Biz互動英語雜誌 No.75

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上班族 >>關 鍵 辭 典

Buzzword of the Month: Net Generation N 世代 What Is the Net Generation? 什麼是「N 世代」? The phrase Net Generation is used to describe people born during the advent of technology and communications media. Net Geners typically were born between the 1970s and the start of the 21st century. Characteristics marking the group include awareness and use of IT, media, and digital technology, as well as support for neoliberal political values. N 世代一詞是用來描述出生於科技與傳媒時代來臨期間的人。典型的 N 世代出生於一九七○年代和廿一 出自 唐 (D on T ‧泰普史 《N a 考特 psc 世 Up D 代衝撞》 ott)所著 Gen igital: H (“Grow 的 e o

世紀初之間。此族群的特點包括對資訊科技、媒體與數位科技的認識和運用,以及對新自由主義政治價 值的支持。

Eight Characteristics of the Net Generation N 世代八大特質

in ra w You tion Is the N g et r Wo Cha rld”) ngin g 一 書。

Fact and Fiction

實事求是

Doesn’t take things at face value. Everything must be verified before it’s accepted. 看事情不會只看表面價值。在接受每件事前都一 定會查證。

Just Causes

公正至上

稱為 N 世代又可

on Y Generati 」 代 「Y世 ls Millennia 或 」。 「千禧代

Joining Forces

團結力量大

Collaborates through non-traditional global networks. 透過非傳統的全球網絡團結合作。

Edutainment

教育和娛樂

Fights for beliefs and prizes honesty and transparency.

Believes work should be fun and leisure activities educational.

為信念而戰,重視誠信與透明度。

相信工作應有樂趣,而休閒活動應具教育性。

Cry Freedom

哭喊自由

Values freedom in personal and professional lives. 珍惜個人與工作生活的自由。

Rapid Response

快速回應

Requires instant feedback and accepts fast pace of change. 需要即時的回應,也接受快節奏的改變。

Custom Built

量身打造

Does not just lap up the latest innovation, but tailors gadgets and gizmos to fit own needs. 對於最新的創新發明不會只是照單全收,會將 這些玩意改造至符合自己的需求。

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Creative Types

創新第一

Attaches importance to innovation and the latest trends and technology. 重視創新和最新的趨勢與科技。


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Turning Over a New Leaf 清「新」空氣大作戰

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名人語錄

Quotations from Steve Jobs 總編輯推薦賈伯斯語錄 全球能橫跨科技界和娛樂界的龍頭一哥,除賈伯 斯外,應無第二人選。需要求新、求變、求存的 2010 年,賈伯斯這些話值得細細思索!

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上班族看新聞

News Briefs 全球新聞短波 YouTube 推出電影出租服務 十 製藥大廠葛蘭素史 克大發利市 十 強震重擊海地 十 全球最大環球影 城在南韓興建 十 道奇隊訪台 十 哈利法塔成世界 最高樓。

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上班族看趨勢

Cloud Computing’s Silver Lining 「雲端」商機風起雲湧

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上班族實用商務英語

The Ups and Downs of Business Travel 出差救命英語

專家預測「雲端」宣告了一個時代的結束和另一 個時代的興起,在可見的激烈競爭下,幫你判斷 你所屬企業將面臨的是商機還是轉機。

出差狀況實戰句型 十 出差狀況必備句 十 出差情 境模擬會話劇:1. 行前準備 2. 訂房出錯 3. 遺失 公事包 4. 腸胃不適。

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拒絕為混蛋老闆抓狂

加分出差報告寫作訣竅

公司主管讓你宛如在天堂,還是讓你超抓狂?獨 門密招傳授,上班族職場求生必讀。

報告必備事項 十 報告注意要點 十 報告必備句型 十 加分出差報告範例:1. 經銷點評估 2. 續約協商。

上班族職場生存術

Dealing with the Boss from Hell

上班族商務寫作學院

How to Write a Trip Report


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Cloud Computing’s Silver Lining 「雲端」商機風起雲湧

圖片提供:金牌大風

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上班族 fun 生活

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上班族變聰明

清「新」空氣大作戰

上班族變聰明

How Smart Are You?

