Using English at Work：31 Having Computer Problems(3)（在线收听）

"To boot something up" means, in this case, to turn on the computer.

In the morning, the first thing I do is to boot my computer up and it usually takes two or three minutes before it's ready for me to use.

But because my computer is acting up, I do what all of us do to try to fix our computers, I try to restart it by booting it up again.

Next, I try to print a copy of my report.

I'm going to print the information in my file - my electronic file and put it onto a piece of paper using a printer.

These days, many companies and organizations have their job applications on their website and if you want to apply for a job,

you need to print out the application before you can complete it.

Notice, here, we can use "print" or "print out," they mean the same in this case.

I try to print a copy of my report at the office, but of course, it won't print.

I discover that the problem is with the printer; it's jammed.

If a piece of equipment is "jammed" (jammed) it means that paper or something else is stuck inside of it so it can't work correctly.

When photocopiers and printers get jammed, we usually have to open them, reach in, pull out the paper that got stuck, and then put in new paper.

My report won't print because the printer is jammed, so it takes some time to clear it, or take out the papers that are stuck, for it to work again.

We clear it - we take out or remove the paper; that's what you do if you have a jam.

Finally, when I think my computer worries are over, my mouse and keyboard go haywire.

Your "mouse" is a small piece of equipment that we move with our hands in order to move different things on a computer screen and to click on our computer.

A mouse usually has two buttons, a left button and a right button.

We often use the expression "to left click," which means to press the left side of the mouse; "to right click" means to press the right side of the mouse.