泽平 的ScalersTalk第八轮新概念朗读持续力训练Day

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L51-1: Predictingthe future

Predicting thefuture is notoriously difficult. Who could have imagined, in the mid 1970s, forexample, that by the end of the 20th century, computers would be as common inpeople's homes as TV sets? In the 1970s, computers were common enough, but onlyin big business, government departments, and large organizations. These werethe so- called mainframe machines. Mainframe computers were very large indeed,often occupying whole air-conditioned rooms, employing full-time techniciansand run on specially-written software. Though these large machines still exist,many of their functions have been taken over by small powerful personalcomputers, commonly known as PCs. In 1975, a primitive machine called theAltair, was launched in the USA.

prɪˈdɪktɪŋ ðə ˈfjuːʧə

prɪˈdɪktɪŋ ðə

ˈfjuːʧər ɪz nəʊˈtɔːrɪəsli ˈdɪfɪkəlt. huː kʊd hæv ɪˈmæʤɪnd, ɪn ðə mɪd 1970ɛs, fɔːr

ɪɡˈzɑːmpl, ðæt baɪ ði ɛnd ɒv ðiː 20th ˈsɛnʧʊri, kəmˈpjuːtəz

wʊd biː æz ˈkɒmən ɪn ˈpiːplz həʊmz æz ˌtiːˈviː sɛts? ɪn ðiː 1970ɛs, kəmˈpjuːtəz

wɜː ˈkɒmən ɪˈnʌf, bʌt ˈəʊnli ɪn bɪɡ ˈbɪznɪs, ˈɡʌvnmənt dɪˈpɑːtmənts, ænd lɑːʤ ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃᵊnz. ðiːz wɜː ðə səʊ- kɔːld ˈmeɪnfreɪm məˈʃiːnz. ˈmeɪnfreɪm kəmˈpjuːtəz

wɜː ˈvɛri lɑːʤ ɪnˈdiːd, ˈɒfᵊn ˈɒkjəpaɪɪŋ həʊl ˈeəkənˌdɪʃᵊnd

ruːmz, ɪmˈplɔɪɪŋ fʊl-taɪm tɛkˈnɪʃənz ænd rʌn ɒn ˈspɛʃəli-ˈrɪtn ˈsɒftweə. ðəʊ

ðiːz lɑːʤ məˈʃiːnz stɪl ɪɡˈzɪst, ˈmɛni ɒv ðeə ˈfʌŋkʃᵊnz hæv biːn ˈteɪkənˈəʊvə baɪ smɔːl ˈpaʊəfʊl ˈpɜːsᵊnᵊl kəmˈpjuːtəz, ˈkɒmənli nəʊn æz piː-siːz.ɪn1975, ə ˈprɪmɪtɪv məˈʃiːn kɔːld ði ælˈteə, wɒz lɔːnʧt ɪn ðə juː-ɛs-eɪ.

任务配置：L0 + L4

知识笔记：

单词：1、predicting：预言，预告，预报，2、notoriously：臭名昭著地，恶名昭彰地，3、mainframe：主机，主计算机，4、technician：技术员，技师，5、launched in the USA：在美国推出

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