英语翻译Not very long ago,the computer was a strange machine.Not

英语翻译
Not very long ago,the computer was a strange machine.Not many people understood it.Not many people said yes to it.Today much of that is changing.The first computer system was introduced for use in business in the mid-1950s.Since then,the number of computer systems used in business,governments,and institutions has grown rapidly.In 1975,about 250,000 systems were in use in the United States.This figure is growing by tens of thousands every year.
The electronic computer is an important factor in our lives.Each year we use computers more and more to help us to collect data and to provide us with information.At one time,people thought computers were only useful for banks,department stores,and governments.But today they are used for many other purposes.
Have you ever stopped to think how you are affected by a computer?The clothes you wear are probably made with the help of a computer.The newspapers you read could have been edited and typed by a computer.Even radio programs are often prepared by computers.
Computer today are playing important roles in education,transportation and medicine.They are used to predict the weather,to examine the ocean,and to develop defense systems.They are being used by businesses,governments,and institutions.A doctor can talk to the computer and tell what is wrong with a person.The computer will then tell the doctor what to do.If he asks why,the computer goes through its memory and gives the answer.There is no reason to think that the use of computers will decrease.Computers will become a greater part of our lives.
In the past few years there have been great changes in computers.Many scientists agree that computers cannot do everything people can do,but they also agree that computers can now do most of the things people can do.Who knows what the computers of tomorrow will be like?Will they make life better or worse,or will they bring bad things to people?The scientists of today will have to decide how to use the computers of tomorrow.

不久前,计算机对于人们来说是个奇怪的机器.懂的人不多.认同的人也不多.而今天很多当时观念都已经转变了.20世纪中叶,第一个为用于商业的计算机系统产生了.从那以后,用于商业,政府和公共机构的计算机系统数量快速增长.在1975年,美国大约使用了250,000个系统.这个数字每年以千以万记的速度增长.
电子计算机是我们生活中的一个重要因素.每年我们都在使用越来越多的计算机来收集数据和提供信息.曾一时,人们认为计算机只是对于银行,商店和政府来说有用.但是今天计算机还可应用与其他目的.
你是否有停下来想过,计算机到底是怎样影响你的生活的?你穿的衣服很可能就是借助计算机制作出来的.你看的报纸也许就是靠计算机来排版的打印出来的,甚至是广播节目也是由计算机来制作的.
今天,计算机在教育,运输和医药行业也起到了很大的作用.他们可以预测天气,调查海洋,研制防御系统.他们用于商业,政府和公共机构和部门.医生可以通过和计算机对话来得出病人的病因.然后计算机会告诉医生该怎么做.如果医生问原因,那么计算机就会搜索自己的记忆然后给出一个答案.没有任何理由认为计算机使用量会减少,相反,计算机将在我们的生活中占很大一部分.
在过去的几年里,计算机有了很大的改革.很多科学家都认为计算机不会像人一样什么都能做,但是,他们同意计算机可以代替人做大部分的事情.谁知道计算机在将来会变成什么情况?他们会让我们的生活变的更好呢还是更坏?会给人类带来坏的东西吗?今天的科学家们要决定怎样使用明天的计算机