大家说英语 15 打印机出了什么问题

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October 21

10月21日

Read it!

读读看！

The printer is still not working.

打印机还是不能印。

Megan turns the printer off and on.

梅根把它关了再开一次。

Nothing happens.

仍旧没有动静。

Is it plugged¹ in? Yes, it is.

它有插电吗？ 有，插着电。

It was working a short time ago.

没多久以前还正常运作。

Carol² made several copies this morning.

卡萝今天早上印了几份文件副本。

Do they need a new printer?

他们需要一台新的打印机吗？

Megan doubts it.

梅根怀疑有那个必要。

Mark returns, and he knows exactly what's wrong.

马克回来了，他知道到底有什么不对。

He didn't push the print button on his computer!

他根本就没有按计算机上的打印键！

Conversation A

会话A

I found the instructions for the printer.

我找到打印机的使用指南，

Those might help.

这应该有帮助。

Great. But first, let's turn the printer off and on again.

太好了。但是首先，我们先把它关掉然后再开一次，

Sometimes that works³.

有时候那样就好了。

OK. Did it work?

好，有运作吗？

I don't think so. Nothing is printing.

我不这么认为， 什么都没印。

How old is this printer?

这台打印机有多老啦？

Is it time to buy a new one?

是不是该买台新的呢？

I doubt it. This printer is only a few years old.

我怀疑耶， 这打印机只用了几年而已。

Conversation B

会话B

Megan told me about the printer. It isn't working?

梅根告诉我打印机的事， 它不能印吗？

Do you know how to fix a printer?

妳知道怎么修打印机吗？

No. Is it plugged in?

不知道，有插电吗？

Yes. And it's turned on.

有，而且是开着的。

Well, I made several copies on the printer this morning.

奇怪，我今天早上还在这台打印机印了几份东西，

It was working fine then.

那时还好好的。

Maybe I should call customer service.

或许我应该打电话给客服。

You might have to.

你可能真的需要打，

We need our printer!

我们需要用这台打印机！

Conversation C

会话C

Hey! Something is printing right now!

嘿！有东西印出来了！

How did you fix it?

你怎么修好它的？

I didn't do anything.

我什么都没做啊，

It just started printing!

它就自己开始印了！

Sorry, sorry!

抱歉，抱歉！

Those are my papers⁴ in the printer.

打印机上的是我的文档。

Mark, did you fix the printer?

马克，是你修好打印机的吗？

It was broken just a minute ago!

一分钟以前它还是坏的！

Well . . . it wasn't exactly broken.

这个嘛…它没有真的坏掉啦，

I forgot to push the "print" button on my computer.

是我忘了在计算机上按打印那个键。

1 plugged   

adj.塞紧的v.插上插头( plug的过去式和过去分词 )；以（塞子）塞住

参考例句：

• He plugged his razor in to recharge it. 他把剃刀插在插座上，给它充电。
• The workers plugged the hole in the gas pipe. 工人们堵住了煤气管道上的洞。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 Carol   

n.赞美诗，圣诞颂歌

参考例句：

• Silent Night is my favourite carol.《平安夜》是我最喜欢的圣诞颂歌。
• The people in the church are singing a christmas carol.教堂里的人们正在唱圣诞颂歌。

3 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

4 papers   

n.文件，纸币，论文

参考例句：

• I want to check with my secretary before I sign the papers.在签署这些文件前，我要与我的秘书商议。
• The lawyer read all the papers relating to the case.律师阅读了与该案有关的全部文件。