Afraid of Your Computer
克服畏难心理 熟练使用电脑

副题：

惧怕科技（尤其是电脑）是90年代的流行病。 有很多人根本无从逃避电脑。 学会操作电脑并不如一般人想象中那么困难。 不要给厚厚的操作手册吓怕。 你对最有帮助的人未必最懂电脑。 若能克服对电脑恐怕心理，人生会更多彩多姿。

[5]But becoming computer competent『有能力的』is easier than people think. Experts suggest these steps:

[5]其实，学会操作电脑并不如一般人想象中那么困难。专家建议如下：

Don't be snowed by jargon.

不要给术语吓倒

[6]When you shop for a computer, decide what you'd like to do with it and list those goals, says Kris Jamsa, author of Welcome to Personal Computers. Then, if a salesperson asks an obscure『模糊的；不明白的』question—such as “How many megahertz do you want?”—respond: “I don't know. You tell me what I need to accomplish my goals, which are…”

[6]《个人电脑指南》一书作者基斯·吉姆萨说，选购电脑时，首先想清楚自己会用电脑做什么，并予列出。如果售货员问：“你需要多大的内存？”你可以这样回应：“不知道。你告诉我，我需要多大的内存。我打算用电脑做以下这些工作……。” .

[7]The salesperson should be able to answer in plain English. And don't worry about your choice becoming obsolete『过时的；旧式的』. Focus on meeting your needs for the next few years.

[7]售货员应能用简明的话给你答复。别担心你选购的电脑会过时，只须注意这部电脑能否在未来数年符合你的需要.

[8]Once you get your computer home, learn just enough basic lingo『术语；行话』to get going. “If you were going to become a carpenter, your first project wouldn't be to build a house. You'd start with something simple, like a bench or birdhouse,” says computer expert Robin Williams. “It's the same with the computer. You'd learn as you were faced with new tasks.”

[8]买了电脑回家，只须学会足够的基本行话，让你可以使用电脑就足够了。“如果你想做木匠，你的第一个计划不会是去盖一幢房子。你会先造几样简单的东西，例如长凳或花架，”电脑专家罗宝·威廉斯说，“操作电脑也一样。等到你要处理新问题，便会学到更多的东西。”.

Dive right in.

直接启动电脑

[9]You don't need to know the technical details of your computer any more than you need to understand the technology behind your microwave oven. “Don't get bogged down『陷入』in a hefty『沉重的；厚的』computer manual,” advises Joe Kraynak, author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to PCs. “Go ahead and flip『轻弹；轻击』the switch, click and move the mouse.”

[9]你无须深知电脑技术细节，正如你不必了解微波炉的原理一般。“不要给厚厚的操作手册吓怕，”《个人电脑傻瓜大全》一书的作者祖·克雷纳格说，“尽管按动开关，轻击然后移动鼠标便成了。”

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