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The Beatles Turn 50

上班族要健康

你知道辦公室的髒空氣會扼殺你的創意、降低你 的生產力與工作效率嗎?如何淨化室內空氣以保 飯碗、保健康,本篇教你輕鬆上手。

上班族看市場

Taiwan Top 10 Global Brands: Part II 台灣十大國際品牌(下) 上一期精采的前五大品牌是否讓你意猶未盡,本 期為您介紹名列榜上的另五大精采品牌。

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國家地理高畫質頻道

Bridging the Gap 偉大工程巡禮——明石海峽 大橋 耗資卅六億美金、歷時十年,世界吊橋工程標竿 ──明石海峽大橋,邀你紙上震撼見證。

披頭四搖滾吸金半世紀

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Turning Over a New Leaf

1960 年正式成軍,1963 年從德國紅回英國又攻下 美國,全球第一的搖滾天團 Beatles 火紅 50 年。

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上班族 fun 生活

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上班族要健康:生活英語會話

Alice in Wonderland 《魔境夢遊》

情境對話:1. 髒空氣退散 2. 絕佳綠色小幫手。

66 TOEIC Test 多益測驗模擬試題

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互動光碟收錄精采電影預告片及 MV:

上班族 fun 生活

Travel the World without Breaking the Bank

“Alice in Wonderland”《魔境夢遊》 “Clash of the Titans”《超世紀封神榜》

省很大旅遊指標 雖然經濟看似有復甦跡象,但情勢未明朗前,看 緊荷包還是很重要,所以如果你有出國渡假的打 算,這篇讓你可以省很大旅遊指標,絕對讓你摳 門有道。

Stewart Mac ─ I Love You 史都華麥克:〈我愛你〉 圖片提供:金牌大風



名人語錄

Quotations from Steve Jobs

總編輯推薦 Steve Jobs 賈伯斯語錄 從 Apple 到 iPod 再到 iPad,賈伯斯一路創新,引領潮流,不僅在科技場上遠遠甩開對手,他創辦的皮克斯(Pixar)在《超 人特攻隊》 (“The Incredibles") 、 《海底總動員》 (“Finding Nemo") 、 《玩具總動員》 (“Toy Story")等部部賣座後,成 為最賺錢的動畫公司,也奠定他在好萊塢呼風喚雨的地位。環視全球能夠橫跨科技界和娛樂界的龍頭一哥,除賈伯斯外,想來 應無第二人選。 有人稱他鬼才、有人稱他狂人,有人視他為時代性的傳奇人物。不論你認不認同賈伯斯,其成功的典範在需要求新、求變、求 存的 2010 年,我們都不能不細細思索他說過的這些話!

Innovative Approach 求新求變 It’s really hard to design products by focus group. A lot of times, people don’t know what they want until you show it to them.

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根據市調訪談來設計產品很不容易。很多時候,人們根本不知道他們想要什麼,除非你將產品 Courtesy of Apple

展示給他們看。

New Beginnings 新的開始

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I didn’t see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life. 當時我沒發現,但現在看來,被蘋果電腦開除是我所經歷過最好的事情。成功的沉重被從頭來過的輕鬆所取代,每件事情 都不那麼確定。這釋放了我,讓我踏進此生最有創意的時期。

Original Thinking 原創思維

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Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. 別被教條給束縛,盲從教條就是照著他人思維的結果過活。

Passion for Work 熱愛工作

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The only way to do great work is to love what you do. 成就大業的唯一方法就是愛你所做的事。

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Keep the Faith 保持信念

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Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. 擁有追隨自己內心與直覺的勇氣,你的內心與直覺多少已知道你真正想成為的人。

Love Affair 熱情

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I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. 我確信支持我走下去的唯一理由就是熱愛我所做的事。

Key Choices 關鍵抉擇

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Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure — these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. 提醒自己來日不多,是協助我在面臨人生重大決定時所用過最重要的方法。 因為幾乎每件事――所有外界的期望、所 有的名聲、所有對困窘或失敗的恐懼――在面對死亡時,都消失了,只有真正重要的事物才會留下。

Seize the Day 把握當下

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If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right. 把每一天都當成生命的最後一天,總有一天你會慶幸日子真的沒有白過。

Be Yourself 做自己

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Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. 你的時間有限,所以不要浪費時間過別人的生活。

Circle of Life 生生不息

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Death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. 死亡非常可能是生命中最棒的一項發明,是生命交替的媒介,揮別舊世代,為新生代開路。

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「雲端」商機風起雲湧

notebook

Cloud Computing’s Silver Lining†

筆記型電腦

Internet-enabled appliances 可上網家電

database

數據庫;資料庫

3 101011 code

電子編碼資訊

application server 應用程式伺服器

cell phone 手機

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Google CEO Eric Schmidt,

you’re up-to-date with the

who has been credited with

latest tech talk, you probably

coining 3 the term, cloud

have heard of cloud computing,

computing will become more

a development at trac ting

influential than the advent

increased interest and

of personal computing.

investment from the IT

Indeed, Schmidt points out

industry. A precise explanation

that Google itself is a cloud-

of the term can often seem

computing server. Other big

F

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obscure. In a nutshell, cloud

names to have jumped on the

computing describes a

“cloud” bandwagon include

situation where users access

IBM, Yahoo! and Amazon.

software and services over Internet servers (the “cloud”), rather than owning special software and hardware. Some consider it mere 2

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taking it very seriously. For

