Unit2 More about computer Text 1 Guess What It is Lets begin this unit with a riddle. Try to guess what it is? It is like a tv. but it is not a Tv. It is a calculator. but it is more than a calculator. It is not so mysterious, but it is powerful and intelligent. When you want to send or receive e-mail, you have to use it When you want to play electronic games with your partners who are in different cities, you have to use it maybe you can guess it without any hesitation-it is computer. You are right! Why you can gue it so quickly? Because computers are so widely used in our life and society right now. You can find them in schools, in factories, in offices and in personal rooms. People use them for different purposes Office automation and producing automation ning purposes Entertainment Developing new software · Other purposes Now, you have known there are so many situations in which people want to use them. Th are so powerful that they can do so many kinds of things. What is it like? How does it work? How can we operate it? Maybe your mind is now filled with many similar questions. It does not matter, you can understand them if you follow us and learn this book carefully. Follow us 参考译文 让我们以一个谜语来开始这个单元。试着猜出它是什么? 它像一台电视,但又不是电视。 它能做计算器用,但又不仅仅是一个计算器 它并不神奇,但却很强大和聪明。 当你要发送或接收电子邮件的时候,你需要用到它 当你想和你在不同城市的搭档一块打电子游戏时,你必须用到它。 也许你能毫不犹豫地猜出来一—它是计算机。你猜对了。为什么你能这么快地猜出它来 呢?因为当今计算机在我们的生活和社会中应用得非常广泛。你能在学校、工厂、办公室和 个人的房间发现它。人们由于各种各样的原因而使用它们 ·办公自动化和生产自动化 ·学习的目的 娱乐 ·开发新软件
Unit 2 More about Computer Text 1 Guess What It is Let’s begin this unit with a riddle. Try to guess what it is? It is like a TV, but it is not a TV. It is a calculator, but it is more than a calculator. It is not so mysterious, but it is powerful and intelligent. When you want to send or receive e-mail, you have to use it. When you want to play electronic games with your partners who are in different cities, you have to use it. Maybe you can guess it without any hesitation—it is computer. You are right! Why you can guess it so quickly? Because computers are so widely used in our life and society right now. You can find them in schools, in factories, in offices and in personal rooms. People use them for different purposes: • Office automation and producing automation • Learning purposes • Entertainment • Developing new software • Other purposes Now, you have known there are so many situations in which people want to use them. They are so powerful that they can do so many kinds of things. What is it like? How does it work? How can we operate it? Maybe your mind is now filled with many similar questions. It does not matter, you can understand them if you follow us and learn this book carefully. Follow us! 参考译文 让我们以一个谜语来开始这个单元。试着猜出它是什么？ 它像一台电视，但又不是电视。 它能做计算器用，但又不仅仅是一个计算器。 它并不神奇，但却很强大和聪明。 当你要发送或接收电子邮件的时候，你需要用到它。 当你想和你在不同城市的搭档一块打电子游戏时，你必须用到它。 也许你能毫不犹豫地猜出来——它是计算机。你猜对了。为什么你能这么快地猜出它来 呢？因为当今计算机在我们的生活和社会中应用得非常广泛。你能在学校、工厂、办公室和 个人的房间发现它。人们由于各种各样的原因而使用它们： • 办公自动化和生产自动化 • 学习的目的 • 娱乐 • 开发新软件
其他目的 现在,你已经知道人们在很多情况下都要使用它们(计算机)。它们功能强大,能做很 多的事情。它是什么样子?它是怎么工作的?我们怎样操作它?也许你的大脑里现在有很多 类似的疑问。没关系,跟着我们并认真地学习本书你就能理解它们。跟我们学吧。 Text 2 What does a Computer Look Like? To most of computer beginners, a personal computer is made up of three parts from appearance. They are as follows display system unit How can we recognize each part of them? The one that looks like a TV set is the display, it is usually the most obvious part. The keyboard is full of buttons, with which we can input data or program into the computer. The left part is the system unit It is like a simple box. In the box, there are many important components, which cant be seen Most of the computer beginners may think the display is the most important part. They are wrong. Each part is important for the computer to run smoothly. In price, the system unit is usually the most expensive part. Besides, there is a mouse by the display. It is a little like a mouse. If you want to play music, a stereo set is usually necessary. The modem is usually needed when you want to get on the Internet. If you want to print something on pieces of paper, you must have a printer. That is all for simple introduction. If you want to know more about the knowledge of computer, you should spend more time learning the left passages in this book 参考译文 对于大多数计算机初学者来说,一台个人计算机从外观上主要由3个部件构成。