电子信息专业英语 作者 杨泽清 Unit 22.pptVIP

 Unit 22 Text A. Software New Words and Expressions documentation [dRkjumen5teiF(E)n] n. 文件 oriented [5C:riEnt] adj. 导向的 utility [ju:5tiliti ] n. 效用, 有用 interpreter [in5tE:pritE] n. 解释程序, 翻译员 translator [trAns5leitE] n. 翻译程序, 翻译器 conjunction [kEn5dVQNkF(E)] n. 关联,连接 specialize [5speFElaiz] vi. 专攻, 专门研究  specific [spi5sifik] adj. 特殊的 n.特效药 notation [nEu5teiF(E)n] n. 符号, 表示法 engage in 从事于, 参加 Technical Terms a specialized application program 专用应用软件 a sequence of computational steps 计算步骤序列 Notes 1. Software is a broader concept that refers to programs, programming procedures, and associated documentation related to a system’s operation. 软件是一个广义的概念, 指程序、程序设计过程以及与系统操作有关的文档。 句中 associated 和 related 都是过去分词, 用作定语。短语 relate to (with) 意为：有关, 与……的关系(to)。 例如：He relates well to people. 他人缘好。 2. System software consists of those internal programs which make the hardware function in such a way that the computer system becomes meaningful to the user. 系统软件由内部程序组成，这些程序驱动硬件运作使得计算机系统对用户变得有意义。 句中 which 引导一个限制性定语从句, 修饰名词 programs；在这个定语从句中，that 引导一个状语从句，表示结果； make the hardware function 此处的function 是动词原形做宾语的补足语，意为：运行。 3. An application program is software that, in conjunction with system software, instructs the computer how to do the job. 一个应用程序是与系统软件相结合，指导计算机如何完成任务的软件。 句中 that…instructs 是一个限制性定语从句, 修饰名词 software; in conjunction with system software 为方式状语。 4. It helps the user work faster, and thus more efficiently than if the job was done manually. 应用程序帮助用户更快捷地工作，这样就比用人工完成效率高得多了。 连词 than 后面是一个省略了主句 it is 的比较状语从句。  5. In order to solve a computational problem, its solution must be specified in terms of a sequence