bReally? How could you do that?Don't you save every couple minutes?
真的啊?怎么会那样?你不是每分钟都存档吗?
aNo, I didn't save this time.Damn it! And I'm sick of writing this paper. Now I have to write it all over again too.
这次我没存档。该死!我写这篇报告已经很厌烦了,现在还要再重新写一次。
bI've had that problem too many times. So I learned to save.When I'm writing something, I save every three sentences or so.I don't want to lose anything.
aI hate computers. Sometimes I think they cause more trouble than they're worth.
我痛恨电脑,有时我觉得它们造成的麻烦超过它们的价值。
bWhat are we going to do now?
现在我们要怎么办?
aI don't know. I feel like going out.
不知道,我想出去走走。
bI wonder how much of the city is down.
不晓得这个城市有多少地方都断电。
aIt doesn't matter. I still can go out and buy a beer.
没关系,我还是可以出去买啤酒。
bMaybe. But if there's a blackout, probably the pubs are closed.And besides, I know you have a political science exam tomorrow.I thought you had a lot of reading to do.
也许吧。但是如果有灯火管制,可能连酒吧都关了。另外你明天还有政治学要考,你还有很多书要念。
aYes, that's true. Damn!I just lost half my paper, and now I can't even do my homework.This is a bad time for this to happen.
没错,该死!我才白白打了一半的报告,现在又不能做功课。这种事来的真不是时候。
bI have a flashlight in my closet. If you want to use that to read, you can.