Malfunction

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(the computer) malfunctions: （计算机）发生故障 verb

Our server malfunctioned last night, so many of our valuable customers cannot listen to our brilliant audio files. 我们的服务器昨晚发生故障，因此很多重要客户未能听到我们精彩的音频文件。

练习 1

True or false? The "stock counter" is successfully counting each item entering and leaving the warehouse.

True

False

不知道

True or false? The "stock counter" is successfully counting each item entering and leaving the warehouse.

True

This is not a true statement.

False

This statement is false. We are told that the stock counter is "malfunctioning", meaning that it is not working correctly. Here's another example: "Oh no! The robot is malfunctioning! It wants to kill all the humans!".

练习 2

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

The cooling system of Bob's server is not working properly.

Bob should receive his repaired server in less than a week.

Bob Carter will bring his server to Know-It-All Tech Solutions.

不知道

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

The cooling system of Bob's server is not working properly.

This is a true statement. Rachel tells Bob that his cooling system "could be malfunctioning", which means that it is not working properly.

Bob should receive his repaired server in less than a week.

This is a true statement. Rachel tells Bob that she will "have it back within 48 hours", which means that Bob's server will be repaired and returned to him in less than two days (which is less than a week).

Bob Carter will bring his server to Know-It-All Tech Solutions.

This is the only statement which is not true. Rachel (the technician) tells Bob that she will "send someone down to pick up your server", which means that Know-It-All Tech Solutions will actually come to get the server from Bob's office.