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A: Oh, great. This stupid computer froze again. That's the third time today. Hey, Samuel, can you come take a look at my PC? It's acting up again. 

It must have a virus or something.

哦，这该死的电脑又不能用了。这已经是今天的第三次了。你好，撒母耳，能帮我检查一下我的电脑吗？它又出现这种情况，一定是有病毒或其它问题。

B: Just give me a second, I'll be right up. I ran a virus scan on your computer and it turns out that you have a lot of infected files.

稍等一下，我马上过来。我在你的电脑上运行的病毒扫描。结果显示，你有很多文件感染了病毒。

A: But I'm quite careful when I'm browsing the Internet. I have no idea how I could have picked up a virus.

但我浏览网页时都很小心的，我不清楚这是怎么感上病毒的。

B: Well, you have to make sure that your anti-virus software is updated regularly. Yours wasn't up to date, that's probably what was causing your problems.

那么你必须确认你有定时更新你的杀毒软件。

A: Okay, anything else?

好的，还有其它原因吗？

B: Yeah. Try not to kick or hit the computer.

尽量不要踢或拍打电脑。

A: Yeah, sorry about that. 

好的，这个实在抱歉。

virus表示“病毒”。a virus infection病毒感染；the flu virus流感病毒。

froze是freeze的过去式，表示“冻结；凝固；冻住”。Two men froze to death on the mountain.两个男子在山上冻死了。

act up有“捣蛋”，“出毛病”的意思。例句：He sometimes likes to act up in class.有时候他喜欢在课堂上捣蛋。The car's engine is beginning to act up again.车的引擎又开始出毛病了。

up to date表示“现代的；最新的；时髦的”up-to-date equipment最新的设备。It makes sense to buy the most up-to-date version.买最新的版本是明智的。I can't find this street. Are you sure this map is up to date?我找不到这条街，你确定这张地图是最新的吗？

I'll be right up.表示“我一会就到”；类似的I'll be right down.我一会就下来。I'll be right out.我一会就出来。

It turns out(that)表示“原来是/结果是”Frank didn't come to work today and it turns out he's sick.弗兰克今天没有来上班，原来是生病了。

froze again→zə

take a look at→kə;kæ

acting up again→pə

have a virus or something→və;sɔː

give me a→gɪmɪjə

right up→də

ran a→nə

and it turns out→dɪ;saʊ

have a lot of→və;də

when I'm→naɪ

picked up a→dəpə

sorry about→jə