Welcome to the Voice of America's “News Words”.

欢迎收听美国之音“新闻词汇”。

This news word is a skill used in computer science: coding.

这个新闻词汇是用于计算机科学的一项技术：编码。

At the Microsoft store in New York City, a handful of students are learning a new language.

在纽约市的微软店里，一些学生在学习一门新的语言。

A world away in Lagos, Nigeria, more students are learning the same language.

在世界的另一端，尼日利亚的拉各斯，更多的学生在学习这门相同的语言。

Coding is a universal language.

编码是一门通用的语言。

Coding is the language of solving problems.

编码是解决问题的语言。

Coding means writing detailed commands for a computer to follow.

编码的意思是写出详细的指令，让计算机执行。

Coding uses words and numbers as computer instructions.

编码使用单词和数字作为计算机指令。

Coding is also known as computer programming.

编码也被称作计算机编程。

Go to our website for more news words.

可以去我们的网站学习更多的新闻词汇。