China Has the Fastest Computer in the World
中國擁有全球最快的電腦
Introduction
China has a new supercomputer called LineShine. It is now the fastest computer in the world. It is faster than the best computer in the USA.
中國有一台新的超級電腦，稱為 LineShine。它現在是世界上最快的電腦，比美國最強的電腦還要快。
Main Body
LineShine is very fast. It is 20 percent faster than the US computer. But it uses more electricity. It needs more power to work.
LineShine 非常快。它比美國的電腦快 20%。但它耗電較多，運作時需要更多電力。
LineShine is different. It does not use GPUs. It uses 45,000 CPUs. China made all the parts and the software in its own country.
LineShine 與眾不同。它不使用 GPU，而是使用 45,000 個 CPU。中國在國內製造了所有零件和軟體。
The USA and China are angry. The USA stopped selling special computer chips to China. China wanted to solve this problem. Now China made its own chips to build this computer.
美國與中國都感到憤怒。美國停止向中國銷售特殊的電腦晶片。中國想要解決這個問題。現在中國製造自己的晶片來打造這台電腦。
Conclusion
LineShine is the fastest computer now. China used its own technology because it cannot buy parts from the USA.
LineShine 現在是最快的電腦。因為無法從美國購買零件，中國使用了自己的技術。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The 'Comparing Things' Secret
When we want to say one thing is 'more' than another, we often add -er to the word.
From the text:
- Fast Faster
How to use it:
- The supercomputer is faster than the US computer.
🧩 Word Pairs: Using 'But'
We use 'but' to connect two opposite ideas. One is good, one is bad.
- Idea 1 (Good): It is very fast.
- Idea 2 (Bad): It uses more electricity.
- Combined: It is very fast, but it uses more electricity.
🛠️ Useful Vocabulary for A2
- Solve To find an answer to a problem.
- Parts The small pieces that make a big machine.
- Own Something that belongs to only one person or country.