1——Do you know much about computers？
2——Not a great deal.
1——I've just been reading an article about them. They are used for all sorts of things now.
2——For accounting systems and things you mean？
1——Yes， but they're used for other things too. Do you remember when we went to buy our tickets for the flight to Greece？
2——Yes.
1——The man asked where we wanted to go， then he typed out the information on a form and waited for a reply. A few moments later he gave us our tickets.
2——Of course. His machine must have been connected to a computer.
1——That's right.
注解：
1）computer：計算機(jī)
2）Not a great deal=not very much，全句是I don't know a great deal about computers.
3）accounting systems：財會系統(tǒng)。
4）must have been connected to a computer：must+完成體的不定式動詞用以表示說話人對以往事情的猜測或推斷。
譯文
1——你對計算機(jī)很在行嗎？
2——不算特別在行。
1——我剛讀了一篇關(guān)于計算機(jī)的文章。計算機(jī)可用于各種事情了。
2——你是說財會之類的事兒？
1——是的，但也用來干別的事情。還記得我們?nèi)ベI飛往希臘的機(jī)票嗎？
2——是呀。
1——那個人問我們要去哪兒，然后他把情況大在一張表上，等待答復(fù)。過了一會兒，他就把機(jī)票給咱們了。
2——是的。他的機(jī)器一定是和一臺計算機(jī)連著的。
2——Not a great deal.
1——I've just been reading an article about them. They are used for all sorts of things now.
2——For accounting systems and things you mean？
1——Yes， but they're used for other things too. Do you remember when we went to buy our tickets for the flight to Greece？
2——Yes.
1——The man asked where we wanted to go， then he typed out the information on a form and waited for a reply. A few moments later he gave us our tickets.
2——Of course. His machine must have been connected to a computer.
1——That's right.
注解：
1）computer：計算機(jī)
2）Not a great deal=not very much，全句是I don't know a great deal about computers.
3）accounting systems：財會系統(tǒng)。
4）must have been connected to a computer：must+完成體的不定式動詞用以表示說話人對以往事情的猜測或推斷。
譯文
1——你對計算機(jī)很在行嗎？
2——不算特別在行。
1——我剛讀了一篇關(guān)于計算機(jī)的文章。計算機(jī)可用于各種事情了。
2——你是說財會之類的事兒？
1——是的，但也用來干別的事情。還記得我們?nèi)ベI飛往希臘的機(jī)票嗎？
2——是呀。
1——那個人問我們要去哪兒，然后他把情況大在一張表上，等待答復(fù)。過了一會兒，他就把機(jī)票給咱們了。
2——是的。他的機(jī)器一定是和一臺計算機(jī)連著的。