Level 2 · Reading series
Lesson 19 · Why Passwords Need Stories
Audio track 19
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A short password is easy to remember, but it is also easy to guess. Your birthday, your name, or your favorite team may be too simple.
One way to make a stronger password is to use a story only you know. For example, "I caught two fish with Dad in May" can become a long password with letters, numbers, and symbols.
Do not use this exact sentence. Make your own story.
A good password is not just a word. It is a small locked door to your information.
Sentence practice
Play any sentence in Dicvo’s Jenny English voice. Before playing all, choose how many times each sentence plays. A practice pause about as long as the sentence follows each play, including before the next sentence. The complete reading remains above.
Choose a sentence to begin.
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A short password is easy to remember, but it is also easy to guess.
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Your birthday, your name, or your favorite team may be too simple.
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One way to make a stronger password is to use a story only you know.
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For example, "I caught two fish with Dad in May" can become a long password with letters, numbers, and symbols.
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Do not use this exact sentence.
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Make your own story.
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A good password is not just a word.
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It is a small locked door to your information.
Check your understanding
After reading, state the main idea in one sentence and find a line that supports it.
Chinese translation
短密码容易记，也容易被猜到。生日、姓名或者喜欢的球队名称，都可能过于简单。
想让密码更强，可以用一个只有自己知道的故事。例如，‘五月我和爸爸钓到了两条鱼’可以变成包含字母、数字和符号的长密码。
不要照搬这句话。请编一个自己的故事。
好的密码不只是一个词；它就像一扇小小的上锁之门，守护着你的信息。
Key words and expressions
Key terms have Chinese explanations. Hover over dotted words in the English passage for word help and pronunciation when available.
- password
- 密码；保护账号信息的一串字符。
- remember
- 记住；短密码容易记。
- guess
- 猜测；过于简单的密码也容易被猜中。
- birthday
- 生日；文中举的常见但容易猜到的信息。
- favorite team
- 喜欢的球队；别人可能从公开资料得知。
- stronger
- 更强的；这里指更难被猜出的密码。
- only you know
- 只有你知道的；用私人经历构思。
- exact
- 一模一样的；不要照用示例句子。
- locked
- 上锁的；locked door 是‘锁着的门’。
- information
- 信息；密码要保护的内容。
Background notes (Chinese)
课文举的句子只是说明如何构思，并不是供读者直接使用的密码。别人也看得到公开示例；真正使用时，应自己编写独有的内容，并按所用服务的安全要求设置。