新概念英语第三册Lesson 51知识点讲解
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•Humble
•(指人）低下的,卑微的:
•men of humblebirth
•a humbleoccupation
•（指事物）简陋的
•简陋的家
Section 3:
•Considering how recent these developments are, it is even more remarkable that as long ago as the 1960s, an Englishman, Leon Bagrit, was able to predict some of the uses of computers which we knowtoday.Bagrit dismissed the idea that computers would learn to 'think' for themselves and would 'rule the world', which people liked to believe in thosedays.Bagritforesawatimewhencomputerswouldbesmallenough toholdinthehand,whentheywouldbecapableofprovidinginformation abouttrafficjamsandsuggestingalternativeroutes,whentheywouldbe used in hospitals to help doctors to diagnose illnesses, when they would relieveofficeworkersandaccountantsofdull,repetitiveclericalwork.All these computer uses have becomecommonplace.
LESSON51
New Concept English three Lesson 51
SECTION 1:
•Predictingthefutureisnotoriouslydifficult.Whocouldhaveimagined, in the mid 1970s, for example, that by the end of the 20thcentury,computers would be as common in people's homes as TV sets? In the 1970s, computers were common enough, but only in big business, government departments, and large organizations. These were the so- called mainframe machines. Mainframe computers were very large indeed, often occupying whole air-conditioned rooms, employing full- time technicians and run on specially-written software. Though these largemachinesstillexist,manyoftheirfunctionshavebeentakenover bysmallpowerfulpersonalcomputers,commonlyknownasPCs.
•launch anattack
•The scheme was launched a yearago.
•The company is launching a new model nextmonth.
•In1975,aprimitivemachinecalledtheAltair,waslaunchedintheUSA.It canproperlybedescribedasthefirst'homecomputer'anditpointedthe waytothefuture.Thiswasfollowed,attheendofthe1970s,byamachine calledanApple.Intheearly1980s,thecomputergiant,IBMproducedthe world'sfirstPersonalComputer.Thisranonan'operatingsystem'called DOS, produced by a then small company named Microsoft. The IBM PersonalComputerwaswidelycopied.Fromthosehumblebeginnings,we have seen the development of the user-friendly home computers and multimedia machines which are in common usetoday.
1
Section 2:
•Predictingthefutureisnotoriouslydifficult.Whocouldhaveimagined,in themid1970s,forexample,thatbytheendofthe20thcentury,computers wouldbeascommoninpeople'shomesasTVsets?Inthe1970s,computers were common enough, but only in big business, government departments, and large organizations. These were the so-called mainframe machines. Mainframe computers were very large indeed, often occupying wholeair-conditioned rooms, employing full-time technicians and run on specially- written software. Though these large machines still exist, many of their functions have been taken over by small powerful personal computers, commonly known asPCs.
• Primitive
•ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱ始的:
•原始文化
•primitiveculture,
•Primitivecustoms
•
•Primitivetribes
•（反）
•
In1975,aprimitivemachinecalledtheAltair,waslaunchedintheUSA.It canproperlybedescribedasthefirst'homecomputer'anditpointedthe waytothefuture.Thiswasfollowed,attheendofthe1970s,byamachine calledanApple.Intheearly1980s,thecomputergiant,IBMproducedthe world'sfirstPersonalComputer.Thisranonan'operatingsystem'called DOS, produced by a then small company named Microsoft. The IBM PersonalComputerwaswidelycopied.Fromthosehumblebeginnings,we have seen the development of the user-friendly home computers and multimedia machines which are in common usetoday.
•
In 1975, a primitive machine called theAltair,was launched in the USA. It can properly be described as the first 'home computer' and it pointed the way to the future. This was followed, at the end of the 1970s, by a machine called an Apple. In the early 1980s, the computer giant, IBM producedtheworld'sfirstPersonalComputer.Thisranonan'operating system'calledDOS,producedbyathensmallcompanynamedMicrosoft. The IBM Personal Computer was widely copied. From those humble beginnings, we have seen the development of the user-friendly home computersandmultimediamachineswhichareincommonusetoday.
2
•1)送上轨道:
•launch a missile, launch atorpedo,
•launch asatellite
•2)使（船）下水:
•launch a newwarship
•Thelifeboatwaslaunchedimmediatelytorescuethefourmen.
•
3)发起，推出
•notorious(a)
著名的，臭名昭着的; 声名狼藉的
•Be notoriousfor
•Predictingthefutureisnotoriouslydifficult.Whocouldhaveimagined, in the mid 1970s, for example, that by the end of the 20th century, computers would be as common in people's homes as TV sets? In the 1970s, computers were common enough, but only in big business, government departments, and large organizations. These were the so- called mainframe machines. Mainframe computers were very large indeed, often occupying whole air-conditioned rooms, employing full- time technicians and run on specially-written software. Though these largemachinesstillexist,manyoftheirfunctionshavebeentakenover bysmallpowerfulpersonalcomputers,commonlyknownasPCs.
3
•dismiss(v)
•解雇
•遣散，解散
•dismisssoldiers
•Theclasswillbedismissedearlytoday.The proposal wasdismissed.
