微软拼了:盗版用户也能免费升级Windows10

 　　Microsoft's operating systems unit Executive Vice-President Terry Myerson took to the stage to talk up the new software at the Windows Hardware Engineering Community (WinHEC) summit in Shenzhen, China. Having already confirmed that current users of Windows 7 and 8 would get a free upgrade to Windows 10, Myerson revealed that the free upgrade will be available to illegal copies of the software too.

　　微软操作系统部门的执行副总裁泰瑞·迈尔森在WinHEC（Windows硬件工程论坛）峰会上介绍了Windows 10，并确认Windows 7、8的用户将会获得免费升级。他还表示盗版用户也能获得同样待遇。

　　software n. 软件。其实这个单词后半部分的ware本意是照看、保管，延伸为看管的物品。所以aware意识到那是因为一直在盯着看，beware就是在提醒别人紧盯着某事物，warehouse则是存放需要看管的货物的仓库，而tableware,firmware和silverware以及chinaware等中的-ware则都是物体了。

　　微软拼了:盗版用户也能免费升级Windows10

　　The move is an attempt to bring pirate users back into the official Microsoft sphere, and is likely to have the greatest impact in China, where it's reported that the majority of software is not properly licensed². To tackle China, Microsoft has partnered with Chinese companies Tencent and Qihu 360.

　　这一行动是为了将盗版用户拉回微软的怀抱。这一举措将在中国产生极大影响。报道称，在中国，超过半数的软件都未获得相应授权。为了解决这一问题，微软已和腾讯、奇虎360等中国公司展开合作。

　　Microsoft also revealed that Windows 10 will launch in 190 countries "this summer".

　　微软同时宣布，Windows 10将于今年夏天在190个国家和地区发布。

　　Desktop³ PCs will need to be packing at least 1GB of RAM⁴ and 16GB of internal storage to run the 32-bit version of Windows 10. Computers will need to double that up for the 64-bit edition. Screens are required to be bigger than 7 inches for Windows Pro¹, or bigger than 8 inches for the consumer version.

　　要运行32位版Windows 10，电脑需要拥有至少1G内存和16G存储空间。64位版的系统要求是32位版的2倍。此外，Windows Pro还要求显示屏大于7寸，消费版则要求大于8寸的屏幕。

1 pro   

n.赞成，赞成的意见，赞成者

参考例句：

• The two debating teams argued the question pro and con.辩论的两组从赞成与反对两方面辩这一问题。
• Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament?你是赞成还是反对核裁军？

2 licensed   

adj.得到许可的v.许可，颁发执照(license的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• The new drug has not yet been licensed in the US. 这种新药尚未在美国获得许可。
• Is that gun licensed? 那支枪有持枪执照吗？

3 desktop   

n.桌面管理系统程序；台式

参考例句：

• My computer is a desktop computer of excellent quality.我的计算机是品质卓越的台式计算机。
• Do you know which one is better,a laptop or a desktop?你知道哪一种更好，笔记本还是台式机？

4 ram   

(random access memory)随机存取存储器

参考例句：

• 512k RAM is recommended and 640k RAM is preferred.推荐配置为512K内存，640K内存则更佳。