电脑绝对不只是机器
SCENE② D 第一天上课
【电脑绝对不只是机器】
Herbert: I sometimes feel like my computer is 1) alive.
赫伯特： 我有时候会觉得我的电脑好像是活的。
Rose: I 2) feel the same about my piano. But computers... they're only machines.
柔丝： 我对我的钢琴也有同感。但是电脑……电脑只是机器罢了。
Herbert: They are more than just machines.
赫伯特： 电脑绝对不只是机器。
Rose: What do you mean?
柔丝： 你的意思是？
Herbert: 3) Composing 1 4) computer program is like composing music. You use 5)computer language just like you use 6) notes to 7) create one new thing after another.
赫伯特： 写电脑程式就像在作曲。使用电脑语言，就像你不断用音符创作一样。
语言详解
A: Why can't I get this computer to work?
为什么不能让这台电脑运作？
B: It's in DOS mode 2. You need to type in a command 3.
现在是DOS模式。你需要键入指令。
【...is more than just... ……不只是……】
这个句子用来强调一个人或一个东西，不只是大家想象的那个样子。
A: See Amy and that guy over there?
看到艾美跟那个男生在那边了吗？
B: You can tell that they are more than just friends.
你看就知道他们不只是朋友。
A: Mr. Lee is really cool.
李老师很酷。
B: Yeah. He's more than just a teacher. He's also a friend.
是啊。他不只是个良师，还是个益友。
1) alive (a.) 活的
2) feel the same about...对……有同感
3) compose (v.) 作曲，设计（程序）
4) computer program 电脑程序
5) computer language 电脑语言
6) note (n.) 音符
7) create (v.) 创作
- "I'm composing a poem," replied Tung, without raising his head. 董斜川头都不抬道：“我在写诗。” 来自汉英文学 - 围城
- The act of composing had given him a heady pleasure. 几句文章一做，他就快活得飘飘然了。 来自辞典例句
- Wearing jeans is out of mode at present.现在穿牛仔裤过时了。
- His mode of doing business is offensive to me.他干事情的方式叫我很不喜欢。