PETS-2語法講解 (277)

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My mouse has stopped working.
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    Danny: What's the matter this time?
    Fred: Don't look at me like that. My mouse has stopped working, so I can't use my computer. And I've got a lot of work to do.
    Danny: Have you checked that it's plugged in properly at the back of the computer?
    Fred: Yes I have.
    Danny: Well in that case, let me remove the ball and have a look inside.
    Fred: OK, here you are, but please handle it with care.
    Danny: Just as I thought, it's full of fluff and dirt. I'll clean that out, put it back together again and it'll work as good as new.
    Fred: My hero!
    丹尼:這一次又有什么問題了?
    弗雷德:別用這樣的眼光望著我,我的鼠標失靈了,計算機無法使用,而我有很多工作要做。
    丹尼:你有沒有看過計算機后面的插頭是否接好了?
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    丹尼:那么,待我把圓球拆下來,看看鼠標里面的狀況。
    弗雷德:好吧,鼠標在這里,請小心處理。
    丹尼:果然如我所料,里面滿是一團團的灰塵、污垢。我把這些清理后,再次裝置好鼠標,操作起來就會和新的一樣了。
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    首先請注意The mouse will work as good as new這一句。As good as是成語,意思是‘和……一樣’,切勿望文生義,解作‘和……一樣好’,例如:(1) Mary's husband left her more than twenty years ago. They are as good as divorced(瑪麗的丈夫二十多年前棄她而去,兩人幾乎等同離婚了)。(2) When he was rushed to hospital, he was as good as dead(他被火速送到醫(yī)院時,已和死人無異)。當然,as good as new由于是說‘和新的一樣’,一般都有‘狀況很好’的意思。
    Let me remove the ball那一句的ball,則是指鼠標底部的圓球,即rolling ball(滾動圓球)。The ball rolls as the mouse moves on the mouse pad, and the pointer/arrow moves correspondingly on the computer screen即‘鼠標在鼠標墊上移動,圓球就同時滾動,計算機屏幕上的指針也會跟著走’。
    鼠標一般會有兩個按鈕,叫做mouse button,例如:I pointed the arrow at the printer icon and clicked on the left mouse button(我把指標指向打印圖符,按按鼠標左邊按鈕)。除了click on the button,你還可以hold down the button(按著鈕不放)和release the button(不再把鈕按著),例如:If you want to delete anything, hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse to have it highlighted. Then release the button and press "delete"(要刪除任何東西,可按著鼠標左邊按鈕,拖曳鼠標,點至要刪除的東西,然后松手,按‘刪除’)。