For the less tech-savvy among us, cloud computing may sound — excuse the pun — nebulous.4 However, most of us frequently use cloud

marketing hype, but many

services without even realizing

big names in the IT world are

it. Examples include online

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Cloud Computing’s Silver Lining

a p p li c a ti o n s th a t u p l o a d

With a cloud setup, you

or laptop is damaged or stolen.

photos, music, or documents

no longer have to worry about

All you need is a cheap access

to the Internet. Google Docs,

losing data if your smartphone

device, a browser, and an

for instance,

Internet connection to store

allows users

Google 執行長施

content. Meanwhile, companies

to save their

密特在演說中宣

can cut infrastructure

work online

發的潮流將比個人

investment, and maintenance

電腦的出現更具影

costs can be reduced as online

告 :「 雲 端 運 算 引

and view or

響力」。

edit it through

Photo by Charles Haynes

a browser.

solutions are available from service providers.

如果你有跟上最新的科技話題,你可能就聽過雲端運算──一項讓資訊科技產業更感興趣、挹注更多資金的發展。該詞彙 的精確解釋似乎常令人一頭霧水。總括來說,雲端運算是描述用戶在網路伺服器(即「雲端」)上使用軟體和服務,而非擁有 特殊軟、硬體的情形。 有些人認為雲端運算只是行銷花招,但許多資訊科技大廠對其相當重視。對公認是創造出雲端運算一詞的 Google 執行長 艾瑞克 • 施密特而言,雲端運算將比個人電腦的出現更具影響力。事實上,施密特指出 Google 本身即是提供雲端運算服務 的伺服器。其他已搶搭這班「雲端」順風車的大廠則包括 IBM、雅虎和亞馬遜。 對比較不懂科技的我們來說,雲端運算聽起來可能顯得虛無縹緲(請原諒這個雙關語)。【編按: nebulous 可指「星雲的」 或「模糊的」之意】然而,我們多數人常使用雲端服務卻不自知。例子包含可上傳照片、音樂或文件至網路等的線上應用。比如

Google Docs 就能讓用戶將作品儲存於網路上,並透過瀏覽器來觀看或編輯。 有了雲端機制,就不用再擔心智慧型手機或筆電若損壞或遭竊時資料會遺失。你所需要的只是個便宜的存取裝置、瀏覽器 和網路連線來儲存內容。同時,公司可刪減基礎設備的投資,且由於雲端服務業者提供線上解決方案,維修費用也可降低。

字彙 Vocabulary 1.

關鍵解析 Language Notes

obscure [4b`skjur] adj.

含糊不清的;難解的

The philosophy student could not understand the obscure concept. 2.

hype [ha6p] n.

宣傳花招;炒作

Despite the hype, the fashion label’s new design was not successful. 3.

coin [k76n] v.

創造(新詞)

The mathematician James Yorke coined the expression “chaos theory.” 4.

nebulous [`n5bj4l4s] adj.

虛無飄渺的;模糊不清的

New technologies can often seem quite nebulous to begin with. † 為補充說明 † silver lining 完整用法為 every cloud has a silver lining,字 面指「每片烏雲後皆有陽光」 ,引申形容「黑暗中總有一線曙 光」 ,標題取其意涵來象徵雲端運算前景光明。

1. jump on the bandwagon

搶搭順風

可用 climb 、 get 、 hop 代換

車、風潮

• Many famous people have jumped on the bandwagon by joining Twitter. 許多名人一窩峰地加入使用 Twitter 的行列。

2. -savvy

作字尾

savvy [`s1v6] 指「通曉的;有見識的」,前面可加名詞構 成一形容詞表「對……通曉的」 ,文中的 tech-savvy「通 曉科技的」即由 tech(technology)和 -savvy 組成。來 看看其他應用: computer = computer-savvy 通曉電腦的 + -savvy media = media-savvy 通曉媒體的

• Rudy was not the most computer-savvy person in the office. 魯迪不是辦公室裡最懂電腦的人。

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Like Schmidt, many pundits1 and analysts predict that cloud computing heralds2 the end of one era and the start of another. With more and more information stored online, and programs increasingly accessible through browsers, the hardware and software installed on your computer suddenly matter much less. T h i s s h i f t h a s g e n e r a te d business opportunities and

platform, which has shifted the

may become a thing of the

cloud war to a new battlefield.

past. Even U.S. government

「雲」指的是由許多部具備高速運 算能力( computing ability )的 超級電腦所組成的資料中心( data

center)。

agencies, including the Fed and the Department of Defense, are considering their options. To outpace5 its rivals, Gates and

Meanwhile, Microsoft is

company have unveiled a range

keenly aware of the dark cloud

of cloud services and a multi-

hanging over it, particularly

billion dollar plan to build super-

with Google poised to release

sized data centers. IBM, Apple,

its Web-based Chrome OS

and other IT firms have followed

this year. With enterprises

suit with their own cloud

outsourcing to third-par ty

strategies.

