Unit 7 Difficult Sentences.doc

Unit 7 Difficult Sentences Section A What startled experts about this particular virus was its ability to propagate itself across a vast number of systems in the commercial, government, and military realms in a very short period of time. (L. 7-9, Para. 2) 令专家们震惊的是，这种病毒能够在极短的时间内迅速地在商业、政府和军事领域的系统内进行传播。 The rapid distribution of the virus degraded or disrupted computer networks by means of sending more messages than e-mail systems could handle, which result in a denial of service on some networks as they had to be shut down while the virus was eliminated from the system. (L. 16-21, Para. 3) 这种病毒的快速传播是通过发送超过电子邮件系统处理能力的信息，使电脑网络功能退化，或使其运行受阻。其结果是，一些网络被迫中止服务，因为从系统中清除该病毒时，那些网络必须关闭。 Commerce could be jeopardized, either because no information could be passed using the Internet or because information passed over the Internet might be considered unreliable. (L. 35-37, Para. 4) 由于无法使用互联网传递信息或者互联网传递的信息被认为缺乏可靠性，商业活动就可能深陷困境。 If the Internet ceased to function, the consequent losses could ultimately be measured in tens of billions rather than millions of dollars. (L. 38-39, Para. 4) 如果互联网无法运作，随之而来的损失最终可能会高达数百亿美元，而不是数百万美元了。 The virus does not cause the loss of data, but did affect tens of thousands of systems, resulting in a loss of productivity when the systems were shut down. (L. 42-44, Para. 5) 该病毒并不造成资料的丢失，但它确实影响了数以万计的系统，当系统关闭时会导致生产效率的损失。 As yet we have no hard estimates of the cumulative monetary damage resulting from the loss of productivity and other disruptions associated with the virus. (L. 51-52, Para. 6) 至今我们还不能确切估算与该病毒有关的工作效率损失和其他破坏所造成的累计经济损失。 Users need to be careful about what they take from the Internet and avoid being too hasty in opening attached files, both from known users and especially from users unknown to them. (L. 59-60, Para. 8) 用户需要小心处理从互联网上获得的信息，避免仓促打开附件，无论是来自认识的用户还是不认识的用户，尤其是后者。 Computer criminals who are intent to planning viruses such as Melissa need to know that justice will be swift, certain and severe. (L. 76-77, Para. 9) 要让蓄