第五版前言译.doc

Perface （前言） Background （背景） The history of database research over the past 30 years is one of exceptional productivity that has led to the database system becoming arguably the most important development in the field of software engineering. Exceptional /ik’sep??n?l/ adj. 非常好的，杰出； Arguable /’a:gju?b?l/ adj. Not certainly true or correct and therefore easy or doubt. 有疑问的； 译：过去30多年的数据库研究历史是杰出成就之一，同样也导致了数据库可能变成软件工程领域最重要的发展。 The database is now the underlying framework of the information system and has fundamentally changed the way many organizations operate. 译：现在，数据库是信息系统的底层框架，也从根本上更改了许多公司