它们如 显示器 键盘 主机 我们怎么样来认识各个部分呢?像电视机的那部分就是显示器,它通常是最明显的部 分。键盘上布满了按键,我们可以通过它向计算机中输入数据和程序。剩下的部分就是主机 它像一个简单的盒子,在那里面有很多重要元件,这些通常都看不见 大多数的计算机初学者都会以为显示器是最重要的部分。其实他们错了。每一个部分都 对计算机的平稳运行有重要的作用。在价格方面,主机通常是最昂贵的部分 除了这些,显示器的旁边还有一个鼠标,它有点像一只老鼠。假如你要播放音乐的话, 必须要有一个立体声设备。要上网通常就得有一个“猫”(调制解调器)。而要把东西打印到 纸上的话,就必须要有一台打印机 简单的介绍就到这里。要想了解更多的关于计算机的知识,你应该花费更多的时间去学 习本书中剩下的文章
• 其他目的 现在，你已经知道人们在很多情况下都要使用它们（计算机）。它们功能强大，能做很 多的事情。它是什么样子？它是怎么工作的？我们怎样操作它？也许你的大脑里现在有很多 类似的疑问。没关系，跟着我们并认真地学习本书你就能理解它们。跟我们学吧。 Text 2 What does a Computer Look Like? To most of computer beginners, a personal computer is made up of three parts from appearance. They are as follows: • display • keyboard • system unit How can we recognize each part of them? The one that looks like a TV set is the display, it is usually the most obvious part. The keyboard is full of buttons, with which we can input data or program into the computer. The left part is the system unit. It is like a simple box. In the box, there are many important components, which can’t be seen. Most of the computer beginners may think the display is the most important part. They are wrong. Each part is important for the computer to run smoothly. In price, the system unit is usually the most expensive part. Besides, there is a mouse by the display. It is a little like a mouse. If you want to play music, a stereo set is usually necessary. The modem is usually needed when you want to get on the Internet. If you want to print something on pieces of paper, you must have a printer. That is all for simple introduction. If you want to know more about the knowledge of computer, you should spend more time learning the left passages in this book. 参考译文 对于大多数计算机初学者来说，一台个人计算机从外观上主要由 3 个部件构成。它们如 下： • 显示器 • 键盘 • 主机 我们怎么样来认识各个部分呢？像电视机的那部分就是显示器，它通常是最明显的部 分。键盘上布满了按键，我们可以通过它向计算机中输入数据和程序。剩下的部分就是主机。 它像一个简单的盒子，在那里面有很多重要元件，这些通常都看不见。 大多数的计算机初学者都会以为显示器是最重要的部分。其实他们错了。每一个部分都 对计算机的平稳运行有重要的作用。在价格方面，主机通常是最昂贵的部分。 除了这些，显示器的旁边还有一个鼠标，它有点像一只老鼠。假如你要播放音乐的话， 必须要有一个立体声设备。要上网通常就得有一个“猫”（调制解调器）。而要把东西打印到 纸上的话，就必须要有一台打印机。 简单的介绍就到这里。要想了解更多的关于计算机的知识，你应该花费更多的时间去学 习本书中剩下的文章
Text 3 Introduction of a window Every computer beginner should know something about a window, because it is so widely sed in the windows operating syster let s take a look at it When you open a file or run a program in your computer, a window appears on the desktop of your computer. It usually contains the following parts control menu: It is standard in all windows, but its appearance will be changed if you have opened a particular window. The menu contains a group of window commands title menu: It indicates which program you are currently working in. When a window is active. its color will become blue maximize/restore button: If you click on this button, the window will expand its size to fill the entire desktop. When a window is maximized, the restore button replaces its maximize button. You can revert the window to its original size by clicking on this button once again minimize button: When you click on it, the window disappears and appears as a button on the taskbar close button: Selecting this button when you want to close a document or exit a program menu bar: Click on a menu item to display the menu and its commands. tool bar: Clicking on a button will invoke a specific command scroll bar: When the information is not entirely displayed in the frame, vertical and horizontal scroll bars appear. Drag either scroll bar to side the information nto view status bar: It provides information regarding the current status 参考译文 每一个计算机初学者都应该知道有关窗口的一些知识,因为窗口在 Windows操作系统 中应用得太广泛了。现在让我们去看一看吧 当你打开一个文件或者运行一个程序的时候,桌面上就会出现一个窗口。它通常由下面 几个部分组成: ·控制菜单:它在所有的窗口中都是标准的,但如果你打开一个特殊的窗口时, 它的外观却很可能要改变。它是包括一组窗口命令的菜单 标题菜单:它表明你当前正工作在哪一个程序。当一个窗口处于激活状态时, 它的颜色将变蓝 最大化/还原按钮:假如你单击这个按钮,这个窗口将延伸到整个桌面。当一 个窗口已被最大化,还原按钮就会取代最大化按钮。再一次单击这个按钮,你