provider s, sof t ware that runs only on Microsoft’s OS

fierce competition. Quanta Computer Chairman Barry Lam sees cloud computing as one of “the new three Cs,”† along with connectivity and client devices, and is pursuing an aggressively cloud-based strategy. Google has launched an all-out assault3 by offering a full range of Web-based services, including Gmail, the Picasa photo application, and Google Calendar for organizing events. Behind these services

雲端運算的三種商業模式

are mega4 data centers that

SaaS 軟體服務

PaaS 平台服務

contain hundreds of thousands

將民眾和企業所需軟體存放

提供平台給企業、系統

於網路上供其下載使用,軟

管理員、開發人員等,

of servers. Google also owns

體供應商就本身所給予的服務進行收

網路公司則依流量向使用者收費,

the Android smar tphone

費,如 Google Docs 等軟體服務。

如 Google App Engine 。

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Cloud Computing’s Silver Lining

就像施密特一樣,許多專家和分析師預測雲端運算宣告 著一個時代的結束和另一個時代的崛起。有越來越多資料儲存 在網路上,還有更多程式可透過瀏覽器使用,安裝在電腦上的

字彙 Vocabulary 1.

為「新三 C 策略」 ,並積極推行以雲端為基礎的策略。Google 藉由推出包含 Gmail 、 Picasa 照片應用以及可規劃活動的

Google Calendar 等全系列網路服務,展開全面搶攻。這些服 務背後是囊括數十萬個伺服器的巨型資料中心。Google 也擁 有將雲端戰爭轉移到新戰場的 Android 智慧型手機平台。

2.

體可能會成為過往雲煙。甚至聯邦政府和國防部等美國政府機 構都在考慮外包業務的方式。為了戰勝對手,微軟公開一系列

herald [`h5r4ld] v.

預示 ……的來臨

The new generation of tablet PCs heralds a return to print media, according to reports. 3.

assault [4`s7lt] n.

攻擊

The soft drinks company planned a marketing assault to promote its new product. 4.

mega [`m5g4] adj.

非常大的;非常重要的

Several mega banks were saved from collapse during the recession.

同時,微軟亦非常清楚烏雲罩頂的壓力,特別是 Google 準備在今年推出以網路為基礎的 Chrome 作業系統。隨著企業 將業務外包給第三方供應商,只能在微軟作業系統上執行的軟

專家;權威

The politician Sarah Palin is now a pundit for Fox News.

軟、硬體突然沒這麼重要了。這項轉變帶來了商機和激烈競爭。 廣達電腦董事長林百里將雲端科技、連線和客戶端設備視

pundit [`p9nd6t] n.

5.

outpace [a8t`pes] v.

勝過

The car manufacturer increased production to outpace its rivals.

雲端服務和價值數十億美元的大型資料中心興建計畫。IBM、 蘋果和其他資訊科技公司隨之跟進,展開自家的雲端策略。

† 為補充說明 † three Cs 原指 corporation(公司) 、customer(顧客) 、 competitors(競爭者)。

關鍵解析 Language Notes

1. aware

的用法 of sth

aware +

注意到;意識到

that S. + V. • Joining a retailers’ association helps shop owners become aware of important industry issues. 加入零售商聯盟讓店主更注意到重要的產業問題。

• Asa was not aware that anyone was watching when he stole the purse. 阿夏沒意識到是否有人看到他偷皮包。

2. follow suit

仿效某人;照着做

源自紙牌遊戲,指跟著上一家打出同花色的牌,後以 此延伸出「仿效」的涵義。

IaaS 架構服務 提供企業硬體儲存和運算

• Once the airline reduced prices, its rivals quickly followed suit.

服務,並按使用量計費,

一旦航空業者降低票價,其對手也隨之跟進。

如亞馬遜 (Amazon EC2) 等的架構服 務營運商。

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Elastic resource capacity

上班族 看趨勢 Utility pricing 價格實惠

資源容量 具彈性

Virtualized resources

Managed operations

Essential Elements of Cloud Computing’s Value

委外管理服務

資源虛擬化

雲端運算主要特色 Third-party ownership

Management automation

第三方所有

Self-service provisioning 提供自助服務

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other equipment that support

if properly embraced. With

cloud computing.

PC hardware requirements

hardware manufac turing,

suddenly becoming less

Taiwan’s information and

important, the priority for local

communication technology

vendors is to transform from

groups, both public and private,

manufacturing to ser vice-

are stepping up 1 plans to

oriented products. Quanta,

embrace cloud computing. The

which is primarily a leading PC

Industrial Technology Research

OEM manufacturer in Taiwan,

Institute (ITRI), a government-

has expanded its reach to high

funded research organization,

value-added cloud services

set up a research center for

such as health care, education

this purpose in September

and entertainment. Others

2009. The aim is to foster

believe that new opportunities

cooperation with Taiwan’s

will come from the demand

hardware and sof tware

for more low-cost end-user

companies on developing

devices as well as servers and

cloud-related products.

