纯正地道美语(外教讲解)278：处理技术问题

　　Mr. Ford¹: Okay,  so  if  we  could  dim  the  lights， Jonathan, we can kick-off with the first TV advert². Please note that we are still in the early days with this advert, so it might seem a bit rough round the edges. Okay, so. just need to click this and the advert should pop up on the screen...
Mr. Ford: Hmmmmmm.  Sorry about this.  Bear with me a second. There seems to be a problem with the projector³. Let me see. could you lend a hand a second?
Mr. Ford:It looks like the projector is not recognizing the computer. Let me check the connection a second... Well the connection seems okay, and the computer is running normally.
Mr. Ford:Okay. Sorry guys. Obviously a problem with the system.  Let’s just reboot and start over.  Let’s see if this resolves the issue.
Mr. Ford: Right, let’s try again.  No, still nothing ,Michael. There might be a technical issue with the projector.   I think maybe the projector has overheated. We might need to cool it down for ten minutes and start again.  I’ll call IT support to come over right now.
Mr. Ford:Okay  guys.  Unfortunately  technical problems do crop up from time to time, don’t they? But it’s not a huge problem. In the meantime while the IT guys get to work on that I can talk a little bit more about the advertising⁴ concept and what we are looking to achieve overall with this campaign.

　　kick-off  v.开始，启动
pop up 弹出
reboot v.重启
bear with me 请耐心等我下
recognize v.识别
rough round the edges 效果不好，不流畅
crop up 突然出现

　　Mr. Ford: Jonathan,如果我们能将灯熄灭，我们就开能播放第一个电视广告，请注意我们制作的这个广告还是在初级阶段，所以看起来可能效果不是很好，现在，点击这个，广告应在屏幕上播放……
Mr. Ford: 很抱歉，请耐心等我下，放映机好像有点毛病，我来检查下，你能帮我下吗？
Mr. Ford: 看起来放映机不能识别电脑，我来检查下连接，连接看起来没问题，电脑也没问题。
Mr. Ford: 很抱歉，系统看来又问题，我们重启下，看是否能解决问题。
Mr. Ford: 我们再试试吧，仍然什么都没有，Michael。放映机也许有技术问题，我想也许是放映机太热了。我们需要冷却10分，然后重启。我会给IT服务中心打电话叫他们马上过来。
Mr. Ford: 很不幸的是，技术问题总是不时突然出现，不是吗？但不是大问题。在IT人员检查机器的同事，我想说点广告方面的事，以及通过宣传活动我们将要达成什么样的目标。

1 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

2 advert   

vi.注意，留意，言及；n.广告

参考例句：

• The advert featured a dolphin swimming around a goldfish bowl.该广告的內容为一条在金鱼缸里游动的海豚。
• Please advert to the contents below.I believe you won't be disappointed.敬请留意后面的内容。相信您一定不会失望的。

3 projector   

n.投影机，放映机，幻灯机

参考例句：

• There is a new projector in my office.我的办公室里有一架新的幻灯机。
• How long will it take to set up the projector?把这个放映机安放好需要多长时间？

4 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。