But in the very first week we use an even simpler programming language called Carol.

但在第一周，我们使用的是一种更简单的编程语言，称为 Carol。

They contacted MITS, the company making the Altair 8800, suggesting the computer would be more attractive to hobbyists if it could run programs written in BASIC, a popular and simple programming language.

他们联系了制造 Altair 8800 的公司 MITS，建议如果计算机能够运行用 BASIC（一种流行的简单编程语言）编写的程序，那么它对爱好者来说会更有吸引力。