市調機構顧能(Gartner)將雲端運 算列為十大未來科技趨勢之首,並

For hardware makers in the private sector, cloud computing 18

資料來源:MWD Advisors, www.mwdadvisors.com

could mean great opportunities

World-renowned for its

2

管理自動化

預估雲端運算市場規模在二○一三 年將上看 1,501 億美元。

There is, of course, some anxiety over security and privacy in the cloud e nvironme nt, with sensitive data hosted3 on the Internet vulnerable 4 to breaches. 5 C i s c o C EO John Chambers even bluntly6 described cloud computing as “a security nightmare” for businesses. Despite these concerns, many people b e l i eve t h a t t h e p r o s f a r outweigh7 the cons and that cloud computing will bring welcome disruptive 8 innovation to the industry. For these advocates, 9 the sky’s the limit.


Cloud Computing’s Silver Lining

以硬體製造聞名於世的台灣資訊 與通訊科技組織,不論公家和私人的 部分,都在推行更多雲端運算相關計

字彙 Vocabulary 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

產品製造轉型成以服務為導向。主要 為台灣個人電腦代工大廠的廣達,已 將其觸角拓展至如保健、教育及娛樂 等高附加價值的雲端服務。除了伺服 器和支援雲端運算的其他設備外,其

6.

私仍令人憂心。思科執行長約翰 • 錢 柏斯甚至直率地形容雲端運算對企業 來說是場「資訊安全惡夢」。儘管有這 些擔憂,許多人相信利遠多於弊,雲 端運算將為產業界帶來令人期待的破 壞性創新。對這些支持者而言,雲端 科技的前景將不可限量。

vulnerable [`v9ln4r4by] adj.

易受……傷害的(+ to sth)

breach [brit]] n.

破壞;侵害

bluntly [`bl9ntl6] adv.

直率地

Amber bluntly rejected her mother’s suggestion that she needed a boyfriend. 7.

outweigh [a8t`we] v.

比……更重要

The advantages of the firm’s new management system far outweighed the disadvantages.

用戶裝置的需求。

上易遭入侵,雲端環境的安全性和隱

在網路上將……交付託管服務;管理(網站)

The bank increased security measures after the breach of its firewall.

他人相信新機會將來自對更低價終端

當然,由於機密資料儲存於網路

host [host] v.

Without good antivirus software, your computer is vulnerable to attacks.

會。隨著個人電腦硬體需求突然變得 較不重要,本地販售商首要之務是從

促進

Farouk’s favorite Web site hosts blogs, forums and chatrooms.

對私人硬體製造商而言,若妥善 運用,雲端運算可能意味著廣大的機

foster [`f7st0] v.

The financial agreement fostered improved relations between the two countries.

中心。其目標為促進台灣軟、硬體公 司共同研發雲端運算的相關產品。

增加、提高(數量等)

The minister announced plans to step up efforts to curb inflation.

畫。有鑑於此,政府資助的研究機構 工研院也於二○○九年九月設立研究

step up

8.

disruptive [d6s`r9pt6v] adj.

破壞性的

Hal felt the new employee was a disruptive influence in the office. 9.

advocate [`1dv4k6t] n.

擁護者

Human rights advocates have protested against the imprisonment of activist Liu Xiaobo.

關鍵解析 Language Notes

the sky’s the limit

沒有限制;一切都可能做到

• With belief in yourself, the sky’s the limit. 對自己有信心,任何事都可能做到。

預估 2012 年企業雲端花費增兩倍

雲端可望降低企業成本 (百萬台) 250

冷卻伺服器機房設備和電力支出

9%

(10 億美元)

新增伺服器 200

18%

40

伺服器總設置台數

2008 年 162 億美元

11%

50

伺服器管理與維修費用

5%

57%

透過雲端運算,企

150

30

100

20

50

10

0

0

13%

9%

購與維修費用

2012 年 423 億美元

18%

52%

伺服器集中管理 後,企業的總體資 訊採購需求不會再

'96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11

8%

業可望降低資訊採

無限制地增加

資料來源:IDC 國際數據資訊、非凡新聞周刊

企業應用服務 基礎建設軟體 開放平台 伺服器 儲存空間 資料來源:MIC、非凡新聞周刊

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The Ups and Downs of Business Travel 出差救命英語 本單元您會學到: 1. 出差狀況實戰句型:掌握關鍵句型,輕鬆應付出差緊急狀況。 2. 出差狀況必備句:熟記實用必備句,從容應對突發事件。 3. 出差狀況情境模擬:透過四段對話,實地演練出差所需英語。

出差狀況實戰句型 • I’m calling to confirm our meeting on (day/date). 我打電話來確認我們(星期幾 某日期)的會面。

• I made a reservation for a (single room / double room / suite) for (number) night(s). 我預約了(數字)晚的(單人房 雙人房 套房)。

• Hi, officer. I seem to have misplaced my (briefcase/wallet). 警官,你好。我好像弄丟我的(公事包 皮夾)。

• Excuse me. Do you have anything for a (cold/headache/stomachache)? 請問你們有賣治(感冒 頭痛 胃痛)的藥嗎?