Text 3 Introduction of a Window Every computer beginner should know something about a window, because it is so widely used in the Windows operating system. Now let’s take a look at it. When you open a file or run a program in your computer, a window appears on the desktop of your computer. It usually contains the following parts: • control menu: It is standard in all windows, but its appearance will be changed if you have opened a particular window. The menu contains a group of window commands. • title menu: It indicates which program you are currently working in. When a window is active, its color will become blue. • maximize/restore button: If you click on this button, the window will expand its size to fill the entire desktop. When a window is maximized, the restore button replaces its maximize button. You can revert the window to its original size by clicking on this button once again. • minimize button: When you click on it, the window disappears and appears as a button on the taskbar. • close button: Selecting this button when you want to close a document or exit a program. • menu bar: Click on a menu item to display the menu and its commands. • tool bar: Clicking on a button will invoke a specific command. • scroll bar: When the information is not entirely displayed in the frame, vertical and horizontal scroll bars appear. Drag either scroll bar to side the information into view. status bar: It provides information regarding the current status. 参考译文 每一个计算机初学者都应该知道有关窗口的一些知识，因为窗口在 Windows 操作系统 中应用得太广泛了。现在让我们去看一看吧。 当你打开一个文件或者运行一个程序的时候，桌面上就会出现一个窗口。它通常由下面 几个部分组成： • 控制菜单：它在所有的窗口中都是标准的，但如果你打开一个特殊的窗口时， 它的外观却很可能要改变。它是包括一组窗口命令的菜单。 • 标题菜单：它表明你当前正工作在哪一个程序。当一个窗口处于激活状态时， 它的颜色将变蓝。 • 最大化／还原按钮：假如你单击这个按钮，这个窗口将延伸到整个桌面。当一 个窗口已被最大化，还原按钮就会取代最大化按钮。再一次单击这个按钮，你
就能把窗口恢复成它原来的大小。 最小化按钮:当你单击它时,这个窗口将消失并以一个按钮的方式出现在任务 栏上 ·关闭按钮:当你想要关闭一个文件或退出一个程序时,你可以选择这个按 菜单栏:单击一个菜单名称后将会显示出整个菜单和它的命令 ·工具栏:单击一个按钮将会启动一个特殊的命令 ·滚动条:当信息没有在框架中完全显示出来的时候,就会出现竖直的和水平的 滚动条。拖动其中任一个都将使信息进入视线。 ·状态栏:它提供一些有关当前状态的信息。 Text 4 Learning Computer Knowledge All by Yourself What can you do if you have some questions about computer? Maybe you can ask someone to teach you. But if others havent time to teach you, does it mean you can only do nothing except waiting? No, you can learn it all by yourself. How can we learn computer knowledge by ourselves? Looking at the product introduction is a good way. Now lets have a look at it Product introduction is the users'operation guide especially when they first operate the computer. Its content usually includes some important components eneral is the normal introduction about the computers information including instruction components and ordinary operation methods. It makes user have a general understanding about operating computers. There is a general below. General: There are sets of view about this computer, which point out every parts of the computer and indicate their names (2) Note Note indicates important information that helps users make better use of their computers. It is a note below ote: Do not connect the computer to the docking device until the computer has been turned on and shut down at least once (3)Notice Notice indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells us how to avoid the problems. For example, there is a notice below Notice: When taking the computer from low-temperature conditions into a warmer
