管理電子郵件(1)

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每天收到海量的辦公郵件確實是夠讓人頭疼的,不僅難于處理,太多的郵件還可能讓你的郵箱崩潰、電腦死機。所以,學會處理郵件實在是件很重要的事。
    Michael: My computer is really going crazy today.
    邁克爾:今天我的電腦真的要發(fā)瘋了。
    Billy: Have you tried re-booting it?
    比利:你試過re-booting (重啟動)了嗎?
    Michael: I think the Big Kahoona would be really angry if she saw me kicking my PC.
    邁克爾:我覺得如果讓頭兒看見我踢我的電腦,她會很生氣的。
    Billy: I don't mean that you should kick you computer! Have you tried to restart it?
    比利:我不是說你應該踢你的計算機!你試過重啟動了嗎?
    Michael: Do you think that would help?
    邁克爾:你覺得那有用嗎?
    Billy: Maybe. What error message are you getting?
    比利:可能。你得到什么樣的錯誤信息?
    Michael: It says that I have too much email.
    邁克爾:它說我的電子郵件太多了。
    Billy: How many emails do you have in your inbox?
    比利:你的收信箱里有多少封電子郵件?
    Michael: About 10,000!
    邁克爾:大約一萬封!
    Billy: Leave your computer alone for a while and I will tell you how to manage your email more efficiently.
    比利:先不要去管你的計算機,我要告訴你怎么更有效地管理你的電子郵件。
    Notes:
    1) Re-booting: a technical term meaning to turn your PC off and then on
    重啟動:把個人電腦關(guān)了,然后再開的技術(shù)術(shù)語
    Sometimes re-booting can fix a computer problem, but it is probably better to call the IT staff first.
    有時候重啟動可以解決一個計算機問題,不過也許先叫IT人員。
    2) Big Kahoona: your boss, an important person
    頭兒:你的老板,上司,一個重要的人
    The Big Kahoona asked me to work this weekend to get an important report finished.
    這個周末頭兒要我工作,完成一份重要的報告。
    3) Prioritize: to arrange things in order of importance prioritize
    把……區(qū)分優(yōu)先次序:按事物的重要性進行排序
    Professional staff should develop systems to prioritize their work efficiently.
    專業(yè)人員應該開發(fā)系統(tǒng)來有效地將他們的工作按照優(yōu)先次序進行排序。