Valve's New Steam Machine
Valve 的新 Steam Machine
Introduction
Valve has a new small gaming computer. It is called the Steam Machine.
Valve 推出了一款新型小型遊戲電腦，名為 Steam Machine。
Main Body
The Steam Machine costs between $1,049 and $1,428. It is expensive because computer parts now cost more money.
Steam Machine 的價格介於 1,049 美元至 1,428 美元之間。由於目前電腦零件價格上漲，因此價格較高。
This computer is very small. Other small computers are not as fast or they make too much noise.
這台電腦體積非常小。其他小型電腦若非速度較慢，就是噪音太大。
It uses a system called SteamOS. This system is free and open. Valve is working with Intel to make it work on more computers.
它使用名為 SteamOS 的系統。這個系統是免費且開放的。Valve 正與 Intel 合作，使其能運行於更多電腦上。
Conclusion
The Steam Machine is a special computer. Now, more people can use SteamOS on their own PCs.
Steam Machine 是一款很特別的電腦。現在更多人可以在自己的 PC 上使用 SteamOS 了。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The 'Compare' Trick
In the text, we see: "Other small computers are not as fast".
When you want to say two things are similar (or not similar), use this pattern:
[A] + is/are + (not) as + [word] + as + [B]
Examples from real life:
- A phone is not as big as a laptop.
- This tea is as hot as the sun.
- My car is not as fast as a Ferrari.
Quick Guide:
- Use as...as → The two things are the same.
- Use not as...as → The first thing is 'less' than the second thing.