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Computer Software
计算机软件
professional terms
专业术语
consider vt.
考虑
feed v.
喂（给），输送
importance n.
重要（性）
inanimate a.
无生命的；无生气的
overestimate vt.
过高估计
space n.
空间，太空
supply vt.
供应，供给
A computer is an inanimate device that has no intelligence of its own.
一台计算机本身是一个无生命的装置，它没有自身的智能，
and must be supplied with instructions so that it knows what to do and how and when to do it.
并且必须给它指令，它才能知道去做什么，如何做以及何时去做。
These instructions are called software.
这些指令就称为软件。
The importance of software can't be overestimated.
软件的重要性无论如何估计，都不会过分。
You might have what most people consider the " best computer sitting on your desk in front of you.
你可能已经有了一台大多数人认为是“最好”的计算机正放在你面前的桌子上；
however ,without software to " feed "it.
但是，如果没有软件对它“供应”必要的指令，
the computer will do nothing more-than take up space.
这台计算机就什么不会做，无非是占据一些空间而已。
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You might have what most people consider the best computer sitting on your desk in front of you :
你可能已经有了大多数人认为是最好的计算机，它正放在你面前的桌子上；
however, without software to feed it, the computer will do nothing more than take up space.
但是，如果没有软件对它“供应必要的指令”，这台计算机就什么不会做，而只不过是占据一些空间而已。
