Living Screensavers|活跳跳的鱼儿屏幕保护程序

by Leigh Goldberg

Instead of throwing your old Apple computers away, why not turn them into aquariums?

What do you get when you combine an outdated Macintosh computer with a tank full of colorful fish? You come out with a living screensaver, _(1)_ known as a Macquarium. Derived from the words Macintosh and aquarium, Macquariums are old Apple computers that have been _(2)_ into working fish tanks. The word was first coined back in the early 1990s by computer writer Andy Ihnatko as a joke. He suggested that the best way to upgrade a Macintosh computer was to turn it into an aquarium. Surprisingly, Ihnatko put his money _(3)_ his mouth was and built his own working model.

Macquariums are actually quite easy to construct. First, the _(4)_ of any Macintosh computer are taken out of their hard plastic outer shells. An epoxy is then _(5)_ the seams of the shells to make them waterproof. Last, custom-made glass fish tanks are inserted into the cavities to complete the finished products. For those who can't do everything themselves, prefabricated kits and ready-to-use Macquariums are available on the Internet.

One man who has made it his mission _(6)_ discarded Macintosh computers is Jake Harms. His model of choice is the iMac G3 because its translucent shell _(7)_ a range of vibrant hues and adds a colorful dimension to the overall effect. Macquariums are just one way Apple fans have followed the immortal words of its founder, Steve Jobs, to "Think Different."

1.  (A) therefore   (B) however (C) otherwise   (D) likewise

2.  (A) designated  (B) converted   (C) eliminated  (D) appointed

3.  (A) which   (B) what    (C) where   (D) when

4.  (A) facilities  (B) extensions  (C) boundaries  (D) components

5.  (A) applied to  (B) described as    (C) composed of (D) replaced with

6.  (A) saves   (B) save    (C) saved   (D) to save

7.  (A) stands for  (B) comes in    (C) relies on   (D) takes over

活跳跳的鱼儿屏幕保护程序

与其把旧苹果计算机丢掉，何不把它变成有活鱼的水族箱？

结合 1台过时的苹果计算机与 1 个充满五颜六色鱼儿的鱼缸，这样你会得到什么？你会得到 1个活体屏幕保护程序，又称为『苹果水族箱』（Macquarium）。Macquarium源自于 Macintosh（苹果计算机的麦金塔系列计算机）与 acquarium（水族箱）这 2 个字，也就是将旧的苹果计算机改造成可使用的鱼缸。『苹果水族箱』是撰写关于计算机文章的作家安迪‧伊纳克在 1990 年代初期开玩笑创造出来的字词。他认为将麦金塔计算机升级最好的方式是把它变成水族箱。令人惊讶的是，伊纳克真的身体力行，自己做了一个活动模型出来。

做 1个『苹果水族箱』其实很容易。首先，将零件自任 1种麦金塔系列计算机的塑料硬壳中取出。然后，在外壳缝隙涂上环氧树脂以求防水。最后，将订做的玻璃鱼缸放进凹洞中就完成了。如果不会自己做，网络上有贩卖预制的成套配件和可立即使用的『苹果水族箱』。

杰克‧哈姆斯把挽救麦金塔的废计算机视为己任。他首选的型号是 iMac G3，因为它半透明的外壳有各种鲜艳的颜色，使整体效果更加色彩丰富。『苹果水族箱』是苹果迷将苹果创办人史蒂夫‧贾伯斯不朽名言『创意思维』发扬光大的方式之一。

答案：1. (C)2. (B)3. (C)4. (D)5. (A)

6. (D)7. (B)

英国摄影师哈姆斯（Jake Harms）本身就是麦金塔系列计算机的疯狂爱用者，有一天他的老板叫他把桌上的旧计算机 iMac G3 拿去扔了，他完全不能接受要把它丢掉，于是哈姆斯把这台废弃的计算机带回家，开始发想可以做些什么。没多久，哈姆斯决定，只留下它的外壳，拆掉里面所有的电子零件，并且装进 1 个订做的玻璃缸，把这部 iMac G3变身成 1 个水族箱。

这个异想天开的想法大受欢迎，现在每年他可以做出 75 个水族箱，每个的成本约 140 英镑（约台币 6,579 元）。（数据源：苹果日报）