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  • Arrghh!
  • You look so frustrated. What's the matter?
  • Ah, this computer is driving me nuts!
  • nuts
    "nuts"は(比喩的に)"crazy"の意味。"driving me nuts" で「気が狂いそうだ」という意味。
  • What's wrong?
  • I've been trying to print my report for class – which starts in twenty minutes
  • – but every time I hit “print,” nothing happens.
  • Okay. Settle down.
  • Maybe we can sort this out.
  • sort this out
    "sort this out"は"solve this problem"の意味。「問題を解決する」
  • Let's see what the problem is.
  • Okay. See that little printer icon at the bottom?
  • Yeah.
  • Yeah
    "yeah"は"yes"の意味。「はい/うん」
  • Okay, you want to drag your cursor over the icon and right-click it.
  • That'll open up the preferences.
  • Okay. Now what?
  • Well, let's see if we're hooked up okay.
  • hooked up
    "hooked up"は"connected"の意味。「繋がれた」
  • See where it says “printer”?
  • Yeah.
  • That tells you which printer the computer will print to.
  • It says that you're printing to the 2200 Series printer.
  • Is that what you want to print to?
  • I don't know. Let me check the printer.
  • No, this printer is a 3200 Series printer.
  • Alright. That means we need to change the printer.
  • See the dropdown menu?
  • Just click it to see if the 3200 Series printer is listed.
  • Ah. There it is.
  • I'll just change it to the 3200 Series printer then?
  • Right. Now you should be set.
  • should be set
    "should be set"は"should be ready"の意味。「設定/準備できているはず」
  • Give it another try.
  • Ah, it worked! Thanks! I owe you one.
  • I owe you one.
    "I owe you one."は 「借りが出来た」という意味だが、"Thanks to you, it's been solved."といったニュアンスで、「助かった」「ありがとう」を意味する感謝表現。

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