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I. Caught in the Web
破坏性极强的“震荡波”病毒肆虐全球，而其制造者竟只有十八岁。
From doctors in Hong Kong to bankers in Finland and coastguards in Britain, the name Seven Jaschan means trouble. It was this 18-years-old Ger man boy who invented a deadly computer program that made their machines turn off. His Sasser（震荡波）"worm" attacked computer systems through the Internet, slowing down emergency（紧急情况）services, as well as postal and banking services in dozens of countries.
However, it seems that Jaschan didn't mean to cause headaches for millions of personal computer users. According to reports, the shy boy may have been trying to help his mother's struggling computer business.
After he was arrested（逮捕）on May 7,Jaschan told the police that he was trying to write an anti virus（反病毒）program that would fight viruses such as Mydoom. But in the end, he gave in to pressure from his schoolmates and produced a more dangerous program.
Sven Jaschan, the18- year-old German
boy who created computer trouble.
Peer pressure is one of the reasons why many teenagers write viruses, according to American computer security researcher Sarah Gordon, who is a world expert on the psychology（心理）of virus writers.
"Teenagers often become virus writers because they see creating such programs as a technical challenge," she said.
Few professional（专业的）programmers would share the view that writing a virus is difficult. But for a teenager just becoming familiar with computers, simply finding a virus writing kit（工具箱）and creating a working program is a challenge. Meanwhile, others produce viruses as an act of protest（抗议）,using them to make a political point or ask questions about the freedom of information. Whatever their reasons, most of these teenagers have no idea what they are doing can affect the wider world.
"They do not connect the impact（影响）of what they do on a computer with the impact on another person," Gordon said. "However, once they realize that il can have an impact on other people, most of them grow out of it and stop."
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give in to pressure：向压力低头peer n.同龄人challenge n.挑战have no idea：不知道affect v.影响up to：最后
If they get caught, though, the punishment can be heavy. Jaschan had just graduated from vocational（职业的）school and dreamed of going to college. Now he will have to pay for his actions - and this could mean up to five years in prison.
True or False questions:
1．Only the computer systems of doctors in Hong Kong , bankers in Finland and coastguards in Britain were attacked by Seven Jaschan's sasser "worm".
2．Jaschan hadn't expected the trouble he would make when be began to write the program.
3．Pressure is one of the reasons why so many teenagers write viruses.
4．Writing a virus is very difficult even for a professional programmer.
5．The punishment for writing a virus which has a bad impact on other people is usually very light .
Answers: (1．F 2．T 3．T 4．T 5．F)
Discussion:
Do you think the punishment given to Jaschan is fair?
Ⅱ.Then please read the following passage and try to guess the new expressions arising from the internet.
Here is a fellow chatter says on internet :
…"So, I was out surfing the Web. You know, lurking in a MUD, reading my favourite ezines, and I met this girl in a chat room. We both blabbed away, talking about her homepage and how many hits it got. The next thing you know. this newbie logs on and starts to ask us questions like "What's the difference between a server and a provider?" "Do I have to pay for shareware?" and "Are you really there, or are you a bot? "It was OK for a while as I am into Netiquette and all that. Luckily, he hit the road and we could continue our gab.
Anyway, we started talking about download time and bandwidth. She said she thought that things would never change; it just took so long for something to trickle through her modem. I told her that one of the frustrating things about the Net was when I got into VRML and it was such a bandwidth hog that I went to sleep just waiting for it to pop-up on my tube…
Hello, excuse me? I don't get it. Please wait and help me.
OK, let's take a look at the above in a simplified way:
…So, I was out surfing the Web (spending time using the Internet).You know lurking (being in an interactive environment without writing any thing) in a MUD (Multi user dungeon, where many people gather to play games, have discussions, study and so on), reading my favourite ezines (similar to a magazine an ezine is "published" on the Internet. One of my favourites is Hotwired), and I met this girl (a female user of the Internet) in a chat room (an at the moment area where you can speak with other Internet users). We both blabbed (talked) away, talking about her homepage (a person's private page on the Internet) and how many hits (visits by other Web users) it got. The next thing you know, this newbie (someone new to the Internet) logs on (enter the chat area) and starts to ask us questions like "What's the difference between a server (the computer that provides the space for homepages and other Internet addresses) and a provider (the service that provides the connection from your home to the Internet)?""Do I have to pay for shareware (software available on the Internet for download and free use for a limited time before buying)?" and "Are you really there, or are you a bot (a kind of software that performs a certain task on a Network)?"It was OK for a while, as I am into Netiquette (being polite on the Net) and all that. Luckily, he hit the road (left) and we could continue our gab (discussion).
Anyway, we started talking about download time (the time it takes to get something from the Net onto your computer) and bandwidth (the amount of data a connection is able to transfer).She said she thought that things would never change; it just took so long for something to trickle (to flow slowly; usually used with water) through her modem (the hardware used to connect to the net).I told her that one of the frustrating things about the Net was when I got into VRMI.(a three dimensional kind of Internet page) and it was such a bandwidth hog (a page or program that requires a lot of data to be downloaded before use) that I went to sleep just waiting for it to pop-up (appear) on my tube (computer monitor or screen)…
Well, I hope this will help.
Now someone said to you:" it's OK to Say I'm a Geek, just Don't Call Me a Nerd !"
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1．surfing the Web (spending time using the Internet) 上网冲浪
2．lurking (being in an interactive environment without writing anything) 潜藏，潜伏，埋伏（此处指泡在网上）
3．MUD ( Multi-user dungeon, where many people gather to play games, have discussions, study and so on) 多用户网络游戏
4．ezines (similar to a magazine an ezine is "published" on the Internet. One of my favourites is Hotwired) 电子杂志
5．grrrl (a female user of the Internet) 美眉MM
6．a chat room (an at-the-moment area where you can speak with other Internet users) 聊天室
7．blabbed (talked) v.泄漏（秘密），胡扯
8．homepage (a person's private page on the Internet) 主页，通过万维网（Web）进行信息查询的起始信息页
9．hits (visits by other Web users) 点击
10．newbie (someone new to the Internet) n.＜计＞网络新手，新兵
11．logs on (enter the chat area) 登录
12．server (the computer that provides the space for homepages and other Internet addresses) n.服务器
13．provider (the service that provides the connection from your home to the Internet) 网络运营商
14．shareware (software available on the Internet for download and free use for a limited time before buying) n.＜计＞共享软件
15．hot (a kind of software that performs a certain task on a Network) n.肤蝇的幼虫，马列胃蝇蛆
16．Netiquette (being polite on the Net) 网络礼节 (Network etiquette)
17．hit the road (left) v.开始流浪
18．gab (discussion) n.饶舌，多嘴，爱说话；vi.空谈，唠叨，瞎扯
19．download time (the time it takes to get something from the Net onto your computer) 下载时间，下载速度
20.bandwidth (the amount of data a connection is able to transfer) 带宽
21．Trickle (to flow slowly，usually used with water) v.滴流
22．Modem (the hardware used to connect to the Net) n.＜计＞调制解凋器
23．VRML (a three dimensional kind of Internet page) abbr.Virtual Reality Modeling Language虚拟现实造型语言
24．hog(a page or program that requires a lot of data to be down loaded before use) n.肥（公）猪，贪婪者
25．pop-up (appear) adj.（美）＝pop，枪击，弹出
26．Tube (computer monitor or screen) n.管，管子，［英］地铁，（美）电子管，显像管