开心一下——男人、女人和电脑

每天五公里

Are Computers Male or Female?
Are Computers Male or Female?

电脑是阴性还是阳性？


A foreign language teacher was explaining to her class that, unlike their English counterparts, French nouns are grammatically designated as masculine or feminine.


一位外语老师给她的学生讲法语，在语法上法语词汇都可以分为“阴性”和“阳性”。



Things like ''chalk'' or ''pencil,'' she described, would have a gender association although in English these words were neutral. Confused, one student raised his hand and asked, "What gender is a computer?"


比如“粉笔”或“铅笔”，她解释道，这些词都可以分出它们的性别来，而不像英语里面这些词都是中性的。一个学生很迷惑的举起手问道：“那电脑是阳性还是阴性呢？”


The French teacher wasn''t sure which gender it was, so she divided the class into two groups and asked them to decide if a computer should be masculine or feminine. One group was comprised of the women in the class, and the other of men. Both groups were asked to give four reasons for their recommendation.


这位法语老师吃不准，于是她把学生按性别分成两组然后让他们讨论“电脑”这个词应该是阴性还是阳性。


The group of women concluded that computers should be referred to in masculine gender because:


女性组认为电脑是“阳性”，理由是：



1. In order to get their attention, you have to turn them on.


1.为了引起他们注意，你需要首先开“机”。


2. They have a lot of data but are still clueless.


2.他们总是有一大堆数据，但总是没有头绪。


3. They are supposed to help you solve your problems, but half the time they ARE the problem.


3.本来指望他们帮你解决问题，但一半时间里，他们本身就是个问题。


4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that, if you had waited a little longer, you could have had a better model.


4.一旦你对他委以终身，你就会发现没多久，就会有一个更适合你的在等着你。


The men, on the other hand, decided that computers should definitely be referred to in the feminine gender because:


男性组认为电脑是“阴性”，因为：上海翻译公司


1. No one but their creator understands their internal logic.


1.除了她的创造者没有人能理解她们的内部逻辑。


2. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else.


2.她们和其它电脑交流的语言除了她们自己外无人能懂。


3. Even your smallest mistakes are stored in long-term memory for later retrieval.


2.哪怕是你再小的过错都会储存在他们的永久存储器里，而且可以随时提取。


4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your pay check on accessories.


4.一旦委身给他，你会发现你将要花一半的钱购置配件。

胡子

male or female  {:soso_e128:}

每天五公里

是的，挺形象的！

灵兔

{:soso_e116:}.一旦委身给他，你会发现你将要花一半的钱购置配件。

一路友风景

灵兔和飞兔是?