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has already been conducted, and scientists are pleased with the results. 8. It
took him a lot of effort to complete the experiment in time. 9. Some of the
most respected publications declared that a machine could never do anything
that required thought. 10. How are directions to be expressed to the computer?
7. Перепишите следующий диалог с целью передачи чужих выс-
казываний в косвенной речи сначала в настоящем времени (напри-
мер: Professor says that Alec’s answer was rather good and…), а затем в
прошедшем (например: Professor said that Alec’s answer had been rather
good and…). Помните, что при передаче чужого высказывания в
косвенной речи действует правило согласования времен, если кос-
венная речь вводится глаголом в прошедшем времени!
Professor: Your answer was rather good. Now I would like to ask you a
few extra questions.
Alec: Yes, Professor. I’m ready.
Professor: What is an interface?
Alec: An interface is interconnection between hardware, software, and
people.
Professor: That is right. Do you agree that there are hardware interfaces
and software interfaces?
Alec: Yes, I do. There are also interfaces between people and computers.
They are terminal screens and keyboards.
Professor: And what are hardware interfaces?
Alec: They are physical channels, cables, or wires. They connect and
exchange electronic signals between the CPU and peripherals or between any
two units.
Professor: And what about software interfaces? Can you give any example?
Alec: Software interfaces are application programs, Data Base Management
Systems, communication programs, and the operating system.
Professor: And what are they?
Alec: They are specific messages established between programs.
Professor: Good. I like your answer. Your mark is a five.
Alec: Thank you, Professor. Good-bye.
8. Передайте диалог, пересказанный в косвенной речи, в пря-
мой речи.
One day David met his friend John and asked him whether John knew
something about translating machines. John replied that translating machines
had been built many times but none of them, however, had done its job well