Jacob： But why did the ancient Greek organize such games？
雅各布：为什么古希腊人要举办这样的运动会呢？
Leo： At that time， there were always wars between city－states in ancient Greece。
里昂：当时古希腊的各个城邦之间经常交战。
Jacob： So they wanted to cease fire through this。
雅各布：因此他们想通过奥运会来消除战争。
Leo： That is true。
里昂：是的。
Digital Life
数码生活
我们通常说的“数码”指的是含有“数码技术”的数码产品，如数码相机、数码摄像机、数码学习机、数码随身听等等。随着科技的发展，计算机的出现、发展带动了一批以数字为记载标识的产品，取代了传统的胶片、录影带、录音带等，我们把这种产品统称为数码产品。现在的媒体时代也成了数码媒体。 我们正处在数码生活时代。
We Are Living a Digital Life
数码生活进行时
1认识数码相机
A digital camera is a camera that takes video or still photographs， or both， digitally by recording images via an electronic image sensor。 Most 21st century cameras are digital。
Front and back of Canon PowerShot A95 Digital cameras can do things film cameras cannot： displaying images on a screen immediately after they are recorded， storing thousands of images on a single small memory device， and deleting images to free storage space。 The majority， including most compact cameras， can record moving video with sound as well as still photographs。 Some can crop and stitch pictures and perform other elementary image editing。 Some have a GPS receiver built in， and can produce Geotagged photographs。
The optical system works the same as in film cameras， typically using a lens with a variable diaphragm to focus light onto an image pickup device。 The diaphragm and shutter admit the correct amount of light to the imager， just as with film but the image pickup device is electronic rather than chemical。 Most digicams， apart from camera phones and a few specialized types， have a standard tripod screw。
Digital cameras are incorporated into many devices ranging from PDAs and mobile phones （called camera phones） to vehicles。 The Hubble Space Telescope and other astronomical devices are essentially specialized digital cameras。
Digital cameras are made in a wide range of sizes， prices and capabilities。 The majority are camera phones， operated as a mobile application through the cellphone menu。 Professional photographers and many amateurs use larger， more expensive digital single－lens reflex cameras （DSLR） for their greater versatility。 Between these extremes lie digital compact cameras and bridge digital cameras that “bridge” the gap between amateur and professional cameras。 Specialized cameras including multispectral imaging equipment and astrographs continue to serve the scientific， military， medical and other special purposes for which digital photography was invented。
2数码产品的表达方式
digital watch数字手表
A digital display simply shows the time as a number， e。g。， 12：08 instead of a short hand pointing towards the number 12 and a long hand 8／60 of the way round the dial。
digital camera数码相机
A digital camera is a camera that takes video or still photographs， or both， digitally by recording images via an electronic image sensor。
digital video数码录像
Digital video is a type of video recording system that works by using a digital rather than an analog video signal。
Digital television数字电视
Digital television （DTV） is the transmission of audio and video by digital signals， in contrast to the analog signals used by analog TV。 Many countries are replacing over－the－air broadcast analog television with digital television to allow other uses of the radio spectrum formerly used for analog TV broadcast。
MP3随身听
It is a common audio format for consumer audio storage， as well as a de facto standard of digital audio compression for the transfer and playback of music on digital audio players。
USB flash drive优盘
USB flash drives are typically removable and rewritable， and physically much smaller than a floppy disk。
数码技术又被称为数字技术，因为其核心内容就是把一系列连续的信息数字化或者说是不连续化。数码产品一般指的是MP3、U盘，数码照相机／摄像机……可以通过数字和编码进行操作的机器并且可以与电脑连接的，都称为数码产品。电视／电脑 ／通讯器材／移动或者便携的电子工具等， 在相当程度上都采用了数字化。
Key words ＆ Sentences
关键词句全知道
Most digital cameras have more settings than the average person knows what to do with — from common adjustments for nighttime and face shots to obscure settings for sports， fireworks and snow scenes。
大部分数码相机功能都很强大，有些功能甚至让普通人无所适从，从常见的夜景和人像拍摄的调整，到令人摸不着头脑的运动、焰火和雪景拍摄的设置，不一而足。
Demand for digital cameras is still on the rise and though considered high－tech only a year or two ago， they＂re fast becoming an ordinary consumer item。
虽然一两年前数码相机还被看作是高科技产品，但是现在对数码相机的需求日益增长，它已经被看作是普通的消费品。
Japanese company Fuvi released a chocolate digital camera on Sunday。 With a chocolate bar shape and available in three colors of Milk Chocolate， Strawberry and white， the camera costs 2，730 yen （about ＄32） or 220 yuan。
日本FUVI公司于5日推出了一款巧克力数码相机。该款相机外形貌似巧克力块，并有牛奶巧克力、草莓巧克力以及白巧克力三种颜色，价格为2730日元（约合32美元），合人民币220元。
It won’t be long before automatic scene detection becomes as commonplace as an automatic flash。
就像自动闪光一样，自动场景分辨功能将很快被大家接受。
I found the automatic scene－detection tools of the Kodak and Sony to be the most realistic and useful offerings。
我认为，柯达和索尼相机的自动场景分辨工具是最实用的。
These digital cameras took good photos， overall， and are fun to use because they take pressure off the photographer。
总体而言，这些数码相机的拍照功能都不错，用起来也相当有趣，因为它们减轻了拍摄者的压力。
A digital world （virtual， electronic， telematic， etc。） is generally spoken of to allude to this plurality of objects and representations that， being technologically built， produce the sensation of reality in human beings。
一个数字的世界是通常所说的暗指那多数的能引起人类真实感觉的对象和继承（表示）可在技术上被建造出来的（虚的、电子的、远程信息处理的）世界。
A digital watch shows the time by electronically lit up numbers， e。g。 1021。
数字手表是用电子显示数字来表示时间的，例如1021。
At a glance， the most obvious physical improvements on today’s digital cameras compared with those bought five years ago are slimmer size and larger LCD viewing screens。
乍看之下，如今的数码相机跟五年前的相比，外形上最明显的改进就是体积更纤巧、液晶显示屏更大。
Nikon Coolpix S1000pj has a mini projector built right into the camera itself。
尼康Coolpix S1000pj，这款相机有一个内置的微型投影仪。
This extra characteristic lets you take pictures and， by pressing a button on the camera， project them onto any nearby surface， in old－school slideshow style。
这个额外的功能令你在拍摄照片后，只要按下相机上的一个按钮，就能将照片投影到附近的任何平面上，像老式幻灯片那样。