计算机英语会话(MP3+中英字幕) 第13期:计算机是如何工作的(1)

Chapter 4第四章

How does a computer work?计算机是如何工作的？

Dialogue 1句型1A: Mark ,your computer has just turned off all by itself!马克，你的电脑刚刚自己关掉了！B:Actually ,it just went into energy saver mode.其实，它只是进入省电状态罢了。A:Energy saver mode, what's that?省电状态？那是什么？B:If the processor hasn't received any input for a certain period of time ,it turns off the monitor.如果处理器有一段时间没有接到任何输入的话，就会把显示器关掉。All you have to do to turn it on again is move the mouse or hit a key on the deyboard.想要再打开，只要动一下鼠标或碰一下键盘上任何一个键就可以了。

Dialogue 2句型2A: So, you've decided to get a laptop computer?那么，你决定买笔记本电脑了？B: That's right, It's more expensive and harder to fix,but I'm on the road so much.是的。虽然比较贵而且也不太容易维修，不过我经常跑来跑去。I have to have something I can take with me.我必须要买可以随身携带的。

Dialogue 3句型3A: Did you get your new laptop yet?你买新笔记本电脑了没有？B: No, I've done some shopping ,but it's hard to decide .没有。我逛了一下，可是很难决定。A:Why's that?为什么？B: Well, I've found one that I like quite a bit, It has 15-inch screen with good resolution.嗯，我看到了一台很喜欢的。15英寸的屏幕，解析度不错。but it doesn't have a built-in-CD-ROM.但没有内置的光盘驱动器。The other has both a floppy drive and CD-ROM built-in.另外一台，含有内置的软件盘驱动器以及光盘驱动器。but the screen is small and it's just too heavy.不过屏幕太小了，而且也太重。A: I guess you can't have the best of both worlds.我想鱼与熊掌难以兼得。B: I guess not.我想也是。

Dialogue 4句型4A: I like storing my pictures on disc because it gives me lots of options.我喜欢把照片储存在CD中，有很多的方便。B: What sort of options does it give you?什么样的方便呢？A: Well, first of all, it provides a safe, compact place to store them.嗯，首先，它提供一个安全而集中的储存空间。Second,I can do lots of fun things with them with the image-editing software I have.第二，我可以利用现有的摄像编辑软件做出很多有趣的事来。B: Is there anything else?还有呢？A: Well, if I want to, I can print them out later.哦，如果需要，事后也可以把它们印出来，or I can also use the computer to present them as a slide show for my friends.或者也可以直接在电脑屏幕上放出来给朋友看，就像放幻灯片一样。