[00:00.00Chapter 3 Computer Software
[00:02.59]第三章 计算机软件
[00:05.17]Dialogue 1
[00:06.78]句型1
[00:08.39]A:I don't understand how to use this new software .
[00:10.49]我不懂这软件怎么用。
[00:12.59]B:Didn't you look at the user's manual?
[00:14.64]你看过使用手册没有？
[00:16.69]A:No, I bought a bootleg version,so I don't have a manual.
[00:19.80]没有。我买的是盗版，没有使用手册？
[00:22.91]B:That 's why you should only use original software .
[00:25.76]所以才要买正版的吗。
[00:28.60]Dialogue 2
[00:30.18]句型2
[00:31.76]A:Have you ever used a computer dating service?
[00:34.35]你有没有用过电脑交友服务？
[00:36.94]B:No, have you?
[00:38.54]没有，你呢？
[00:40.15]A:I posted my information on a couple different sites, and I've started up some nice e-mail conversations with several people.
[00:45.74]我的资料曾经上了几个不同的网站，我也开始跟几个人用E-mail交谈，蛮好的。
[00:51.33]Dialogue 3
[00:52.91]句型3
[00:54.49]A:So,why don't you try a computer dating service?
[00:57.60]你怎么不试试交友呢？
[01:00.71]B:First of all, it's too impersonal.
[01:02.29]首先，这种事很没有人情味。
[01:03.87]Second, how do you know the person on the other end is telling you the truth?
[01:06.48]再说，你如何知道另一端的那个人说的是真话？
[01:09.09]They could just be making things up all the time and you would be getting to know someone who doesn't really exist.
[01:13.09]也许从头到尾只是在瞎编，结果你“认识”的是一个不存在的人。
[01:17.09]A:You're right.
[01:17.69]你说的没错。
[01:18.29]I guess computer dating has its bad sides ,but it's still a funny way to meet people.
[01:22.23]我想电脑交友也不它不好的一面，不过这种交友方式是挺有趣的。
[01:26.18]Dialogue 4
[01:27.28]句型4
[01:28.37]A:My phone bill is way too expensive.
[01:30.51]我的电话费好高。
[01:32.66]B:Maybe you should get one of those Internet telephone systems.
[01:34.79]也许你应该弄个网络电话系统。
[01:36.91]A:That's where you both dial into the Internet so you only have to pay for a local phone call, right?
[01:42.02]那样双方就可以拨进网络，但只付市内电话费就可以了。
[01:47.13]Passage Computer Software
[01:50.24]计算机软件
[01:53.35]professional terms
[01:54.39]专业术语
[01:55.44]consider vt.
[01:57.30]考虑
[01:59.17]feed v.
[02:00.74]喂（给），输送
[02:02.31]importance n.
[02:04.68]重要（性）
[02:07.06]inanimate a.
[02:09.46]无生命的；无生气的
[02:11.87]overestimate vt.
[02:13.96]过高估计
[02:16.05]space n.
[02:18.23]空间，太空
[02:20.41]supply vt.
[02:22.47]供应，供给
[02:24.54]A computer is an inanimate device that has no intelligence of its own.
[02:28.14]一台计算机本身是一个无生命的装置，它没有自身的智能，
[02:31.75]and must be supplied with instructions so that it knows what to do and how and when to do it.
[02:36.29]并且必须给它指令，它才能知道去做什么，如何做以及何时去做。
[02:40.84]These instructions are called software.
[02:43.38]这些指令就称为软件。
[02:45.93]The importance of software can't be overestimated.
[02:49.30]软件的重要性无论如何估计，都不会过分。
[02:52.67]You might have what most people consider the " best computer sitting on your desk in front of you.
[02:57.24]你可能已经有了一台大多数人认为是“最好”的计算机正放在你面前的桌子上；
[03:01.81]however ,without software to " feed "it.
[03:04.12]但是，如果没有软件对它“供应”必要的指令，
[03:06.44]the computer will do nothing more-than take up space.
[03:09.02]这台计算机就什么不会做，无非是占据一些空间而已。
[03:11.61]Notes
[03:12.71]注意事项
[03:13.80]You might have what most people consider the best computer sitting on your desk in front of you :
[03:17.15]你可能已经有了大多数人认为是最好的计算机，它正放在你面前的桌子上；
[03:20.49]however, without software to feed it, the computer will do nothing more than take up space.
[03:24.71]但是，如果没有软件对它“供应必要的指令”，这台计算机就什么不会做，而只不过是占据一些空间而已。
[03:28.93]Professional Terms
[03:30.31]专业术语
[03:31.70]accompany vt.
[03:34.74]伴随，陪伴
[03:37.78]documentation n.
[03:39.90]文件
[03:42.01]package n.
[03:43.69]包，包裹
[03:45.36]professional a.
[03:47.60]职业的，业务的，专业的
[03:49.85]Software is made up of a group of related programs.
