1. Do you remember
the good old days? Innocent times spent sharing documents
and executable files without a care in the world.（para.
1）
还记得美好的往日时光吗？在那样的纯真年代，我们共享文档和执行文件，根本没有半点顾虑。
(简单句)
2. Okay, every month or so you might encounter a boot
sector virus — but they were easy to deal with even
if the anti-virus software didn't pick them up. （para.
1）
不错，每隔一个月左右你可能会碰到一个引导扇区病毒，不过这些很容易对付，就算杀毒软件没有把它查出来也不要紧。
(并列复合句)
3. But those long lazy summers disappeared too fast.
（para. 2）
那些长长的夏日，悠闲自得，可惜消逝得太快。
(简单句)
4. Macro viruses made Information Technology (IT) administrators
grow up fast as they realized there was a type of virus
which could spread very quickly throughout an organization.
（para. 2）
宏病毒使IT管理者们迅速成长起来，他们意识到有的病毒能迅速扩散到整个机构。
(复合句) |
5. It wasn't unusual
to find hundreds of computers within one company infected
by viruses transmitted via email attachments. （para.
2）
一家公司里的数百台计算机因为发送电子邮件附件而感染病毒，这是十分平常的事。
(简单句)
6. The IT staff were amongst the fittest departments
in your company, running from one Personal Computer
(PC) to the next cleaning them up. （para. 2）
公司各部门中身体最好的当属IT员工，因为他们奔走于各台计算机之间，清理病毒。
(简单句)
7. There had to be a better way. （para. 3）
防病毒得想个更好的办法才行。
(简单句)
8. Companies now realize that viruses aren't "urban
myths", and can have a serious impact on their
operations. （para. 3）
各家公司现在都意识到病毒并不是“现代神话”，而会严重影响到公司的运作。
(复合句)
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9. They invest in
anti-virus software on the desktops, servers and email
gateways and even put in place procedures to ensure
their anti-virus is up-to-date with the very latest
detection routines. （para. 3）
他们投资杀毒软件，安装在计算机、服务器以及电子邮件通路上，甚至还采取措施确保使用最新的检查程序，随时更新杀毒软件。
(简单句)
10. It sounds like companies have put in place adequate
defenses to protect against viruses. （para. 4）
听起来好像各公司已经采取了充分的措施防范病毒。
(复合句)
11. But have they? （para. 4）
可事实真的如此吗？
(简单句)
12. Anti-virus software detects most of the viruses
your users are likely to encounter — often without the
user even knowing. （para. 5）
杀毒软件确实能检测出用户会碰到的绝大多数病毒，而且往往在用户毫不察觉时就已经处理完毕。
(复合句)
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13. However, the software
must be updated regularly, preferably daily in any large
company. （para. 5）
然而，软件必须定期更新，大公司则最好是每天更新一次。
(简单句)
14. Even then, a very new virus can infect your users.
（para. 5）
即使是这样，新的病毒也还是可能感染你的用户。
(简单句)
15. With the rapid transmission of files through networks
and the Internet, a virus can spread a considerable
distance before it can be identified and protected against.
（para. 5）
通过网络和互联网，文件可以快速地传输，等到人们发现一种病毒并加以防范时，病毒可能已经扩散到了相当的范围。
(复合句)
16. Fortunately, only a few viruses ever do this but
the likes of Melissa and the Love Bug can inflict serious
damage before their progress is stopped.（ para. 5）
好在只有少数几种病毒有这么大的破坏力，不过像梅利莎和爱虫病毒则是例外，人们还来不及制止，它们就已经造成了严重的破坏。
(并列复合句)
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17. While employees
become suddenly aware during the ensuing media excitement,
they soon forget about the virus threat as the stories
disappear from the news headlines. （para. 5）
然后媒体轰动，员工会突然警觉起来，但一旦新闻头条不再报道这些事件，他们就会很快将其抛之脑后。
(复合句)
18. This is the danger. （para. 6）
这正是危险所在。
(简单句)
19. Complacency can set in when there is no perceived
"action" on the virus front with no global
crisis, and the importance of being vigilant about viruses
recedes in your users' minds. （para. 6）
若病毒战线没有能察觉到的“大动作”，也没有全球性的危机，人们就会变得洋洋自得，对病毒保持警惕的重要性的意识就会在用户的脑子中渐渐淡化。
(并列复合句)
20. They forget what the big deal was in the first place
— after all, the anti-virus software deals with the
viruses, doesn't it? （para. 6）
他们会忘掉这件首要大事——毕竟杀毒软件会对付病毒，不是吗？
(复合句)
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21. And isn't it the
IT department's job to look after this sort of thing?