出差狀況必備 句 行前確認 q My

purpose for calling is to confirm next Tuesday’s meeting.

我來電的目的是要確認下星期二的會議。 w We’re

scheduled to meet at 2:30 p.m. Does that still work for you?

我們預定下午兩點半會面。你這個時間還是方便的嗎? e I’ll

drop by your office after I check in at my hotel.

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我到旅館辦理住房後,會順道去你的辦公室拜會。

We’re scheduled to meet at 2:30 p.m. Does that still work for you?


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旅館入住 q I

booked our room online. Here’s the confirmation number that was e-mailed to me.

I’d like to check in. I have a reservation in the name of Bruce Lee.

我透過網路訂房,這是你們 e-mail 給我的確認碼。

w I’d

like to check in. I have a reservation in the name of Bruce Lee.

我要登記住房。我是用布魯斯‧李這個名字訂房的。

e

Please let me know when my luggage has arrived at the hotel. 當我的行李送抵旅館時,請通知我。

My credit card has been stolen; I need to cancel it.

物品遺失 q I

think I left my briefcase in the restaurant.

我想我把公事包留在餐廳裡。

w I

want to report a lost passport.

我要掛失護照。

e

My credit card has been stolen; I need to cancel it. 我的信用卡被偷了,我得停卡。

身體不適 q Will

this medicine make me sleepy? I have to meet a client later.

Well, what’s the best nonprescription medicine for a headache?

這個藥會讓人嗜睡嗎?我待會還得和客戶碰面。

w What’s

the best nonprescription medicine for a headache?

治療頭痛最好的非處方箋藥物是什麼?

e

How many pills do I take? 我要服用幾顆藥丸?

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Sally is in her office, preparing for a business trip. She is on the phone with a customer. 莎莉在辦公室裡準備出差事宜。她正在和顧客通話。

S Sally

T Tom

S: Hi, Tom. This is Sally Smith. Just calling to confirm our meeting on Friday.

嗨,湯姆。我是莎莉•史密斯。只是 打電話來確認我們周五的會面。

T: That’s right. Thanks for making the trip all the way out to Chicago to see us.

沒錯。謝謝你大老遠來芝加哥與我們 會面。

S: My pleasure. I’m looking forward to sitting down with you and going over some of our new services in person.

我的榮幸。很期待能坐下來,親自向 你介紹我們的一些新服務。

T: Well, I’m looking at my planner2 right now, and we are scheduled to meet at 2:30 p.m. Does that still work for you?

嗯,我正在看我的行事曆,我們預定 下午兩點半會面。妳這個時間還是方 便的嗎?

S: That sounds great. I arrive in Chicago Friday morning, so I’ll drop by your office after I check in at my hotel.

聽起來很不錯。我周五早上抵達芝加 哥,所以在旅館辦理住房後,會順道 去你的辦公室拜會。

T: All righty, then. Hey, how would you like to grab some dinner after our meeting? I know a place with the best Chicago-style pizza in the city.

沒問題。嘿,開會完後我們要不要共 進晚餐?我知道市區裡的一家餐廳有 最棒的芝加哥風味披薩。

S: Perfect, on one condition: You can pick the restaurant, but I get to pick up the bill.

太好了,我只有一個條件:餐廳你來 選,但帳單我來付。

字彙 Vocabulary 1.

departure [d6`p3rt]0] n.

出發;啟程

It’s always best to reconfirm flights before departure.

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2.

planner [`pl1n0] n.

行事曆

Now that I have this electronic planner, I never miss an appointment.


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A Reservation 1 Gone Awry

Scene 2

訂房出錯 Sally has arrived in Chicago. She is entering her hotel. 莎莉抵達芝加哥。她正要進旅館。

C Clerk

S Sally

C: Welcome to the Regal Suite. Are you checking in today?

歡迎來到瑞格會館。您要辦理住房 嗎?

S: Yes, I am. The last name is Smith.

是的。我姓史密斯。

C: (Looking at monitor) Ah, yes. Here we are, a double room for five nights. S: There must be some kind of mix-up.2 I reserved3 a single room for three nights. C: (Checking monitor again) Are you sure? That’s not what we have in our computer.

(看著電腦螢幕)啊,沒錯。我找到了。

一間五個晚上的雙人房。

一定是弄錯了。我訂的是三個晚上的 單人房。 (再次確認螢幕資料)您確定嗎?那和我

們電腦上的資料不同。

S: Yes, I double-checked everything when I made my reservation on your Web site.

我確定,我在你們網站上訂房時,有 再三確認所有資料。

C: Ah, that explains it. We’ve been having some trouble with our online booking system. I’ll put you in a single room.

