人们经常说计算机是冷漠的，没有人情味的。但实际上很多人觉得与计算机相处比与人相处更舒服一些。计算机很耐心而且不会对使用它的人评头论足。它们高效而且可靠。不少学生羞于向老师表示自己有不懂的地方，但他们却乐于向计算机提问题。一些病人情愿向计算机而不是医生诉说病

We often hear that computers are cold or inhuman, but in fact many people are more comfortable with a computer than with another person. Computers are patient and do not judge the people who use them. They are fast and reliable. Many students who would be embarrassed to show a teacher that they do not understand something are happy to ask a computer questions. Some patients would rather explain their health problems to a computer than to a doctor. The intimate relationship between a person and a computer meets no bounds.