Computer Age
1.近年來，計算機的應用越來越廣泛
2.計算機能做許多有益的事
3.計算機也有許多副作用

In recent years, computers have grown in popularity. You can find them not only in the universities but on farms and in factories, shops and other places. The number of private computers has also risen tremendously within the past few years。

近年來，電腦越來越普遍。你不僅們可以在學校看到電腦，在農場、工廠，商店和其他地方都可以看到。在過去的幾年中私人電腦的數量也在快速增長。

Computers can do many useful things. They can provide people with efficient work, colorful entertainment and accurate calculations. High up in space and deep down in oceans, they are used to make scientific discoveries. On farms and in factories, they help to do difficult work. In offices and at homes, they take over routine jobs. With their incredible potentials, fantastic speed and unbelievable convenience, computers are getting increasingly important in our life.

電腦能做許多有用的事情。他們可以為人們提供高效的工作，豐富多彩的娛樂，精確計算。高到宇宙低到海洋，它們都被用來做出科學發現。在農場、工廠里它們幫助完成困難的工作。在辦公室或家里，他們接管了日常工作。以其難以置信的潛力，驚人的速度和令人難以置信的便利，電腦在我們的日常生活中越來越重要。

The truth of the matter, however, is that any new technology, including computers, has a "dark" side. Computer crimes, which are difficult to detect, cause a lot of trouble to business and industry. Unexpected computer viruses may destroy a large quantity of useful information. Furthermore, the indulgence of children in computer games is very bad for their mental and physical healthy development. We should therefore, be careful in using computers.

然而，事情的真相是任何新的技術，包括電腦，都有“黑暗”的一面。電腦犯罪行為很難發現，卻可以對商業和工業造成很大的麻煩。意想不到的電腦病毒可能毀壞大量有用的信息。此外，孩子們對電腦游戲的沉迷對他們的身心健康是有害的。因此，我們應該小心使用電腦。