摘要
读者在读到本期《科技英语学习》的时候,2000年元旦已是咫尺之遥。本刊今年举办的翻译竞赛使用的原文的标题就是:Will Your PC Crash onJanuary 1、2000?现在,这个问题已经迫在眉睫。 Will Your PC Crash on January I,2000?一文为我们描绘了一幅幅发生在2000年元旦的可怕景象: Your credit card bill is suddenly 99 years overdue, you owe anothercentury's worth of interest on your home. and Grandma gets a notice to enterkindergarten. Phone lines are busy, and email is down because the electricity isout. You're under a boil-water alert. and the shelves at the local supermarketare bare. And-oh. yeah-the money in your bank account disappears fasterthan it did last time you visited Vegas. 本文报道的最新调查证明,把Y2K问题看得那么严重的人数,已经比今年8月份调查时下降了4％,只占被调查人数的3％。但是,最近的调查仍然显示: 55％ said they would avoid traveling on or around Jan. 1. 40％ of respondents said they would stockpile food and water. 28％ said they would stock up on gasoline. 58％ of them said they would get special confirmation or
出处
《当代外语研究》
1999年第12期5-7,共3页
Contemporary Foreign Language Studies
