The ideal companion machine—the computer—would not only look, feel, and sound friendly but would also be programmed to behave in a pleasant manner.

理想的伴侣机器——电脑——不仅外观、感觉和声音友好，而且还会被编程以令人愉快的方式行事。

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Such qualities were scarcely of the kind to enliven foreign travel, though they made her so easy and pleasant a companion;

这些品质，虽然使她成为一个轻松愉快的伴侣，却不能给国外的旅行带来生气；

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She was a pleasant and undemanding companion.

她是个令人愉快而又随和的伙伴。

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But for Alice, a pleasant male companion is what she wants a lot more than someone that might make her heart go pitter-patter.

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