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17. If Lincoln[n.林肯] Had Used a Computer. 如果林肯使用过计算机…… 　　1. The ad[n.(缩)广告] for a software[n.软件] program[n.程序] caught my eye. It said, Write better in 30 days or your money back. 1、有一则计算机软件的广告引起了我的注意。它说：“要是30天之内不能提高你的写作能力，就将原款退还。” 分析：catch ones eye=引起某人的注意，ad =广告； software=软件；；program= 程序； 2. Im familiar[adj.熟悉的] with computer programs[(program):n.程序] that correct[纠正] spelling through the use of built-in[a.内置的] dictionaries. But the ad[n.(缩)广告] for this program said that it would correct stylistic[a.格式上的,体裁上的] errors[(error):n.错误]. 2、我熟悉那些通过使用内建字典来纠正拼写错误的计算机程序。但是，这则软件广告却说，它能纠正“文体错误”。 分析：be familiar with =熟悉；correct= 纠正；spelling=拼写；stylistic=文体的；error =错误3. Style[n.文体]. Thats a big part of what writing is about. So I stopped by the computer store to give it a test run. I wanted to see what the program would say about one of my favorite pieces of writing. 3、文体对于写作关系可是很重大的。因此，我在那家计算机商店停下来，准备试一试这个程序。我想看一看它会对我所喜爱的一篇文章说些什么。 单词:style=文体； 4. I typed it into the computer. Then the computer printed out a critique[n.批评]. Here it is: 4、我把文章输进了计算机。接着，计算机屏幕上显示出了一段评语。下文便是： 单词:critique =批评；5. Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent[n.大陆；大洲] a new nation, conceived[(conceive):v.构思,设想] in Liberty[n.自由 n.权利], and dedicated[奉行] to the proposition[n.主张] that all men are created[(create):vt.创造；] equal. [Long sentences can be difficult to read and understand. Consider revising[(revise):vt.修订,校订;修改] so that no more than只是 one complete[完整的] thought is expressed in each sentence. Passive voice: are created. Consider using active[a.；主动的]. Usually a paragraph[n.段落] should have more than one sentence.] 5、87年前，我们的先辈在这个大陆上缔造了一个新国家。她以自由为立国之本，坚决奉行所有的人生来平等的原则。（长的句子可能难以阅读和理解。考虑修正以便每个句子只是表达一个完整想法。are created.是被动语态。考虑使用主动语态。通常每段应该超过一个句子。bring forth＝产生；score二十； continent=大陆； conceive =；liberty=自由；dedicate =奉行；proposition=主张；create=创造；equal =平等； 6. Now we are engaged[(engage):v.从事] [Passive voice: are engaged. Consider using active. See Help key for more information.