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From watching TV to using DVD meaning 'far',and the Latin word 'videre', meaning 'seeing'. Watching TV was,and still is,a major pastime for many people. But recently DVD has begun to enter the homes of thousands of ordinary people Many of you must be smart enough to figure out the meanings of the two D's in the name the first 'D' stands for 'digital' and the second 'D' for 'disc'. Therefore,a CVD means a Digital Video Disc. Compared with watching TV,using DVD is a big step forward. One advantage of the DVD is that being digital,the picture quality is excellent As there is no more wear and tear,every viewing is as good as the first, just a sharp and crisp picture all the time! Another advantage is that some DVDs can store as much as four hours of programmes After inserting the disc into the player, a menu will appear that allows you to enjoy various chapters from the movie. You can choose full screen or wide screen as you like possibly from different camera angles! Because of its various functions, DVD today also stands for Digital Versatile Disc
从看电视到DVD的转变 意义重大，而“videre”在拉丁语中意味着“看见”。 看电视仍然是很多人消遣的主要方式。 但是DVD最近开始慢慢进入普通的千家万户中。 你们这么聪明，一定能猜到DVD中的两个D的意思吧。 第一个“D”的意思是“数字的”而第二个“D”的意思则是“光碟”。 因此CVD的意思是数字视频光碟。 相对于看电视来说，DVD的使用是一个巨大的进步。 使用DVD的一个好处就是DVD是数字技术的，画面质量很出色。 而且不论观看多少遍，质量都和第一次观看一样出色，无磨损， 画质永远清晰优质！ 另外一个好处就是有的DVD节目储存时间可以达到四小时之久。 在把碟片放入播放机之后， 菜单将会让你选择从电影中任意你喜欢的片段开始观看。 你也可以根据自己的喜好选择全屏或者宽屏观看， 或者还可能从不同拍摄角度观看！ 因为拥有多种多样的功能， 今天的DVD也可以说是数字万能光碟。