1. Allowing an unsuspecting user to configure an application by changing permanent objects is comparable to firing the ejection seat by accident. Hide those ejector seat levers!
随便允许一个用户设定程序中的持久对象就像是意外地启动了弹射座椅一样危险,所以一定要隐藏这些操纵杆!

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2. In the first example, it is used to configure the user interface, whereas in the second it is used to perform an action.
在第1个例子中,它被用来设定用户界面,在第2个例子中它被用来执行一个操作。

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3. Function dialog boxes not only allow users to initiate an action, but they often also enable users to configure the details of the action’s behavior.
功能对话框不仅允许用户开始一个动作,而且也经常允许用户设置动作的细节。

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4. You enter a building to configure a service, and so on.
你进入一座楼,配置服务等诸如此类。

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5. What’s more, the site can configure itself into a more sovereign posture by paying attention to how often a particular user visits.
而且,也可以通过观察并依据个别特殊用户访问的频繁程度来适当调整让网站的独占姿态的程度。

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6. A user doesn’t conditionally configure changes in anticipation of a terminal Execute command as he does for a modal dialog box.
用户不会像在模态对话框中那样因为预料到终止的执行命令,而适当地做一些改变。

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7. Most end users won’t squawk if they can’t configure your program as long as it does its job well.
只要程序能够正常工作,多数的最终用户不会因不能配置程序而提出抗议。

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8. Also, a user cannot easily configure his screen to his own personal requirements.
另外,用户也不能轻松地配置自己的屏幕,以适应个人需求。

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9. We can offer users powerful information-management tools without demanding that they configure their information in advance or that they conform to that configuration in the future.
我们可以为用户提供功能强大的信息管理工具,而不需要用户提前配置信息或者在将来遵守配置。

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10. You must go back out onto the street to configure another service. You must go down the hallway and into the game room to play Solitaire.
你不得不回到街道才能配置其他服务,你必须沿着走廊进入游戏室才能玩单人纸牌游戏。

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