（para. 6）
何况，这不也正是IT部门的职责所在吗？
(简单句)
22. Before you know it your users are opening unsolicited
attachments once more, downloading unauthorized software,
and putting your company's data and credibility at risk.
（para. 7）
你还没有反应过来，用户们又一次打开了来历不明的附件，下载了非法软件，将公司的数据资料和信誉置于危险之中。
(复合句)
23. All because the users think that they are working
in a safe environment. （para. 7）
这一切都是因为用户们认为他们的操作环境很安全。
(复合句)
24. Employees see anti-virus software, firewalls and IT
departments as guarantees that their computers will work
and will be safe. （para. 7）
员工们认为杀毒软件、防火墙以及IT部门足以保障他们的计算机正常运作，而且没有危险。
(复合句) |
25. Of course, there
aren't any guarantees.
(简单句)
Anti-virus software plays one, albeit important, part
in the defense of your company from malicious attack but
the security of your computer system is only as strong
as the weakest link. （para. 7）
其实根本没有这种保障。杀毒软件的作用固然很重要，但在保护公司不受恶意攻击的战斗中，只能起到一定的作用。公司的计算机系统安全与否实际上系于最薄弱的一个环节。
(并列句)
26. And that, more often than not, is the human factor.
（para. 7）
而这个环节往往就是人的因素。
(简单句)
27. No employer wants to come across as a killjoy or an
ogre. （para. 8）
身为雇主，谁都不愿扮演令人扫兴或者令人生畏的角色。
(简单句)
28. Most will willingly accept that the happiest employees
are those who feel that they are respected and trusted
by their employer. （para. 8）
大多数人都愿意相信，员工若能感受到雇主的尊重和信任，肯定会很开心的。
(复合句) |
29. Many companies accept
that employees will send and receive a certain amount
of personal email and make the odd personal telephone
call. （para. 8）
很多公司都默许员工接发一定数量的私人电子邮件，偶尔打一两个私人电话。
(复合句)
30. However, the worry comes when employees start risking
company security in pursuit of personal amusement. （para.
9）
但是，如果员工为了追求个人乐趣而置公司安全于不顾，就着实堪忧了。
(复合句)
31. Funny screensavers and games downloaded from the Internet
can seem harmless enough but they could easily be harboring
a dangerous virus. （para. 9）
从互联网上下载有趣的屏保或者游戏，看起来好像没有危险，不过它们很可能是危险病毒的藏身之所。
(并列句)
32. Software downloaded from the net is often unlicensed
and unsupported, and may cause conflicts with existing
software in use at your company. （para. 10）
从网上下载的软件经常未经许可，而且不提供支持，可能与公司使用的其他软件发生冲突。
(并列句) |
33. Unlicensed, pirated
software is an ideal vector for a computer virus. （para.
10）
未经许可的盗版软件是计算机病毒的理想的携带者
(简单句)
34. Virus writers and hackers often use such software
as the ideal "kick-start" for their virus distribution.
（para. 10）
制造病毒者以及黑客们经常利用这类软件作为病毒扩散的理想开端。
(简单句)
35. It is vitally important that employees be educated
about the virus threat but this cannot be a one-off event.
（para. 11）
对员工进行有关病毒危害的教育至关重要，但这种教育不能一劳永逸。
(并列复合句)
36. The potential threat should always be in the back
of an employee's mind and precautionary measures should
be taken as a matter of course. （para. 11）
员工的潜意识里应该随时留意潜在的危险，而且应该总是采取防范措施。
(并列句) |
37. There is no harm
in reminding people about what could happen if they let
their guard down. （para. 11）
应该提醒人们如果放松警惕会有什么后果。
(复合句)
38. In the end, education is the key to a virus-free environment
and this is a continual process. （para. 11）
归根结底，营造无病毒环境，教育才是关键，而且应该坚持不懈。
(并列句)
39. It may not be the most exciting thing on the agenda
but it works. （para. 11）
这可能不是日程表上最激动人心的事，但是行之有效。
(并列句)
40. The lesson is simple. （para. 12）
道理很简单。
(简单句)
41. You can have the best software in the world protecting
your company's defenses; you can even be the biggest IT
company in the world; but without your users practicing
safe computing they will always be the weakest link. （para.
12）
你也许拥有世界上最好的软件来保护公司的防护系统，甚至可能是世界上最大的IT公司，但如果你的用户不注意计算机的使用安全，他们将始终是最薄弱的环节。
(并列句) |
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