1——Do you know much about computers？
2——Not a great deal.
1——I've just been reading an article about them. They are used for all sorts of things now.
2——For accounting systems and things you mean？
1——Yes， but they're used for other things too. Do you remember when we went to buy our tickets for the flight to Greece？
2——Yes.
1——The man asked where we wanted to go， then he typed out the information on a form and waited for a reply. A few moments later he gave us our tickets.
2——Of course. His machine must have been connected to a computer.
1——That's right.
注解：
1）computer：計(jì)算機(jī)
2）Not a great deal=not very much，全句是I don't know a great deal about computers.
3）accounting systems：財(cái)會(huì)系統(tǒng)。
4）must have been connected to a computer：must+完成體的不定式動(dòng)詞用以表示說(shuō)話人對(duì)以往事情的猜測(cè)或推斷。
譯文
1——你對(duì)計(jì)算機(jī)很在行嗎？
2——不算特別在行。
1——我剛讀了一篇關(guān)于計(jì)算機(jī)的文章。計(jì)算機(jī)可用于各種事情了。
2——你是說(shuō)財(cái)會(huì)之類的事兒？
1——是的，但也用來(lái)干別的事情。還記得我們?nèi)ベI飛往希臘的機(jī)票嗎？
2——是呀。
1——那個(gè)人問(wèn)我們要去哪兒，然后他把情況大在一張表上，等待答復(fù)。過(guò)了一會(huì)兒，他就把機(jī)票給咱們了。
2——是的。他的機(jī)器一定是和一臺(tái)計(jì)算機(jī)連著的。
2——Not a great deal.
1——I've just been reading an article about them. They are used for all sorts of things now.
2——For accounting systems and things you mean？
1——Yes， but they're used for other things too. Do you remember when we went to buy our tickets for the flight to Greece？
2——Yes.
1——The man asked where we wanted to go， then he typed out the information on a form and waited for a reply. A few moments later he gave us our tickets.
2——Of course. His machine must have been connected to a computer.
1——That's right.
注解：
1）computer：計(jì)算機(jī)
2）Not a great deal=not very much，全句是I don't know a great deal about computers.
3）accounting systems：財(cái)會(huì)系統(tǒng)。
4）must have been connected to a computer：must+完成體的不定式動(dòng)詞用以表示說(shuō)話人對(duì)以往事情的猜測(cè)或推斷。
譯文
1——你對(duì)計(jì)算機(jī)很在行嗎？
2——不算特別在行。
1——我剛讀了一篇關(guān)于計(jì)算機(jī)的文章。計(jì)算機(jī)可用于各種事情了。
2——你是說(shuō)財(cái)會(huì)之類的事兒？
1——是的，但也用來(lái)干別的事情。還記得我們?nèi)ベI飛往希臘的機(jī)票嗎？
2——是呀。
1——那個(gè)人問(wèn)我們要去哪兒，然后他把情況大在一張表上，等待答復(fù)。過(guò)了一會(huì)兒，他就把機(jī)票給咱們了。
2——是的。他的機(jī)器一定是和一臺(tái)計(jì)算機(jī)連著的。