通过文章阅读学习英语六级词汇(二十七)
<p> <span word="Unit">Unit</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span>-<span word="seven">seven</span></p><p> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="gizmo">gizmo</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="chore">chore</span></p><p> <span word="Heres">Heres</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="todays">todays</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>: <span word="I">I</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bookstore">bookstore</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shelves">shelves</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="remedial">remedial</span> <span word="books">books</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="books">books</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="suspicions">suspicions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="raised">raised</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="computers">computers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="supposedly">supposedly</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span>, <span word="why">why</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="publishing">publishing</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="them">them</span>?</p><p> <span word="Computers">Computers</span> <span word="manipulate">manipulate</span> <span word="information">information</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="invisible">invisible</span>. <span word="Theres">Theres</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="touch">touch</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="programmer">programmer</span> <span word="decides">decides</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="screen">screen</span>. <span word="Computers">Computers</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="knobs">knobs</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="radios">radios</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="buttons">buttons</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="buttons">buttons</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="display">display</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="buttons">buttons</span>, <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="abstraction">abstraction</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="arbitrariness">arbitrariness</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="computers">computers</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="disappear">disappear</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="descendants">descendants</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="technologies">technologies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="grandparents">grandparents</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span>.</p><p> <span word="Computers">Computers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="across">across</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="together">together</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="wasted">wasted</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="tomorrows">tomorrows</span> <span word="computers">computers</span> <span word="arent">arent</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="capabilities">capabilities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="beings">beings</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="retooling">retooling</span> <span word="computers">computers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mesh">mesh</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="strengths">strengths</span><span word="observing">observing</span>, <span word="communicating">communicating</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="innovating">innovating</span><span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="conform">conform</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unnatural">unnatural</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="computers">computers</span> <span word="demand">demand</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="error">error</span>.</p><p> <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="todays">todays</span> <span word="machines">machines</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complicated">complicated</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="processor">processor</span> <span word="attempts">attempts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="desktop">desktop</span> <span word="publishing">publishing</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span> <span word="appliance">appliance</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="attachments">attachments</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="bound">bound</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="unwieldy">unwieldy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="burdensome">burdensome</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="electronic">electronic</span> <span word="dictionary">dictionary</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span>, <span word="lighter">lighter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="print">print</span> <span word="version">version</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="meanings">meanings</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="pronouncing">pronouncing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span>. <span word="Todays">Todays</span> <span word="electronic">electronic</span> <span word="dictionaries">dictionaries</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="keys">keys</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="legible">legible</span> <span word="displays">displays</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="primitive">primitive</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="theyre">theyre</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="track">track</span>.</p>
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