科技英语翻译 01.ppt

* 01 A Friend or a Spy–Computer Learning Objectives In this unit you should get familiar with: the functions of computers the changes computers bring to our life the advantages of computers the disadvantages of computers I. Warm-up 1.Tick (√) the words or phrases that are associated with this unit. □Windows □compact disc □operating system □database □U disc □modem □firewall □Explorer □processor □server □PDA □workstation 2.Look at the following pictures and label them with the words given below. mainframe computer desktop computer scanner notebook computer laser printer handheld PDA Picture 1.___________ Picture 2.___________ Picture 3.__________ Picture 4.___________ Picture 5.___________ Picture 6.__________ II. Text Reading Part A Personal Computers are Changing the World Personal computers have been changing our daily lives since IBM launched its pioneering PC on August 12, 1981. From then on, rather than inking letters to faraway friends people send instant messages while watching them on web cameras . And they also search online for anything from love to medical advice to bargain airfares. Personal computers have given the world telecommuting，video games and sedentary lifestyles． Computers have already changed our life in many ways. The unprecedented access to information provided by computers has changed society’s privacy landscape. Credit cards, banks and telephone companies record users’ business activities. Internet firms that provide free services such as online searches，maps，and email save information typed in by users and sort it by unique identification numbers in the machines. As far as we can see, the effects of computers on society go far deeper than online lifestyles. The computer brings