BBC Real English – IT 信息技术

　　BBC Learning English –Real English 地道英语

　　IT 信息技术

　　Helen: Hello. This is Real English from BBC Learning English. I’m Helen.

　　Liu Jia: 大家好，欢迎收听今天的地道英语，我是刘佳。

　　Helen: Today we’re going to look at words and phrases that have recently become part of the English language.

　　Liu Jia: Helen, 今天咱们要学的新词是什么呢？

　　Helen: Today’s expression is IT. That’s two letters, I and T, IT.

　　Liu Jia: 我想这个词对我们来说并不陌生，Helen 先来告诉我们它的英文解释吧。

　　Helen: Well, IT is short for information technology. It means computers, systems, software etc.

　　Liu Jia: 没错， 这个词就是信息 information 和技术 technology 两个单词的缩写。 能给我们举个例子来说说吗？Helen.

　　Helen: Well, you might say, “I studied IT at university, and then went to work for a big software house.”

　　Liu Jia: 明白了。

　　Example

　　A: Bill, I hear that you are a director?

　　B: Yes, I’ve got my own IT company. We have a small team who help companies to set up and maintain their computer systems.

　　Liu Jia: 听上去不错，这个人有一个自己的公司，而且做的都是电脑的生意。