生活英语情景口语:网上聊天

（单词翻译）

A: what's up?
W: not much. I'm just trying to hook up to the internet. I'm having a few problems though.
A: what's wrong?
W: I've got all the cords plugged in, but it appears that I'm offline.
A: Are you using dial-up or broadband?
W: actually, I've got a wireless¹ connection.
A: In that case, you need to turn on your airport.
W: I hook up to the Internet every day. I can't believe I didn't do that.
A: do you like ever chat online?
W: No, but I'd like to. Do you have to pay to do instant messaging?
A: Oh, no. You can regsiter for free. Just go to the yahoo website and it will tell you how to do it.
W: what do you do if people want to talk to you online but you don't want to talk to them?
A: well, you can always block them. When I don't feel like talking to certain people online, that's what I do.
W: what's your email address? I'll add you to my contacts list.
A: it's [email protected].
W: cool. We can meet up in a chat room sometime or just chat online using messenger.
A: don't mention it.
什么事?
也没什么.我正在学着上网.不过我还有很多问题.
什么问题?
我把所有的线都接上了,可是好像还是上不了网.
你用拨号还是宽带?
实际上,我用的是无线连接.
要是这样的话,你应该把连接端口打开.
我每天都上网.真不敢相信自己居然没有端口.
你平时喜欢上网吗?
平时不上网聊天,不过我很想这样做.你使用即时通讯工具需要付费吗?
哦,不用.你可以免费注册.先登录雅虎网站,然后它会告诉你怎么做.
如果在网上有人想跟你聊天,而你不想理他该怎么办?
嗯,你可以把他阻止掉.只是我不想跟谁说话,我就把他阻止了.
你的电子邮箱是什么?我可以把你添加到联系人里.
是[email protected].
太好了.我们以后可以在聊天室见面,或者就用messenger.谢谢你的帮助!
别客气!
hook up (to something); hook somebody/something up (to something)
to connect somebody/something to a piece of electronic equipment or to a power supply 把…接通电子设备（或电源）
She was then hooked up to an IV drip.
接着就给她接上了静脉滴注.
Check that the computer is hooked up to the printer.
检查一下计算机是否与打印机接通.

register:to record your/somebody's/something's name on an official list 登记;注册 
to register a birth/marriage/death
登记出生／结婚／死亡
to register a company/trademark
注册公司／商标
The ship was registered in Panama.
这艘船是在巴拿马注册的。
She is officially registered (as) disabled.
她正式登记为伤残者.
to register with a doctor/dentist
向医生／牙医登记
to register at a hotel
在酒店登记