就能把窗口恢复成它原来的大小。 • 最小化按钮：当你单击它时，这个窗口将消失并以一个按钮的方式出现在任务 栏上。 • 关闭按钮：当你想要关闭一个文件或退出一个程序时，你可以选择这个按 钮。 • 菜单栏：单击一个菜单名称后将会显示出整个菜单和它的命令。 • 工具栏：单击一个按钮将会启动一个特殊的命令。 • 滚动条：当信息没有在框架中完全显示出来的时候，就会出现竖直的和水平的 滚动条。拖动其中任一个都将使信息进入视线。 • 状态栏：它提供一些有关当前状态的信息。 Text 4 Learning Computer Knowledge All by Yourself What can you do if you have some questions about computer? Maybe you can ask someone to teach you. But if others haven’t time to teach you, does it mean you can only do nothing except waiting? No, you can learn it all by yourself. How can we learn computer knowledge by ourselves? Looking at the product introduction is a good way. Now let’s have a look at it. Product introduction is the users’ operation guide especially when they first operate the computer. Its content usually includes some important components. (1) General General is the normal introduction about the computer’s information including instruction, components and ordinary operation methods. It makes user have a general understanding about operating computers. There is a general below. General: There are sets of view about this computer, which point out every parts of the computer and indicate their names. (2) Note Note indicates important information that helps users make better use of their computers. It is a note below. Note: Do not connect the computer to the docking device until the computer has been turned on and shut down at least once. (3) Notice Notice indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells us how to avoid the problems. For example, there is a notice below. Notice: When taking the computer from low-temperature conditions into a warmer
environment or from high-temperature conditions into a cooler environment, allow the computer to acclimate to room temperature before turning on power Caution indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or even death There is a typical caution below Caution: Viewing the display or external monitor screen for extended periods of time may result in eyes strain There are many more similar instructions that are helpful to you in the product introduction You can turn to them whenever you have simple questions about computer 参考译文 如果你有关于计算机方面的一些疑问怎么办?也许你可以叫人来教你。但假如他人没有 时间来教你呢?你除了等之外就什么都不能做了。不,你可以完全自学 我们怎么样来自学呢?查看产品说明书就是一个好方法。让我们去看一看。 对于计算机用户,尤其是第一次操作计算机的使用者来说,产品说明就是使用指南。产 品说明通常包括一些重要的内容 (1)一般信息 “一般信息”是对计算机情况的普通说明和介绍,包括计算机的结构、组件以及基本使 用方法。它使用户对操作计算机有一个总体的了解和认识。下面就是一个一般信息。 一般信息:这里是一些计算机的视图,标示了计算机的各个组成部分。 (2)备注 “备注”是表示可以帮助用户更好地使用计算机的重要信息。下面是一个备注。 备注:至少必须打开并关闭一次计算机,才能将其连接至对接设备。 (3)注意 “注意”表示可能会损坏硬件或导致数据丢失,并告知如何避免此类问题。下面是 个注意。 注意:将计算机从低温移至温暖环境或从髙温移至较冷环境时,请在计算机适应室温后 再开机。 (4)警告 “警告”表示存在可能导致财产损失、人身伤害或死亡的潜在危险。下面是一个典 型的警告 警告:长时间地观看显示屏或外部显示器屏幕可能会造成眼睛疲劳。 产品说明书上有很多类似的对你很有帮助的说明。假如你有计算机的一些简单的疑问 就可以求助于它
environment or from high-temperature conditions into a cooler environment, allow the computer to acclimate to room temperature before turning on power. (4) Cautions Caution indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or even death. There is a typical caution below. Caution: Viewing the display or external monitor screen for extended periods of time may result in eyes strain. There are many more similar instructions that are helpful to you in the product introduction. You can turn to them whenever you have simple questions about computer. 参考译文 如果你有关于计算机方面的一些疑问怎么办？也许你可以叫人来教你。但假如他人没有 时间来教你呢？你除了等之外就什么都不能做了。不，你可以完全自学。 我们怎么样来自学呢？查看产品说明书就是一个好方法。让我们去看一看。 对于计算机用户，尤其是第一次操作计算机的使用者来说，产品说明就是使用指南。产 品说明通常包括一些重要的内容。 (1) 一般信息 “一般信息”是对计算机情况的普通说明和介绍，包括计算机的结构、组件以及基本使 用方法。它使用户对操作计算机有一个总体的了解和认识。下面就是一个一般信息。 一般信息：这里是一些计算机的视图，标示了计算机的各个组成部分。 (2) 备注 “备注”是表示可以帮助用户更好地使用计算机的重要信息。下面是一个备注。 备注：至少必须打开并关闭一次计算机，才能将其连接至对接设备。 (3) 注意 “注意”表示可能会损坏硬件或导致数据丢失，并告知如何避免此类问题。下面是 一个注意。 注意：将计算机从低温移至温暖环境或从高温移至较冷环境时，请在计算机适应室温后 再开机。 (4) 警告 “警告”表示存在可能导致财产损失、人身伤害或死亡的潜在危险。下面是一个典 型的警告。 警告：长时间地观看显示屏或外部显示器屏幕可能会造成眼睛疲劳。 产品说明书上有很多类似的对你很有帮助的说明。假如你有计算机的一些简单的疑问， 就可以求助于它