慢学英文版UNIX/Linux系统管理员手册10

##performing backups
一：正文
Performing backups is perhaps the most important job of the system administrator , and it is also the job that is most often ignored or sloppily done.
Backups are time consuming and boring , but they are absolutely necessary . Backups can be automated and delegated to an underling , but it is still the system administrator’s job to make sure that backups are executed correctly and on schedule(and that the resulting media can actually be used to restore files).
二：单词
*：performing [pə’fɔ:mɪŋ] 执行
*：backups：备份
*：perhaps [pəˈhæps]：也许
*：ignored [ɪgˈnɔ:®] 忽视
*：sloppily ['slɒpɪlɪ] 马虎的，草率的
*：consuming [kənˈsju:mɪŋ] 消耗
*：boring [ˈbɔ:rɪŋ] 乏味的
*：absolutely [ˈæbsəlu:tli] 绝对的
*：necessary [ˈnesəsəri] 有必要的
*：automated ['ɔ:təʊmeɪtɪd] 自动化的
*：delegated [ˈdelɪgət] 授权给
*：underling [ ˈʌndəlɪŋ] 下属
*：executed 执行
*：correctly [kə’rektlɪ] 正确的
*：schedule [ˈʃedju:l] 预定计划
*：media 介质
*：actually [ˈæktʃuəli] 确实
三：全文翻译
执行备份可能是系统管理员最重要的工作了，这也是经常被忽视或者马虎去做的事情。备份工作耗时且单调，但是绝对必要。备份可以自动进行，且能授权给下属去做，但系统管理员仍然要确保备份工作在按计划正确进行（备份介质确实可以恢复出原文件来）。