英语口语每天说上半小时 074

Computer

1 Could you show me how to use the computer? 你可以告诉我如何使用电脑吗?

2 Can you help me set up the computer? 你可以帮我组装电脑吗?

3 When did you learn to use the computer? 你什么时候学会使用电脑的?

4 Is it difficult to learn word processing? 文字处理很难学。

5 What do you usually use your computer for? 你经常用电脑做什么?

6 Can you teach me some basics about computer? 你可以教我一些电脑的基础知识吗?

7 Do you know how to copy a file? 你知道如何复制文件夹吗?

8 Must I double click it? 我必须双击它吗?

9 Is our daily life affected by computer? 我们的日常生活受电脑影响了吗?

10 Do you think computers will replace man? 你觉得计算机会取代人类吗?

dialog 1

M: Would you please teach me how to use the computer?

你可以教我如何使用电脑吗?

W:Sure , let's take a look at the menu first.

当然可以，让我先来看看菜单。

M:Do I have to turn on the computer?

我们必须打开电脑吗?

W:yes, we can look at the computer and computer menu at the same time.And this will help us understand both better .

是的，我们可以一边看电脑一边看电脑的菜单。这能更好地帮我理解它们。

M:What should I learn first?

我应该先学什么?

W:Right now I 'll teach you to open files ,save files and copy files .Are you ready?

现在我会叫你打开文件、保存文件和复制文件。你准备好了吗?

M:I am ready I am going to get ,let's start!

我准备好了，我们开始吧!

dialog 2.

W:Excuse me , can I use your computer to type my paper?

打扰了，我可以用你电脑来打我的论文吗?

M:No problem.

没问题。

W: I am afraid I can't finish typing it this afternoon.When will you use it tonight?

我担心今天下午不能打好它。你晚上什么时候要用电脑?

M:Oh,Never mind,I finished my paper.So you can use it tonight .

噢。没关系。我已经完成我的论文了。所以今晚你可以用它。

w:Thanks a lot!

非常感谢。

dialog3

M:There are something wrong with my computer.

我的计算机有点问题。

W:Really, what's wrong with it ?

是的，它怎么了?

M:The computer doesn't work when I push the power botton.

当我打开电源开关的时候，计算机不能运行。

w:Oh,do you use your computer often ?

噢，你经常用你的计算机吗?

M:Yes ,I don't know why it doesn't work this time.

是的，我不知道它这次为什么不能运行了。

w:Don't worry. Have you got receipt with you ?

别担心。你有带发票吗?

M:Yeah!

是的!

W:We'll go to your house and repair it on Tuesday.Ok?

我们周四去你家修理。行吗?

M:OK, I'll expected you around 2 o'clock ?

行，那2点钟左右我等候你的到来?

w:See you then.

到时见。

Good evening ,our program tonight focuses on personal computer.Ok,most of you will be working with machine that look like this one on the desk.we'll start by going over the different parts and what they do.In the center of the desk,it's the keyboard and monitor,keyboard has some special keys ,but basically is just like a typywriter keyboard,when you type something on the keyboard,the words are shown on the monitor.If you've already used the computer and stored information in it,that information will be on a disk like this.When you want to look back at something,you put the disk into the disk drive.Now ,if you want to get a paper copy at what's on the screen,the printer will produce that for you.OK,let's set all of this in motion.

晚上好，我们今晚的节目关注的是个人电脑。好的，你们中的很多人将会用像桌子上这个这样的机器工作。我们先从检查各个部位及其功能开始。在桌子的中央，是键盘和显示器。键盘有一些特殊的键，但是基本上就像一个打字键盘，当你按键盘上的某个键时，单词就会显示在显示器上。如果你已经使用过电脑并在里面储存了信息，信息会储存在这样的光盘上。让你想回头看一些东西时，你可以把光盘放进光驱里。现在，如果你想要一份屏幕上的东西的纸张复印本，打印机会为你打印出来。好了，让我们开始这些操作。

Computer

1 The computers contains 5 basic sections:input ,memory,arithmetic and logic,control,and output.

计算机包括五个基本部分：输入设备、存储器、算术逻辑运算器、控制器和输出设备。

2 Because of its memory and speed,the computer can consider many more factors than a person can.

由于其存储量和速度，计算机考虑的因素比人还要多得多。

3 Computers can do simple computations with lovely speed and perfect accuracy.

计算机可以进行简单的运算，速度快而且非常准确。

4 Computers can gather a wild range of information for many purposes.

计算机可以为了很多目的而收集大范围的信息。

5 Computers can store information and pull it out whenever it needed.

计算机可以储存信息，并在任何需要的时候提取出来。

6 People's brains are a lot more complex than a computer.

人脑比电脑负责得多。

7 Computers have already changed our lives of millions of people.

计算机已经改变了无数人的生活。

8 The impact of the computer is amazing.

计算机的影响是令人惊异的。

9 We can't depend on computers to do everything for us.

我们不能事事依赖计算机。

10 We should use our brains to think and imagine.

我们应该用我们的脑去思考和想象。

Dialogue one

Let's start to study how to use computers ,Paubler.It's good to know that a computer has two major parts,the hardware and the software.

