Larry 和李华在一个餐馆里商量周末的计划。李华今天会学到两个常用语glitch
和tweak.

    LL： What a busy morning in our office！ We discovered a glitch in
some new software we were trying out at work.

    LH：你们发现新的电脑软件有一个glitch.Glitch 是什么呀？

    LL： A glitch is a technical problem. When your computer or software
doesn't work the way it is supposed to， it often has a glitch.

    LH：噢， glitch 就是技术故障。电脑或软件不能正常运作时往往就是因为
有了故障。那你们弄清楚了没有电脑软件到底是什么问题呢？

    LL： Well ， glitches are often difficult to explain. Basically ，
we would try to use a certain function of the software， and it would
cause the office computers to lock up.

    LH：用软件的某一功能，办公室的电脑就都不能用了，你说的就是所谓的电
脑死机吧。

    LL： Glitches are very frustrating. They cost a lot of time and effort.

    LH：没错，出了故障要花很多时间去解决，是很烦人的。对了，Larry ，你
听说没有，最近大家都在抢购一种电子游戏软件，结果发现这种软件有严重的技
术问题 - it has a big glitch in it. 听说厂家正在回收产品呢。

    LL： Oh ， I know all about that！ I love video games and actually
bought that game system. It does have a serious glitch， and now I need
to send it back to the company.

    LH：你也买了那软件？那你就得把它寄回去。Larry ，你说既然有问题，那
厂家为什么还要出售他们的软件呢？

    LL： Sometimes the companies don't know about a glitch in a video
game or video game system until enough people play it.

    LH：那倒也是，有的问题必须在很多人用了以后才会发现。对了，Larry ，
你不是说今天要跟老板一起吃午饭吗？

    LL： I was originally ， but there was a glitch in our plans. My boss
discovered he had two appointments on the same day， so he had to reschedule
our lunch for next week.

    LH：你的老板也真是够糊涂的，怎么会在同一天安排两个午餐。幸好你是个
年轻新雇员，取消和你的约会还不要紧。 Larry，我们说好了这个周末去参观摄
影展览。这个计划没问题吧？Are there any glitches in that plan ？

    LL： I don't think there will be any glitches. I am really looking
forward to it. When do you want to leave？

    LH：我也跟你一样盼着去呢。星期六早上十点半出发，怎么样？

    LL：Fine！

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    LL： Hmmm ， I need to do an errand Saturday morning. We may have
to tweak our plans a little.

    LH： Tweak our plans？ Tweak这个字的发音有点怪。你的意思是要改变计
划吗？

    LL： Tweak， may be a funny-sounding word ， but it means to adjust
something just a little bit.

    LH： Tweak的意思是稍微作些改动。那你的意思是说星期六的计划要变喽。

    LL： Right， we don't have to change our plans too much. If we just
tweak the time a little bit and leave at 11 ：00， I can finish my errand，
and we still have plenty of time to enjoy the exhibit.

    LH：没问题。我们把10：30出发改成11点出发就行了。不过我们也不能玩得
太晚喽。

    LL： Why is that？

    LH：我下个星期要在研讨会上宣读一篇论文。论文是写完了，但我还要作一
些修改。

    LL： If the paper is in English ， Li Hua ， I can help you tweak
it by reading it after we get back tonight.

    LH：我是用英文写的，你要是能帮我修改一下，那真是太好了。

    LL： It would be my pleasure， Li Hua. Well ， this has been a nice
lunch ， but I need to get back to work. I've had some ideas about how
to tweak the computers at work.

    LH：瞧你，想出了修电脑的主意就急着要回去工作了。你真有把握吗？

    LL： I'm not sure. But if I can't tweak it， maybe some one at the
software company can. Thanks again for lunch， Li Hua. I'll see you later.

    LH：哎，Larry ，你的午饭都没怎么吃嘛。

    LL： To be honest ， it wasn't very good. I think the chef needs to
tweak the seasoning. It was kind of bland.

    LH：这菜的确是没有什么味道。厨师是该改变他的佐料了。再见，Larry. Good
luck tweaking your computers！

    今天李华学到了两个常用语。一个是glitch，意思是技术故障。还有一个是
tweak ，意思是作小的改动。