问答题
Although machines have been around for a long time and people have adapted easily to living with most of them, they haven’t yet learned how to live in harmony with the newest of these: the personal computer.(76) This is so because the widespread use of the personal computer is a relatively new phenomenon.
There was the widely publicized case of a family man who became so absorbed in his computer that he spent long hours with it. (77) Of course, if he was spending long hours with his computer, he was spending less time with his family.And if his wife needed to see him, he was unavailable. She became so upset by this state of affairs that she delivered an ultimatum (最后通牒), declaring that unless he spent fewer hours with the machine and more with her and the family, she was going to divorce him. This issue became so serious that the couple had to go to a doctor to resolve it. (78) The fortunate result was that the husband reduced the time he spent with the computer, and the marriage was saved.
(79) Personal computers may cause people to become isolated from one another since work can be done at home alone. In this case, there may be no need for offices, or for that matter, for any other central gathering place. Universities, even cities, could be abandoned. Moreover, if what is now recorded on paper is recorded in the computer instead, people will have no reason to use any paper whatsoever: no money, receipts, letters, newspapers, magazines, books, and so on.
(80) If this happens, there will be no need to go to the bank, the bookstore, or the library. Will people then be isolated in their separate homes – alone with their computers and their families, apart from fellow workers, readers, or students?
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问答题
This is so because the widespread use of the personal computer is a relatively new phenomenon.
【正确答案】这是因为个人电脑的普遍使用是一个相对新的现象。
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Of course, if he was spending long hours with his computer, he was spending less time with his family.
【正确答案】当然，如果他长时间化在电脑上，他用在家人身上的时间就变少了。
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The fortunate result was that the husband reduced the time he spent with the computer, and the marriage was saved.
【正确答案】令人庆幸的结果是丈夫减少了化在电脑上的时间，婚姻得到了挽救。
【答案解析】
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Personal computers may cause people to become isolated from one another since work can be done at home alone.
【正确答案】个人电脑也可使人们相互间变得隔绝，因为工作可以在家中独自完成。
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If this happens, there will be no need to go to the bank, the bookstore, or the library.