VOA慢速英语:Words and Their Stories: Computer Terms

1. It is a small device that you move around on a flat surface in front of a computer.

in front of 在...的前面
例句：A crowd gathered in front of the building.
大楼前围了一大群人。

2. When you "Google" a subject, you can get a large amount of information about it. Some people like to Google their friends or themselves to see how many times their name appears on the Internet.

how many 多少
例句：How many students entered themselves for the examination? 
有多少学生报名参加考试？ 

3. It may contain stories, comments, pictures and links to other Web sites.

link to 把……和……联系起来
例句：Bonus payment is link to productivity. 
奖金与生产率挂钩。 

4. Blogs are not the same as spam.

the same as 与……同样的
例句：A draft upon my neighbour was to me the same as money. 
我以为用支票向邻居支款，同现钱一样。 

5. The name is based on a funny joke many years ago on a British television show, "Monty Python's Flying Circus."

base on 基于
例句： "Base on Yunfu, orient to the world and aim at the future." 
立足云浮,面向世界,走向未来。 

6. This interferes with the friends' discussion – just as unwanted sales messages interfere with communication over the Internet.

interfere with 妨害,干扰
例句：She never allows her private affairs to interfere with production. 
她从不为个人事情耽误生产。

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