever I have a technology problem at work, I try to solve it myself. It’s not that I know a lot of about technology. In fact, the opposite is true. I’m pretty much a computer illiterate¹, but I still try.

　　Why do I bother? The answer is the IT department in my company. Every time I consult one of the IT specialists, they make me feel like an idiot. But this time, I had no choice but to call in the experts.

　　...

　　Leah: What seems to be the problem here?

　　Steve: My computer is acting² up and I can’t get this file to open.

　　Leah: Move. Let me take a look. Ha, of course your computer is acting up. I don’t know what you did to it, but it’s really screwed up.

　　Steve: I’m not sure how I could have done that.

　　Leah: Me neither. This is configured all wrong. And the reason you can’t open this file is because it’s encrypted. Did that occur to you?

　　Steve: No, I guess I didn’t.

　　Leah: I’ll fix everything, but try not to screw it up again.

　　Steve: I’ll do my best.

　　...

　　See what I mean?

　　Script by Dr. Lucy Tse

1 illiterate   

adj.文盲的；无知的；n.文盲

参考例句：

• There are still many illiterate people in our country.在我国还有许多文盲。
• I was an illiterate in the old society,but now I can read.我这个旧社会的文盲，今天也认字了。

2 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。