英汉对照：中国的电脑屏幕走向黑暗(图)

　　Computer screens are darkening in China, and it’s not because the nation’s netizens are powering down.

　　中国的电脑屏幕暗下来了，这并不是因为这个国家的网民关掉了电源。

　　Several dozen users of Microsoft’s XP operating system and its Office software took to the Internet today to say that their desktop backgrounds had begun turning black. The switch doesn’t render the computer unusable, but it undoes people’s efforts to personalize their computer screens with photos or designs. Many said they were able to restore their original desktops only to have their screens turn black again an hour later.

　　一些微软XP

　　The users have run into one of Microsoft Corp.’s latest anti-piracy efforts. Its Windows Genuine Advantage software, installed via recent online updates, determines whether the software on the computer is legitimate or pirated. Users will be treated with plain black desktop if their computers fail the validation process. Meanwhile, a persistent desktop notification will pop up at the right corner, warning that the user may be a victim of software counterfeiting.

　　这样的用户是撞上了微软公司最近反盗版的试验。它的WGA软件通过微软的在线更新来安装，识别了用户电脑上的软件是合法的还是盗版的。如果用户的电脑没有通过验证程序，就会遭遇一个纯黑的桌面。同时，右下角会持续的弹出一个通知，警告用户也许是盗版软件的受害者。