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Chapter 4
第四章
How does a computer work?
計算機是如何工作的？
Dialogue 1
句型1
A: Mark ,your computer has just turned off all by itself!
馬克，你的電腦剛剛自己關掉了！
B:Actually ,it just went into energy saver mode.
其實，它只是進入省電狀態罷了。
A:Energy saver mode, what's that?
省電狀態？那是什么？
B:If the processor hasn't received any input for a certain period of time ,it turns off the monitor.
如果處理器有一段時間沒有接到任何輸入的話，就會把顯示器關掉。
All you have to do to turn it on again is move the mouse or hit a key on the deyboard.
想要再打開，只要動一下鼠標或碰一下鍵盤上任何一個鍵就可以了。
Dialogue 2
句型2
A: So, you've decided to get a laptop computer?
那么，你決定買筆記本電腦了？
B: That's right, It's more expensive and harder to fix,but I'm on the road so much.
是的。雖然比較貴而且也不太容易維修，不過我經常跑來跑去。
I have to have something I can take with me.
我必須要買可以隨身攜帶的。
Dialogue 3
句型3
A: Did you get your new laptop yet?
你買新筆記本電腦了沒有？
B: No, I've done some shopping ,but it's hard to decide .
沒有。我逛了一下，可是很難決定。
A:Why's that?
為什么？
B: Well, I've found one that I like quite a bit, It has 15-inch screen with good resolution.
嗯，我看到了一臺很喜歡的。15英寸的屏幕，解析度不錯。
but it doesn't have a built-in-CD-ROM.
但沒有內置的光盤驅動器。
The other has both a floppy drive and CD-ROM built-in.
另外一臺，含有內置的軟件盤驅動器以及光盤驅動器。
but the screen is small and it's just too heavy.
不過屏幕太小了，而且也太重。
A: I guess you can't have the best of both worlds.
我想魚與熊掌難以兼得。
B: I guess not.
我想也是。
Dialogue 4
句型4
A: I like storing my pictures on disc because it gives me lots of options.
我喜歡把照片儲存在CD中，有很多的方便。
B: What sort of options does it give you?
什么樣的方便呢？
A: Well, first of all, it provides a safe, compact place to store them.
嗯，首先，它提供一個安全而集中的儲存空間。
Second,I can do lots of fun things with them with the image-editing software I have.
第二，我可以利用現有的攝像編輯軟件做出很多有趣的事來。
B: Is there anything else?
還有呢？
A: Well, if I want to, I can print them out later.
哦，如果需要，事后也可以把它們印出來，
or I can also use the computer to present them as a slide show for my friends.
或者也可以直接在電腦屏幕上放出來給朋友看，就像放幻燈片一樣。
