So things break if you try-- if the computer tries to take you too literally so it would not be correct generally to do something like that.

如果你把它分开-,那么电脑会逐字逐句地解析,你拆开写的代码,由此得到的结果一般都是错误的。

哈佛公开课 - 计算机科学课程节选

We're going to try and help you learn how to think like a computer scientist, and we're going to begin talking about that towards the end of this lecture and of course throughout the rest of the lectures that carry on.

我们会试着帮你们学会,怎样像一个计算机科学家一样思考，这个内容,会在课程末尾提及,当然也会,贯穿中间的课时。

麻省理工公开课 - 计算机科学及编程导论课程节选

How many of you have heard the term used before? How may have you heard the term used before in terms of programming languages? Great. For the rest you, don't sweat it. This is a highfalutin term that computer scientists use to try and make them look like they're smarter than they really are.

这里就要引入递归的概念了,你们中有多少人以前听过这个词？,你们中有多少人在编程语言中,用过这个词？,很好，剩下的同学也不要担心,这是电脑科学家们用来让自己,显得更聪明的夸张词汇。

麻省理工公开课 - 计算机科学及编程导论课程节选