THE GOOD NEWS AND THE BAD
The Year 200 computer glitch has proved surprisingly troublesome.

美专家谈电脑千年难题带来的好消息与坏消息（2）

(8) A disaster almost always presents profitable『有利可图的』opportunities. The hundreds of billions of dollars spent on fixing the Y2K Problem will wind up『结束』in somebody's pocket. Expected Y2K winners include:

(8)灾难几乎总会带来有利可图的机遇。用以解决2000年问题的数百亿美元最终会流入某些人的口袋里，2000年问题可能的获益者包括：

【额外成就感】

*to wind up:
He wound up the evening with a drink.
(他喝酒度过了夜晚。)
They are winding up a company.
他们正在清理一家公司。）
*profitable:
The farm is a highly profitable business.
（这农场是非常有利可图的。）
Selling that piece of property was quite profitable for me.
（出售那笔财产对我相当有利。）

(9) Programmers and consultants. Anyone with the technical skills to solve the problem is now in high demand. Y2K guru『导师』Peter de Jager identifies『鉴定；确定』a wide variety of consultants ready to provide services, including planning consultants for tools assessment『估价；估计』, testing consultants, contract service consultants to estimate the costs and plan and implement『执行；履行』the code redesign『重新设计』, legal consultants, and recovery consultants.

(9)程序设计员和顾问：目前对于掌握能解决这一总是技术的人需求很大。2000年问题专家彼得·德耶格尔对准备提供服务的各类顾问进行了分类，其中有从事工具评估的计划顾问和测试顾问；从事成本估计、制定并执行编码重新设计计划的合同服务顾问；法律顾问以及追偿顾问等。

(10) Information providers, including publishers and Web site developers. The Wall Street Journal, for example, recently sold eight pages of advertising in a special section devoted to companies offering "Year 200 Solutions".

(10)信息提供者：包括出版商和万维网网址设计者。例如，“华尔街日报”最近为提出“千年问题解决办法”的公司开辟了8个版面的特别广告专版。

(11) Investors. Wherever new businesses bloom, investors are sure to see prospects for fast growth. Unfortunately, it's already late in the game to invest in Y2K companies: You'd be "buying high," and it's always risky to chase headlines for ideas on short-term speculation『投机』.

(11)投资商：无论哪里出现新行业，投资商总能看出迅速发展的前景。不幸的是，现在抢着投资解决2000年问题的公司为时已晚：因为这是在“追涨”，而以短期投机炒炸作为题材，风险往往很高。

(12) Lawyers and litigators『诉讼人』. Individuals and businesses stand to lose a log of money and time because of the Y2K Problem; therefore, they will want to sue『控告；诉讼』anybody they consider responsible for creating the problem.

(12)律师和诉讼当事人：个人和企业都会因2000年问题而亏损很多钱、浪费大量时间；因此，他们希望起诉造成这一问题的责任。

(13) To get started in solving your Y2K problems, John Whitehouse of Change Wise recommends building a "systems inventory『目录』." Analyze your computer dependency『依靠；依赖』-what do you use to get through the day, what outside systems do you depend on? What alternative『替代的；供选择的』sources of goods and services are there?

(13)对策 怀特豪斯建议建立一个“系统目录”，以解决2000年问题。分析你对计算机依赖程度：白天你用什么设备工作？使用哪些外部系统？有哪些可替代的商品和服务来源？

(14)Similar procedures need to be done at home and at work; specifically, Whitehouse suggests:

(14)在家和上班时，应采取类似的。怀特豪斯特别指出：

(15) Individuals and family heads should check out『检查』 personal items that contain computer chips. Examples include heating and air conditioning systems, home-security『家庭保安』systems, telephone-answering machines, TVs, VCRs, cell phones, cars. And of course, your home PC: The operating system itself may not work.

(15)个人和家长应查看装有计算机芯片的个人物品，如供暖和空调、家庭安全、电话应答机、电视机、录像机、蜂窝电话和汽车等。当然也包括你的家庭计算机：操作本身可能会停止运转。

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