Stand-alone software aids

stand [stænd]

n. 台，看台;立场;停止;抵抗; vi. 站立，起立;竖直放置;保持看法;停滞; vt. 使站立;忍受;抵御;承担责任; vt.& vi. 站立，（使）直立，站着;

alone [ə'lon]

adj. 单独的;独一无二的;独自的; adv. 单独地;独自地;孤独地;只，只有;

al(all)+one→单独的(地)(=quite by oneself)

software ['sɔftwɛr]

n. 软件;软体;软设备;

soft软的+ware物件→ 软件

AIDS [eidz]

abbr. acquired immune deficiency syndrome 获得性免疫缺乏综合征（爱滋病）;acute infectious diseases 急性传染病;aircraft integrated data system 飞行器集成数据系统; n. 助手( aid的名词复数 );外援;辅助设备vi.;帮助;

When you feel your life is threatened, just dial 999 to get help.

当你的生命受到威胁的时候，拨打 999 求救。

I worked at the restaurant this morning.

我今早在餐厅工作。

when they would be capable of providing information about traffic jams and suggesting alternative routes, when they would be used in hospitals to help doctors to diagnose illnesses, when they would relieve office workers and accountants of dull, repetitiv

计算机可以使办公室人员和会计免除那些枯燥、重复的劳动。