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Helen: Hello welcome to Real English from BBC Learning English. I’m Helen.
Jean: And I’m Jean.
Helen: Today we’re going to look at words and phrases that have recently become part of the English language.
Jean: 在我们的 Real English 地道英语节目中，我们要来学学当今英国最新出现的一些新词汇和新说法。Now Helen, 今天我们要学的新词是什么呢?
Helen: Today’s word is crash. C.R.A.S.H. – crash.
Jean: Crash. 这个词我们好像已经学过了吧？是撞车、坠机、或者是股市冲击的意思嘛。
Helen: You have an excellent memory, we did cover crash before, but today crash has another meaning. Today it’s a computer word. If your computer crashes, it means it stops working suddenly.
Jean: 那我们今天要学的是 crash 这个词的另外一个意思，就是电脑死机的意思，对吗？
Helen: Yes, and often you lose all the information.
Jean: Crash 这个词也有电脑出现死机，我们有可能失去很多信息的意思。
Helen: That’s right.
Example
A: Why are you still here? I thought you had nearly finished your work?
B: I had, but the computer crashed and I had to start everything again!
Helen: I hate it when my computer crashes.
Jean: Yes me too.
Helen: The other day I spent 20 minutes writing a really long email, then the computer crashed!
Jean: No, and what happened?
Helen: Well I lost the whole message. I had to start again.
Jean: That must be so annoying!
Helen: Very, but luckily my computer doesn’t crash very often.
Jean: That’s good. Let’s hope it stays that way.
Helen: Now, let’s recap. Crash is:
Jean: 当我们的电脑突然死机的时候，我们有可能会失去正在操作的一些信息， Crash 这个词就是电脑死机的意思。 And that’s all we have time for today.
Helen: You’ve been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. See you next time.
Jean: Bye.
