新概念英語第三冊逐句精講語言點 第51課 預測未來 (3)

　　In 1975, a primitive machine called the Altair, was launched in the USA. It canproperly be described as the first 'home computer' and it pointed the way to thefuture. This was followed, at the end of the 1970s, by a machine called an Apple.

　　7.In 1975, a primitive machine called the Altair, was launched in the USA.

　　1975年，美國推出了一臺被稱為“牛郎星”的原始機型。

　　語言點:句子結構分析:be launched可用于說明火箭，飛船，導彈，衛(wèi)星，航天飛機等的發(fā)射，亦可以用于說明某個產(chǎn)品的推出。

　　8.It can properly be described as the first 'home computer' and it pointed the way tothe future.

　　嚴格地說起來，它可以被稱為第一臺“家用電腦”，而且它也指了今后的方向。

　　語言點:point the way to的意思是“指出…的方向。”

　　9.This was followed, at the end of the 1970s, by a machine called an Apple.

　　70年代末，在牛郎星之后又出現(xiàn)了一種被稱為“蘋果”的機型。