•摒弃(某事）不再考虑（某人）,
•Idismissedtheideafrommymind
•I dismissed myex-boyfriend
•(指人）低下的,卑微的:
•men of humblebirth
•a humbleoccupation
•（指事物）简陋的
•简陋的家
Section 3:
•Considering how recent these developments are, it is even more remarkable that as long ago as the 1960s, an Englishman, Leon Bagrit, was able to predict some of the uses of computers which we knowtoday.Bagrit dismissed the idea that computers would learn to 'think' for themselves and would 'rule the world', which people liked to believe in thosedays.Bagritforesawatimewhencomputerswouldbesmallenough toholdinthehand,whentheywouldbecapableofprovidinginformation abouttrafficjamsandsuggestingalternativeroutes,whentheywouldbe used in hospitals to help doctors to diagnose illnesses, when they would relieveofficeworkersandaccountantsofdull,repetitiveclericalwork.All these computer uses have becomecommonplace.
LESSON51
New Concept English three Lesson 51
SECTION 1:
•Predictingthefutureisnotoriouslydifficult.Whocouldhaveimagined, in the mid 1970s, for example, that by the end of the 20thcentury,computers would be as common in people's homes as TV sets? In the 1970s, computers were common enough, but only in big business, government departments, and large organizations. These were the so- called mainframe machines. Mainframe computers were very large indeed, often occupying whole air-conditioned rooms, employing full- time technicians and run on specially-written software. Though these largemachinesstillexist,manyoftheirfunctionshavebeentakenover bysmallpowerfulpersonalcomputers,commonlyknownasPCs.
•launch anattack
•The scheme was launched a yearago.
•The company is launching a new model nextmonth.
•In1975,aprimitivemachinecalledtheAltair,waslaunchedintheUSA.It canproperlybedescribedasthefirst'homecomputer'anditpointedthe waytothefuture.Thiswasfollowed,attheendofthe1970s,byamachine calledanApple.Intheearly1980s,thecomputergiant,IBMproducedthe world'sfirstPersonalComputer.Thisranonan'operatingsystem'called DOS, produced by a then small company named Microsoft. The IBM PersonalComputerwaswidelycopied.Fromthosehumblebeginnings,we have seen the development of the user-friendly home computers and multimedia machines which are in common usetoday.
1
Section 2:
•Predictingthefutureisnotoriouslydifficult.Whocouldhaveimagined,in themid1970s,forexample,thatbytheendofthe20thcentury,computers wouldbeascommoninpeople'shomesasTVsets?Inthe1970s,computers were common enough, but only in big business, government departments, and large organizations. These were the so-called mainframe machines. Mainframe computers were very large indeed, often occupying wholeair-conditioned rooms, employing full-time technicians and run on specially- written software. Though these large machines still exist, many of their functions have been taken over by small powerful personal computers, commonly known asPCs.
• Primitive
•ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱ始的:
•原始文化
•primitiveculture,
•Primitivecustoms
•
•Primitivetribes
•（反）
•
In1975,aprimitivemachinecalledtheAltair,waslaunchedintheUSA.It canproperlybedescribedasthefirst'homecomputer'anditpointedthe waytothefuture.Thiswasfollowed,attheendofthe1970s,byamachine calledanApple.Intheearly1980s,thecomputergiant,IBMproducedthe world'sfirstPersonalComputer.Thisranonan'operatingsystem'called DOS, produced by a then small company named Microsoft. The IBM PersonalComputerwaswidelycopied.Fromthosehumblebeginnings,we have seen the development of the user-friendly home computers and multimedia machines which are in common usetoday.
•
In 1975, a primitive machine called theAltair,was launched in the USA. It can properly be described as the first 'home computer' and it pointed the way to the future. This was followed, at the end of the 1970s, by a machine called an Apple. In the early 1980s, the computer giant, IBM producedtheworld'sfirstPersonalComputer.Thisranonan'operating system'calledDOS,producedbyathensmallcompanynamedMicrosoft. The IBM Personal Computer was widely copied. From those humble beginnings, we have seen the development of the user-friendly home computersandmultimediamachineswhichareincommonusetoday.
2
•1)送上轨道:
•launch a missile, launch atorpedo,
•launch asatellite
•2)使（船）下水:
•launch a newwarship
•Thelifeboatwaslaunchedimmediatelytorescuethefourmen.
•
3)发起，推出
•notorious(a)
著名的，臭名昭着的; 声名狼藉的
•Be notoriousfor
•Predictingthefutureisnotoriouslydifficult.Whocouldhaveimagined, in the mid 1970s, for example, that by the end of the 20th century, computers would be as common in people's homes as TV sets? In the 1970s, computers were common enough, but only in big business, government departments, and large organizations. These were the so- called mainframe machines. Mainframe computers were very large indeed, often occupying whole air-conditioned rooms, employing full- time technicians and run on specially-written software. Though these largemachinesstillexist,manyoftheirfunctionshavebeentakenover bysmallpowerfulpersonalcomputers,commonlyknownasPCs.
3
•dismiss(v)
•解雇
•遣散，解散
•dismisssoldiers
•Theclasswillbedismissedearlytoday.The proposal wasdismissed.
•摒弃(某事）不再考虑（某人）,
•Idismissedtheideafrommymind
•I dismissed myex-boyfriend