A：Hey, do you know the bus company network system crashed?

嗨，你知道公交公司网络瘫痪这件事吗?

V：I heard about it several days ago!

我几天前就听说了。

A：That is unbelievable!

那太让人难以置信了!

C：Daddy, can you tell me what they are talking about?

爸爸，你能告诉我他们在谈论的是什么吗?

D：They are talking about the network of the bus company.

他们在说公交公司网络的问题。

C：Why is their network not working?

那为什么他们的网络不能够正常运行呢?

D：Because of the IC cards.

因为IC卡的问题。

C：The IC card?

IC卡吗?

D：Yes, Beijing is a big city and there are about 7,000,000 people using IC cards on buses.

对啊，北京是个大城市，总共有7,000,000人用公交IC卡。

C：And?

然后呢?

D：All the people were checking the balance of their cards on the Internet at the same time, that's why the system crashed.

所有的人都去网上查看他们卡里的余额，所以就产生了网络问题。

C：Oh, that is horrible!

噢，那太可怕了!

注释：

crash n. 崩溃

network n. 网络

system n. 系统，体系

unbelievable adj. 令人难以置信的

check vt. 查询

balance n. 余额

horrible adj. 可怕的