Something with language and computers—that could be hot, or so we thought, even though it was not quite clear how.

这个专业跟语言和计算机都有点关系，我们想这专业可能会火吧，虽然到现在也没见火的迹象。

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With the primitive computers of 1949 it was infeasible, but with modern computing power and the wealth of language examples available on the web it has proven to be the best technique available.

使用1949年的原始计算机这个方法是不可行的，但是当今的计算机的强大能力和遍布互联网的语言实例使这种技术变成了机器翻译的最佳实践。

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For over four decades the boffins tried to program computers to "understand" the structure and phonetics of language.

在超过四十年的时间里研究人员试图通过编程使计算机能够“理解”语言的结构和语音。

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People use a metal call box with a push-to-talk button to connect to a live operator, as Rose Shuman explains: "You just push a button, a big green button, and that will connect you directly to our operators who are sitting in front of computers, and speak your language.

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At the fabled Xerox Palo Alto Research Center scientists sat on beanbag chairs and dreamed up inventions like the graphical user interface for small computers and the PostScript language for printers, as well as ways to link computers within an office.

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Users could play many games and also learn the programming language of computers -- BASIC.

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And, eventually, more natural modes of interacting with computers will finally prevail, including touch, natural language recognition, digital pens and other motion cues.

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