第十五讲

    Text Study
    Para. 5b Every year or so, Microsoft comes out with a new version, which Microsoft always swears is better and more reliable, and I always buy it. I bought Windows 2.0, Windows 3.0, Windows 3.1415926, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows RSVP, The Best of Windows, Windows Strikes Back, and Windows Let’s All Buy Bill Gates a House the Size of Vermont.

    come out with
    推出, 出版；说出, 提出（不寻常或意料之外的话）
    e.g.
    They are going to come out with a great new encyclopedia next month.
    下个月他们将推出一部了不起的新百科全书。

    swear
    vt., vi. 诅咒，咒骂
    e.g.
    His boss often swore at him, sometimes for no reason at all.
    老板经常骂他, 有时毫无理由。
    宣誓,发誓
    I don't know anything about what happened, I swear.
    我发誓, 我对所发生的事一无所知。

    reliable
    adj. 可靠的, 可信赖的
    e.g.
    The manager thought he was a reliable person and told him all about the new plan.
    经理认为他是一个可靠的人, 并把关于新计划的全部内容都告诉了他。

    Translation
    Para. 5b 大约每一年，微软公司都会推出一个新版本并信誓旦旦地称它更好、更可靠，而我也总是照单全收。我买了视窗2.0 版、视窗3.0 版、视窗3.1415926 版、视窗95 版、视窗98 版、视窗ME 版、视窗RSVP 版、最佳视窗版、视窗“又来了”版，以及视窗“让我们大家为比尔· 盖茨买一座跟佛蒙特州一样大的房子”版。