啊,這就說得通了。我們的線上訂房 系統一直有些問題。我會換一間單人 房給您。

S: For three nights. And please make sure that I get the special Internet rate.

三個晚上。而且請確認我有網路特惠 價。

C: Certainly, ma’am, and I apologize again for our error.

當然,女士。再次為我們的錯誤向您致 歉。

字彙 Vocabulary 1.

awry [4`ra6] adj.

出錯的

Melanie felt there was something awry with the latest sales figures. 2.

mix-up [`m6ks`9p] n.

錯誤;混亂

3.

reserve [r6`z-v] v.

預訂;預(reservation [%r5z0`ve]4n]

為名詞)

Nathaniel reserved a table at the restaurant for Wendy’s birthday.

Having taken Ned’s umbrella home by accident, Collette apologized for the mix-up.

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Wally is traveling in another city for business. He is on his way to a meeting. 瓦利到另一個城市出差。他正往會議途中。

W Wally

P Police Officer

W: (To himself) I can’t wait to show them our sales figures from last year. Oh, no . . . My briefcase is missing!

(對自己)我等不及要向他們報告我們去

年的銷售數字了。噢,不……我的公事 包不見了!

P: Is everything OK, sir? You seem a little flustered.1

一切都還好吧,先生?你似乎有些慌張。

W: Oh, hello, officer. I hate to say it, but I seem to have misplaced2 my briefcase.

噢,你好,警官。我真不想這樣說,可 是我好像弄丟我的公事包了。

P: OK. Keep calm. Can you describe your briefcase to me?

好,保持冷靜。能跟我描述你公事包的外 觀嗎? 深棕色。牌子是 Coach 的。有點破舊, 但我所有的銷售報告和檔案都在裡頭。

W: It’s dark brown. Coach. It’s kind of beat-up,3 but it has all of my sales report and my files in it. P: Do you remember where you had it last?

你記得最後一次在哪裡提著它嗎?

W: In the hotel lobby this morning . . . and then when I stopped for coffee at Starbucks.

今天早上在旅館大廳……然後我到星巴 克買咖啡。

P: Well, let me get some of your personal details so I can write up a police report. That way, if someone turns in your briefcase, I’ll be able to contact you.

好的,我把你的一些個人資料記下來, 好方便作筆錄。這樣一來,如果有人交 還你的公事包,我就能聯絡你。

字彙 Vocabulary 1.

fluster [`fl9st0] v.

慌亂;激動(文中為過去分詞作形

容詞)

Trevor always leaves home late and arrives at work flustered. 2.

misplace [m6s`ples] v.

弄丟;遺忘

I’ve misplaced that form. Can I return it to you later?

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3.

beat-up [`bit`9p] adj.

破舊的;受損的

Derek has been driving the same beat-up old car for years.


The Ups and Downs of Business Travel

An Upset Stomach

Scene 4

腸胃不適 Wally is returning from lunch after the meeting. His stomach is acting up, so he goes to a pharmacyh for some medicine. 瓦利在開完會、用完午餐後從餐廳返回的途中,感到肚子痛,所以他到藥房買藥。

P Pharmacisth

W Wally

P: May I help you?

請問您需要什麼嗎?

W: Yes, I have a bit of a pressing1 problem, and I’m hoping some over-the-counterh medicine will help.

是的,我有點緊急狀況,我希望買些成 藥來舒緩不適。

P: It’s possible. Are you in pain?

應該可以。你很難受嗎?

W: Yes. I went out for some Indian food with a client for lunch and my stomach is killing me. I feel like I might keel over2 and die right here.

是的。我午餐和客戶去吃印度料理,現在 肚子痛死了。我覺得我可能會在這兒昏死 過去。

P: Oh, we wouldn’t want that now, would we? Here, try some of this indigestionh medicine.

喔,我們可不想那種情況發生,對吧? 來,服些這種腸胃藥看看。

W: Thanks. Do you really think that this medication will do the trick?

謝謝。你真的覺得這藥有效嗎?

P: Just follow the directions on the side of the bottle, and you’ll be feeling better in no time.

只要照著瓶身的指示用藥,馬上就會 覺得好多了。

W: Thanks a million. You really are a lifesaver.

感激不盡。你真是我的救星。

字彙 Vocabulary 1.

pressing [`pr5s6;] adj.

緊迫的;急迫的

Many people visit the doctor even when their problem is not that pressing. 2.

醫藥小辭典 h h

pharmacy [`f3rm4s6] n.

藥房

pharmacist [`f3rm4s6st] n.

藥劑師

keel over 昏倒;翻倒

h

over-the-counter [`ov0\4`ka8nt0] adj. (藥)不用處方箋的

Eddie felt so sick that he was scared he might keel over in the street.

h

indigestion [%6nd4`d.5st]4n] n.