[03:53.20]软件是由一组组相互有关的程序组成的，
[03:56.54]each of which is a group of related instructions that perform very specific processing tasks.
[04:01.55]其中的每一个程序都是一组相关指令，而每组指令都将执行极为特定的处理任务。
[04:06.57]Software acquired to perform a general business function is often referred to as a software package.
[04:11.30]用来执行一般商务功能的软件通常称为软件包。
[04:16.03]Software packages, which are usually created by professional software writers.
[04:19.62]软件包一般均由软件专业人员编写，
[04:23.21]are accompanied by documentation that explains how to use the software.
[04:27.30]软件包都带有文档，文档是用来解释如何使用这个软件。
[04:31.39]Software can generally be divided into two categories:(1)systems software and (2)applications software.
[04:38.45]软件一般可分为两类：（1）系统软件；（2）应用软件。
[04:45.52]systems software
[04:46.98]系统软件
[04:48.44]Programs designed to allow the computer to manage its own resources are called systems software.
[04:53.67]为使计算机管理本身资源而设计的程序称为系统软件。
[04:58.89]This software runs the basic operations;
[05:01.32]这种软件执行基本的操作；
[05:03.75]it tells the hardware what to do and how and when to do it.
[05:07.66]它告诉硬件去做什么，如何做和何时做。
[05:11.56]Notes
[05:12.42]注意事项
[05:13.29]This software runs the basic operation; it tells the hardware what to do and how and when to do it.
[05:18.86]这类软件执行计算机的一些基本操作；它告诉硬件要作些什么，如何做以及什么时候做。
[05:24.44]However, it does not solve specific problems relating to a business or a profession.
[05:28.49]但是它不解决有关某个工商企业或某个专业的特定问题。
[05:32.54]For example, systems software will not process a prediction of what your company's tax bill will be next year.
[05:38.57]比如，系统软件不会对贵公司明年的税单进行预测，
[05:44.61]but it will tell the computer where to store the data used during processing.
[05:49.26]但是它将告诉计算机在数据处理过程中，所用的数据该放在何处。
[05:53.91]systems software will not process the creation of the animation strip for your next film,
[05:58.74]系统软件也不会去处理有关你的下一部电影动画片的创作，
[06:03.57]but it will manage how it is output.
[06:06.13]但它将管理动画片如何输出。
[06:08.69]Professional Terms
[06:10.05]专业术语
[06:11.41]budget n.
[06:13.05]预算
[06:14.70]calculate v.
[06:16.59]计算，推测
[06:18.49]poultry n.
[06:20.55]爱禽，鸡类
[06:22.62]temperature vt.
[06:24.55]温度
[06:26.48]update vt.
[06:28.41]适时修改，更新
[06:30.35]Application software
[06:31.92]应用软件
[06:33.48]Any instructions or collection of related programs designed to be carried out by a computer to satisfy a user's specific needs are applications software.
[06:41.40]为了满足某一用户具体需要而设计的，由计算机执行的任何一些指令或一些相互关联的软件的总合，均称为应用软件。
[06:49.31]A group of programs written to perform payroll processing is one type of applications softwre.
[06:54.68]为完成工资单的数据处理而编写的一套程序就属于应用软件的一种。
[07:00.05]as are programs written to maintain personnel records, update an inventory system, help you calculate a budge.
[07:05.84]还有那些专为保管个人档案资料、用来不断更新库存系统、协助你做预算，
[07:11.62]or monitor the incubation temperatures at your poultry farm.
[07:14.57]或者监控家禽养殖孵化温度等而编写的程序，也都是应用软件。
[07:17.52]Applications software can be purchased "off the shelf". or written.
[07:20.97]应用软件可以购买市场上现成的，
[07:24.42]or it can be written to order by qualified programmers.
[07:27.23]也可预先约请合格的程序编写人员编写。
[07:30.04]If for example, a company's payroll processing requirements are fairly routine.
[07:34.13]例如，如果某一个公司工资单的数据处理要求相当平常，
[07:38.21]it can probably purchase one or more payroll applications software programs off the shelf to handle the job.
[07:43.09]那就可以买一个或多个市场上流行的工资单应用软件程序，来完成这项工作。
[07:47.96]However, if a company has unique payroll requirements,
[07:50.88]但是，如果某个公司有独特的工资单要求，
[07:53.81]such as a need to handle the records of hourly employees, salaried employees, and commissioned employees,
[07:58.96]例如它需要计算小时工的、一般工薪人员的和委任的官员们的工资单，
[08:04.10]the off-the-shelf software may not be satisfactory.
[08:07.52]那么，市场上流行的软件就不能满足这些要求。
[08:10.95]It may be more cost-effective to have the payroll programs written to exact specifictions.
[08:16.31]这时，约请专人编写合乎确切要求的工资单程序所花的费用，
[08:21.68]than to try to modify off-the-shelf programs to do something they were never intended to do.,
[08:25.63]就可能会比通过现行程序，而使它能胜任过去从未做过的事，要更便宜一些。 |