By combining familiar ICONS and visual command gestures, such as clicking a button with a mouse, the computer has become as familiar to most people as the telephone.

通过组合常见的图标和可见的命令表示，例如使用鼠标单击按钮，计算机逐渐为人们所熟悉，变得像电话一样平常。

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He held the telephone while Maude pecked at the buttons as if they were large square seeds. Each button made a note that sounded like the song Mrs. Dialed each time she ordered food.

哈罗德拿起话筒，莫德像在大广场里啄食一样开始拨号，每个被拨动的按钮都发出跟夫人每次拨号订餐时发出的曲调一样。

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Use the ALARM or HELP button, the telephone or the intercom to call for assistance.

使用紧急呼叫或帮助按钮，也可打电话或用对讲机寻求救助。

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And texting has become far easier, even with much-bemoaned touch screens, than using the old telephone keypad with multiple letters per button.

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