消化不良

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The Beatles Turn 50 披頭四搖滾吸金 半世紀 30

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some fans, 1957 is the key year in The

“Please Please Me.” It wasn’t until 1964, however,

Beatles’ history because that’s when John

that The Beatles launched the British Invasion†

Lennon met Paul McCartney. However, it was

of the U.S. By the end of the decade, they had

O

not until 1960 that The Fab Four officially

notched1 a record 20 Billboard No. 1 hit singles.

formed, making 2010 The Beatles’ golden

At one stage, they occupied the top five slots on

anniversary.

the U.S. charts, an achievement that will likely

The band started gigging in Hamburg, Germany, before scoring its first U.K. hit with 60

never be equaled. To date, they have sold more than a billion units worldwide. 圖片提供:金牌大風、flickr


The Beatles Turn 50

Aside from the sales, The Beatles transformed pop music. They started out performing skiffleh

frequently cited as among the most important and influential of all time.

and rockabillyh songs with simple melodies and time signatures,h but progressed2 to styles as varied as psychedelia, folk and Indian raga. h

h

From experimental instrumentationh to complex song structures and absurdist 3 lyrics, The Beatles innovated4 like no band before or since. Albums like “Revolver,” “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely

Over the decades, The Beatles’ popularity has never waned. This year, commemorative5 events will be held in their hometown of Liverpool and in Hamburg, where it all started. Fans around the world will come together to celebrate a half century of Beatlemania.†

Hearts Club Band,” and “The White Album” are 對某些樂迷來說,一九五七年是披頭四歷史上關鍵的一 年,因為約翰 • 藍儂在那年遇到了保羅 • 麥卡尼。然而, 直到一九六○年披頭四才正式成軍,使得二○一○年成為披 頭四組團的五十週年。 在以《請取悅我》攻下首支英國單曲冠軍之前,披頭四 起初是在德國漢堡演出。不過,一直要到一九六四年時,披 頭四才在美國引發了「英倫入侵」的風潮。到六○年代末期

字彙 Vocabulary 1. notch [n3t]] v. 贏得 The basketball team notched its 15th win in a row. 2.

就。直到今天,他們在全球的唱片銷量已超過十億張。

3.

到迷幻樂、民謠和拉格樂等多變的曲風。從實驗性的編曲到

4.

5.

鄉利物浦和發跡地漢堡將有紀念活動展開。全球樂迷將一同 慶祝風靡半世紀的披頭四狂熱。 George Harrison Paul McCartney 保羅‧麥卡尼 主唱兼貝斯,和藍儂的搭檔為史上 最成功的詞曲創作組合

喬治‧哈里遜 吉他手,2001 年罹癌病逝

innovate [`6n4%vet] v.

革新;創新

commemorative [k4`m5m4r4t6v] adj.

紀念的

I bought a commemorative mug when I went to the World Cup in Germany.

的革新。 《左輪手槍》、《比伯軍曹寂寞芳心俱樂部》和《白色 數十年來,披頭四的魅力從未消退。今年,在他們的故

荒謬主義的

Chopin innovated in several traditional forms of classical music.

複雜的歌曲結構和荒謬主義的歌詞,披頭四帶來了空前絕後 專輯》等專輯常被稱為史上最重要且最具影響力的作品之一。

absurdist [4b`s-d6st] adj.

The absurdist plays of Eugène Ionesco are ranked as some of the greatest of the 20th century.

除了創下銷售佳績,披頭四改變了流行音樂。他們初期 表演旋律、節奏簡單的即興搖滾和鄉村搖滾歌曲,而後進展

進展;前進

My son has progressed from picture books to novels.

時,他們已創下廿首告示牌冠軍單曲的紀錄。他們曾一度占 據美國排行榜前五名,這可能是一項永遠不會被超越的成

progress [pr4`gr5s] v.

† 為補充說明 † The Fab Four 為 The Beatles 的別稱,Fab 為 fabulous 縮寫。 † British Invasion(英倫入侵)指以 The Beatles 為首在 1964-1966 年間進軍美國的英國樂隊,如 The Rolling Stones、The Animals 等。 † Beatlemania 由 Beatles 和 mania 組成,形容披頭四在全 球樂界掀起的狂熱。

John Lennon 約翰‧藍儂 主唱,1980 年不 幸被槍擊身亡,讓 世人不勝唏噓

Ringo Starr 林哥‧史塔 鼓手,迄今和麥卡尼仍活躍於樂壇

音樂小辭典 h

skiffle [`sk6f4l]

h

rockabilly [`r3k4%b6l6]

h

time signature [`s6gn4t]0]

節拍記號

h

psychedelia [%sa6k4`dil64]

n. 迷幻樂

h

raga [`r3g4] n.

h

instrumentation [%6nstr4m5n`te]4n]

n. 即興搖滾 n. 鄉村搖滾

拉格(印度的傳統曲調) n. 編曲;器樂譜寫

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