1 Do you understand computers?
2 Well, I know how to use one, and basically what it can do.
3 So, what is the point of using a computer?
4 Well, it is there because it can do things so quickly.
5 Like what, for example?
6 Like word processing, you know, writing letters and things.
7 Is that faster than by hand?
8 Sure. It is so easy to correct mistake without having to throw away what you have already written.
9 So what else are they useful for?
10 Calculations and spread sheets are so much easier by computer.
11 And what about communications? I hear they are important in computing.
12 Yah. Email and Internet are the big things now.
13 But do you think computers will change our lives much?
14 Of course. But with the right attitude, a positive attitude, you can see that it will make our lives much better.
15 I sure hope you’re right.
Section 56 Computers五十六 電腦
1.Do you understand computers? 你懂電腦嗎?
2.Well, I know how to use one, and basically what it can do. 我會使用,也知道它的基本功用。
3.So, what is the point of using a computer? 那為什么要使用電腦呢?
4.Well, it is there because it can do things so quickly. 那是因?yàn)樗奶幚硭俣确浅?臁?/p>
5.Like what, for example? 哪些方面?打個比方吧。
6.Like word processing, you know, writing letters and things. 比如文字處理,你知道的,如寫信等等。
7.Is that faster than by hand? 比用手快嗎?
8.Sure. It is so easy to correct mistake without having to throw away what you have already written. 那當(dāng)然,可以在不必刪除已寫好的東西的基礎(chǔ)上修改錯誤。
9.So what else are they useful for? 那他們還有什么用途呢?
10.Calculations and spread sheets are so much easier by computer. 用電腦進(jìn)行計算和制表也很方便。
11.And what about communications? I hear they are important in computing. 那通訊呢?我聽說他們在電腦領(lǐng)域的用途也很大。
12.Yah. Email and Internet are the big things now. 是的,電子郵件、互聯(lián)網(wǎng)在現(xiàn)代是主角。
13.But do you think computers will change our lives much? 但你認(rèn)為電腦將大大地改變我們的生活嗎?
14.Of course. But with the right attitude, a positive attitude, you can see that it will make our lives much better. 當(dāng)然,但要有正確的、積極的態(tài)度,你會發(fā)現(xiàn)將使我們生活得更好。
15.I sure hope you’re right. 我衷心希望你是對的。