新视野大学英语视听说 Unit 9-17

Task3: If only life could be like a computer!
To get your daily exercise, just click on “run”!
If you need a break from life, click on “suspend”.
Hit “any key” to continue life when ready.
To “add/remove” someone in your life, click settings¹.
To improve your appearance, just adjust the display settings.
When you lose your car keys, click on “find”.
You could click on “send” and the kids would go to bed immediately.
To feel like a person, click on “refresh”.
Click on “close” to shut up the noises.
To undo² a mistake, click on “back”.
Is your furniture getting old? Click “update”.
If you messed up your life, you could press “Alt, Ctrl, Delete” and start all over!
 

1 settings   

n.镶嵌( setting的名词复数 )；环境；装置；（某事、戏剧、小说等的）背景

参考例句：

• to study behaviour in laboratory and naturalistic settings 研究实验室里的以及仿自然环境中的行为
• This machine has two settings: fast and slow. 这种机器有两种可调的速度：快速和慢速。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 undo   

vt.解开，松开；取消，撤销

参考例句：

• His pride will undo him some day.他的傲慢总有一天会毁了他。
• I managed secretly to undo a corner of the parcel.我悄悄地设法解开了包裹的一角。