Paubler，让我们开始学习如何使用电脑。我们应该知道电脑有两部分组成：硬件和软件。

What's the hardware?

什么是硬件?

The hardware of computer is basically all the concrete things you can touch with your hands and see with your eyes.

基本上，电脑的硬件是所有你能用手摸到、用眼看到的实物。

That's seems obvious enough.then what about the software?

这样就够明显了，那么什么是软件呢?

The software of computer is all the programmes inside the computer that allow you to use the computer to do things.

电脑的软件是所有装在电脑里面的程序，这些程序让你可以使用电脑来做事。

I see,actually the hardware is the easy part,I do want to study how to use the software.

我明白了，事实上，硬件是容易的一部分。我想学习如何使用硬件。

Right you are,Paubler,and since what you want to learn is how to use software ,we should also learn to refer to the computer menus.

你说得对。Paubler，既然你想学习如何使用硬件，我们还应该学习计算机菜单。

Ever since I saw computer can do your project,I wanted to have a computer.

自从我看到电脑可以用来做你的计划，我就想用一台电脑。

Dialogue two

Do you know much about computers?

你对电脑了解多少?

Not a great deal.

不是很多。

I've just been reading an article about them.they'll be used for all sorts of things now.

我在看一篇关于电脑的文章。现在它们已经在所有领域中使用了。

For accounting system and things like that ,you mean ?

你是指计算系统和其它像这样的吗?

Yes ,but they are used for other things,too.Do you remember when we went to buy a ticket for the flight to Paris .

是的，但是我们也用在其它事物中。你记得我们买机票去巴黎的事吗?

Yes?

什么?

The man asked where we want to go,then he type out the information on the form and waited for a reply.A few moment later ,he gave us two tickets.

那个男人问我们想去哪里，然后他在表上打出信息，等待回应。几分钟之后，他给我们两张票。

Of course,his machine must have been connected to a computer.

当然，他的机器一定和电脑联在一起。

That's right.

没错。

Dialogue three

Well,known,Jim ,I'm...I'm pretty much in favour of your computers,I think computers teach kids to think ,because they require logical thoughts.

额，吉姆…我非常喜欢你的电脑，我想电脑教会孩子们去如何去思考，因为他们需要逻辑思想。

But I...I don't agree with that ,because computers weaken kids' ability to think,because kids don't learn basic skills.

但是我…我不同意这种说法，因为电脑削弱了孩子 们的思考能力，因为孩子们没有学到基本的技能。

What do you mean?

你是什么意思?

They can't spell ,they can't add,they can't subtract,they even don't remember any more.that's because they rely on gadgets.

他们不会拼写，他们不会做加法，他们不会做减法，他们甚至不再记忆。这是因为他们依赖小器具。

That's not the gadgets.Creating programmes is stimulate thoughts. It engages their imagination and sharpen their mind.

那不是小器具。制作程序可以刺激思考。它激发他们的想象力，提高他们的思维。

The computer is an important factor in our lives,each year ,we use computers more and more to help us to connect data and to provide their information ,at one time,people thought computers were only used for banks ,dapartment stores and governments,but today ,the rapidly increasing number of computers are used for many other purposes.The clothes you wear were probably manufactured with the help of a computer.The newspaper you read could have been edited and typed by a computer.Even TV programs and commercials are often prepared by computers,there is no reason to think that their uses will decrease.Computer will become a greater part of our lives.

计算机是我们生活中一个重要的因素。每年，我们使用越来越多的计算机来帮我们连接数据、提供信息。从前，人们认为计算机知识用在银行、百货商店和政府机构中。但是今天，越来越多的计算机被用于许多其它的用途。你穿的衣服可能是借助计算机制造的。你看的报纸可能是用电脑编辑、打印的。甚至是电视节目和商业广告经常都是借助计算机制作的。毫无疑问，它们的使用会增加。计算机会成为我们生活中更重要的一部分。