Friendships are not made in a day, and the computer would be more acceptable as a friend if it simulated the gradual changes that occur when one person is getting to know another.

友谊不是一天建立起来的，如果电脑能模拟出一个人认识另一个人的过程中所发生的渐进变化，那么它将更容易被人们接受为朋友。

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Friendships are not made in a day, and the computer would be more acceptable as a friend if it imitated the gradual changes that occur when one person is getting to know another.

友谊不是一天就能建立起来的，如果电脑能模仿一个人逐渐了解另一个人时发生的变化，那么作为朋友它会更容易被接受。

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It can take as long as an hour for each computer to check with the Web site and get the changes.

电脑需要一个小时后才能从网站处获取到相关的变化信息。

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Anyone who has a complex diary, important to himself and to others round him, would testify that putting it on a computer is one of the simplest, most efficient and most cost-effective changes one can make.

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