59 You And Computers
Don't want to take a lot of money with you when you get around？Thanks to computers，you can just use your credit card wherever you go．Computers at the bank keep a record of how much money you have and how much you pay.
Want to get the best treatment at hospitals? Your doctors at hospitals have been greatly helped by computers to get information about patients. It is possible for doctors from different hospitals to read the records of patients, dis cuss them and make decisions on the best treatment．It would，at one time，take them hours or days to do so．
Want to talk to your friends both at home and abroad？ Then it's necessary to connect your computer to the Internet and set up your own E一mail letter box．You can then collect and send mails in seconds．It will be a waste of time and money to post your letters．
But if you think you've entered the information age because you have the chance to use the Internet, you are wrong．The reason is quite a simple one：over 98 percent of the information on the Internet is in English．The information on一line won't be helpful to you unless you can use English freely.
你与计算机
当你外出时，不想带许多钱怎么办？多亏有了电脑，你可以仅携带你的信用卡而到任何你想去的地方。银行里的电脑记录着你的存款数目和支出数目。
想在医院得到最好的治疗吗？你的医生在医院里通过电脑的帮助而获得病人的信息。许多来自不同医院的医生先看病人的病历，然后进行讨论，最后制定出最好的治疗方案。每次仅花费他们几小时或几天来做此事。
想和你在国内外的朋友交谈吗？这必须把你的电脑与互联网链接起来，并建立你的个人电子邮件信箱。你可以在数秒钟内收发电子邮件。寄信将会是一件浪费时间和金钱的事。
如果你仅因为自己已经有机会使用互联网而觉得自己已经进入
了信息时代，那你就错了。原因很简单：980%以上的互联网信息是英文的。除非你能熟练运用英语，否则网上的信息将毫无用处。
参考译文
词汇 ：
Credit 信用 treatment 治疗
Decision 决定 abroad 在国外
On-line 有线的，在网上的 set up 开办，建立
I．听全文录音，判断正（T）误（F）
1 ．Computers at the bank keep a record of how much money you have.
2 ．Doctors can also use computers but it will take them several weeks．
3 ．Posting letters is a waste of time and money．
4 ．If one isn’t good at English，he can’t use the Internet well．
II．听录音，补全下列段落
Want to talk to your friends both at 1 and abroad？Then it’s necessary to connect your computer to the 2 and set up your own 3 letter box．You can then collect and send 4 in seconds．It will be a waste of time and money to post your letters．
But if you think you’ve 5 the information age because you have the chance to use the Internet, you are 6 ．The reason is quite a 7 one：over 8 percent of the information on the Internet is in 9 ．The information 10 won’t be helpful to you unless you can use English freely．
答案：
I．1 ．T 2，F 3．T 4．T
II ．1．home 2. Internet 3. E-mail 4. mails 5．entered
6. wrong 7. simple 8.98 9. English 10. on-line
