计算机英语教程 第3版 普通高等教育“十一五”国家级规划教材 作者 司爱侠 张强华 unit 5.pptVIP

计算机英语教程(第三版) 人民邮电出版社 Unit 5Motherboard  New Words New Words Phrases a series of 一系列 a bunch of 一簇，一串；一群 last but not least 最后但并不是最不重要的 phase out 逐步停止采用，逐步退出 in terms of 以……的观点；就……而说 in particular 特别地 primary factor 主要因素 aperture size 口径尺寸 dip one’s toes into 涉足 Phrases get rid of 摆脱，除去 graphics adapter. 图形适配器 on-board graphics 板上图形 clock speed 时钟速率 backwards compatible 向后兼容 have influence on 对……有影响 live with 忍受，忍耐 a fraction of 一小部分 by the way 顺便说说；顺便提起；顺便问一下 apart from 除……之外 pit…against 使……与……抗争；对抗 Abbreviations AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) 加速图形端口 ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment) 高级技术附件 BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) 基本输入／输出系统 DRAM (Dynamic RAM) 动态存储器 SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic RAM) 同步动态存储器 DDR (Double Data Rate) 双（倍）速率 RDRAM (Rambus DRAM) Rambus公司生产的动态存储器 SiS (Silicon Integrated Systems) 矽统科技公司 FSB (Front Side Bus) 前面总线 DIMM (Dual inline memory module) 双内联内存模块 IR (Infra-Red) 红外线 Text 请老师朗读并讲解课文 Notes [1] VIA, formerly just a chipset maker, has become the number two in the global chipset market, and now it is putting all its efforts into extending the good reputation that it achieved through a series of successful chipsets. 本句中，formerly “just a chipset maker,”是一个插入语，对VIA做补充说明。put all one’s efforts into sth.的意思是“竭尽全力做某事”、“把所有精力都投入到某事”。that it achieved through a series of successful chipsets是一个定语从句，修饰和限定the good reputation。 本句意为：VIA以前“只是一个芯片组制造者”。现在已排行全球芯片组市场的第二。它在竭尽全力扩展通过制造一系列成功的芯片组而得到的良好声誉。 Notes [2] It looks that VIA should be able to continue this success story — the new chipset does implement a bunch of features for which most of us have been impatiently waiting. 本句中，the new chipset does implement a bunch of features for which most of us have been impatiently waiting是对this success story的进一步补充说明。“does”表示强调，意思是“的确，确实”。for which most of us have been impatiently waiting是一个介词前置的定语从句，修饰和限定features。 本句意为：看起来好像VIA应该能够继续成功地完成这个事情——这个新的芯片组确实提供了一些功能，而这些功能正是我们中的大部分人一直在迫不及待地等待着的。 Notes [3