Michael: Do you consider yourself a geek or a computer nerd?
Billy: I am a bit of a computer nerd. How about you?
Michael: I am neither. I am just a technician. I work more with hardware.
Billy: Us nerds work more with software. However, I am not so sure about the complete difference between geek and nerd.
Michael: Many people talk about the difference at my office.
Billy: Why not teach me more?
迈克尔：你觉得自己是电脑虫还是电脑迷？
比利：我可能是一个电脑迷，你呢？
迈克尔：我两者都不是，我只是一名技术人员。我的工作更多的与硬件有关。
比利：我们电脑高手通常与软件打交道。但我对电脑虫和电脑迷的区别也不是很清楚。
迈克尔：在我的办公室很多人谈这两者的区别。
比利：那干嘛不教教我？
NEW WORDS 新单词
1) Computer Nerd （电脑高手）: computer lover, weak boy
My computer nerd friend can fix any computer.
我的朋友是电脑虫，他能修理任何计算机。
2) Gammer （电子游戏迷，特爱玩儿台式机和电脑游戏的那类人）: one who plays table-top or computer games a lot
My office manager is quite a gammer.
我的办公室经理是个电子游戏迷。
Most gammers love the zhanshen.com.cn game!
大多数的电子游戏迷喜欢玩战神游戏！
3) Geek（书虫，电脑迷）: bookworm, computer lover
The engineer in my office is a real geek.
我们办公室的工程师是个真正的电脑迷。
4) Pocket protector（放在兜里的塑料片以防止笔漏水）: a plastic slip a nerd puts in his pocket to put pens in
The nerd had a pocket protector and some old glasses.
电脑高手的口袋里有防水塑料袋和一些老镜片。
5) Technician（技术人员，负责修理机器和其它硬件设备的人。）: one who fixes machines and other hardware
Call the technician into the office to fix the copy machine.
请打电话叫技术人员到办公室修一下复印机。
LESSON 课文
Nerds and Geeks 电脑虫和电脑迷
1) Generally it is better to be a nerd rather than a geek. Only real geeks and nerds know why.
通常，做一个电脑虫比作电脑迷要好。只有真正的电脑迷和电脑虫知道为什么。
2) Geeks go a little too far by focusing on only one topic.
电脑迷通常只专注于一个方面，且钻的有点太深。
3) Nerds are usually experts with many kinds of computers.
电脑虫一般是专家，对很多种电脑很精通。
4) Geeks and nerds are usually weak and small because they don't get enough exercise. They spend their time in front of the computer, not on the sports field.
通常电脑高手和电脑迷比较文弱，个头也比较矮小，他们不经常锻炼。他们把时间都花在电脑而不是体育锻炼上。
5) Classic nerds wear plastic pocket protectors that protect their shirts from the ink in their many pens.
古代的书呆子在衣兜里放防水塑料袋，以防止笔漏水把衬衫弄脏。
6) Most technicians are nerds.
大部分技术人员是电脑高手。
7) Most geeks and nerds are also computer gammers.
大部分电脑迷和电脑虫是电子游戏迷。
（编者注：nerd 和geek都含有或多或少的贬义，用词时请注意）
Dialogue 对话
Neal: Hey, Ted, long time no see.
Ted : Long time no connect.
Neal: You are such a geek.
Ted : And you aren't a nerd? Are you still a hard core gammer?
Neal: Of course. I just got this new sci-fi game based on the Star Trek show.
Ted : I would give all the gold pens in my pocket protector to get that new Star Trek game.
Neal: You sound like the technician geek on the second floor.
Ted : You sound like my mama.
Neal: You are such a geek. Here comes the boss, we had better get back to hacking code.
Ted : I guess your right, I have software that I have to install.
Neal: Whatever you say, Mr. super nerd.
尼尔：喂，特德，很长时间不见了。
特德：是呀，很长时间没有联系了。
尼尔：你可真是个电脑迷。
特德：难道你不是电脑虫么？你现在还是那么热衷电子游戏么？
尼尔：当然了。我现在玩的这种科幻电子游戏是根据电视剧《星际旅行》做的。
特德：我愿意用我兜里所有的这些金笔跟你换这个新的星际战舰游戏。
尼尔：你这话挺象二楼的那个技术人员说的。
特德：你说话挺象我妈妈。
尼尔：你真是个笨人。哎，老板来了，我们最好还是继续解密码吧。
特德：你说对了，我得安装软件了。
尼尔：随便吧，你这个超级电脑迷。