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Question 1

acting up

Answer 1

to cause a problem
for computer/body / children
“My computer has been acting up on me”

Question 2

model

Answer 2

type
the model of my compony is…
“It’s a pretty old model”

Question 3

to call up

Answer 3

=to call

“I decided to call up my friend Kevin to ask for his two cents”

Question 4

two cents

Answer 4

to give opinion
the opinion
to indicate some humanity of your opinion=’ well i don’t know for sure but here is my two cent word’
“I decided to call up my friend Kevin to ask for his two cents”

Question 5

whiz

Answer 5

to be wise at sth = to be very good at sth
gik! but you don’t communicate with other people - insult and not polite
“Kevin is a computer whiz”

Question 6

heart of hearts

Answer 6

deep down
what you true really believe
really and truly love
i leave in California but in my heart of heart i steal feel i am from
“…, but in his heart of hearts, he is a big Mac fan”

Question 7

word processing

Answer 7

typing documents, letters

“I do mostly word processing so I don’t need anything fancy.”

Question 8

to take a crack at

Answer 8

to try sth
when you have a difficulty at sth that other people have too
here let me to take a crack at that tv set that doesn’t work
“so I‚Äôd like to take a crack at some new programs in the future.”

Question 9

throwing out specs

Answer 9

to give someone information
he giving information very fast

throw out/away= for trash and junk

“He immediately started throwing out specs:”

Question 10

writable DVD drive

Answer 10

the drive that you can make a disc on

“make sure it has a writable DVD drive.”

Question 11

to be over my head

Answer 11

to be too difficult
sth you don’t understand is way over your head
“All of that is way over my head. “

Question 12

carried away

Answer 12

you get too excited and so interesting in sth that you begin to talk too fast or star talking over someone head
which cause problem
“Then he laughed and said he had gotten carried away”

Question 13

Got that?

Answer 13

do you understand that?

-yes i get it

Question 14

I’m following you

Answer 14

to go behind someone/walk or drive

2-undestand

Question 15

blank

Answer 15

blank CD= empty
my mind is/went blank= i forgot sth- my mind is empty
“Some drives can just read DVDs and some can record onto blank ones”

Question 16

burn

Answer 16

to record and write

“If you want to burn your own videos, you’ll want a writable DVD drive”

Question 17

burning question

Answer 17

a Q that is very important

Question 18

a whole different thing

Answer 18

its completely different topic that needs another talk and time

Question 19

specs

Answer 19

specification
the spec of computer are: its processor speed
its RAM the hard drive

Question 20

Let’s back up for a a minute.”

Answer 20

move backward

here: to go over it again, to go back to a certain point and start again

Question 21

My computer has been acting up on me. It’s a pretty old model, and I need to replace it. So I decided to call up my friend Kevin to ask for his two cents. Kevin is a computer whiz. He knows PC really well since he worked on them for years, but in his heart of hearts, he is a big Mac fan. So, I thought he would be good person to ask.
I have always used a PC. I do mostly word processing so I don’t need anything fancy. But, I see people I know doing cool things with photos and video, so I‚Äôd like to take a crack at some new programs in the future.
Well, I called up Kevin to tell him what I needed. He immediately started throwing out specs: “You need at least a 2 Gigahertz processor and 1 Gig of memory, and make sure it has a writable DVD drive.” “Whoa,” I said. “All of that is way over my head. Let’s back up for a a minute.” Then he laughed and said he had gotten carried away . “Okay,” he said. “Let’s start at the beginning. Now, the processor determines how easily and how fast you can use the programs on your computer. Got that?” I said that I did.

Answer 21

Then he continued, “How much RAM memory you have is very important, too. Your computer will go faster the more you have. So, I recommend getting at least 1 Gigabyte of RAM memory.” “I think I’m following you so far, “ I said. “Great,” he said. Another thing you want is a drive that handles both CDs and DVDs. Some drives can just read DVDs and some can record onto blank ones. If you want to burn your own videos, you’ll want a writable DVD drive. Remember though, that’s just the computer itself. Don’t forget that you’ll need a monitor, a keyboard, a mouse, and speakers.”
“OK,” I said. “I think I’ve got all that. Now, here’s the burning question: Mac or PC? He said: “Now that’s a whole different thing. Do you have a couple of hours?‚”