英語聽力文章:Talking About Computers

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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.
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    注解:
    1)computer:計算機
    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。
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    譯文:
    1--你對計算機很在行嗎?
    2--不算特別在行。
    1--我剛讀了一篇關(guān)于計算機的文章。計算機可用于
    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,他就把機票給咱們了。
    2--是的。他的機器一定是和一臺計算機連著的。
    1--沒錯兒。