A computer screen — visual display unit. This is the British version of the same office word as the American VDT, and the two mean the same thing.

A computer screen電腦螢幕，就是 visual display unit的縮寫。this這 is是 the British version英式說法，跟 the American VDT美式VDT the same同一個 office word辦公室用詞，the two兩者 mean意思一樣。

It belongs to the era of big shared computers, when a screen with a keyboard was a "unit" you sat at, connected to a machine elsewhere in the building.

it它 belongs to屬於 the era of big shared computers大型共用電腦的年代，when那時 a screen with a keyboard一台有鍵盤的螢幕 was a "unit"叫做一個「站」, you sat at你坐在那裡, connected to接到 a machine elsewhere in the building大樓裡別處的主機。

British workplace rules from the 1980s and 1990s are full of it: how far your eyes should be from the VDU, how often you should look away, whether your employer must pay for your eye test. Some British health-and-safety paperwork still says VDU today, which is why it has lasted a little better than VDT — the law kept the word alive after ordinary speech dropped it.

British workplace rules英國職場規定 from the 1980s and 1990s從1980到1990年代 are full of it裡面到處都是這個詞: how far你的眼睛應該離 your eyes should be from the VDU螢幕多遠, how often你應該多常 you should look away把視線移開, whether是否 your employer你的雇主 must pay必須付錢 for your eye test讓你做眼睛檢查。Some British health-and-safety paperwork一些英國的職業安全文件 still仍然 says VDU today今天還是寫VDU, which is why這就是為什麼 it has lasted a little better than VDT它比VDT撐得久一點 — the law法律 kept the word alive讓這個詞活著 after ordinary speech dropped it即使日常口語已經不用了。

In normal conversation, nobody says it; say screen or monitor. A learner should be able to read it without stopping, and should recognise that it is not a different piece of equipment from the screen they already know.

In normal conversation在平常對話裡, nobody says it沒有人會這樣說; say screen or monitor都說screen或monitor就好。A learner學習者 should be able to read it without stopping應該能不停頓地讀出它, and should recognise也應該知道 that it is not a different piece of equipment它不是不同的設備 from the screen they already know跟他們早就認識的螢幕一樣。

Say it letter by letter: vee-dee-you.

Say it letter by letter一個字母一個字母唸: vee-dee-you維、迪、優。