求翻译一段英文
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原文如下:

Hard Drive and Partitioning Basics
What is a partition?
A partition is a basic container for data on your hard drive. Although most hard drives have only one partition, System Commander 2000 allows you to divide up a hard drive into several distinct partitions. Each partition occupies a physically separate area of the hard drive and functions almost as if it were an independent hard drive. Because of this, a partition can be given its own name, or label, can contain its own operating system and file system, or can simply operate as an additional area for better organization of your files. In Windows and Dos, partition are usually assigned drive letters such as C:, D:, E:, etc.
Types of Partitions -Partition Terminology
Primary partitions
A hard drive can be divided up into a maximum of four primary partitions. The first partition on a hard drive is numbered Partition 0; subsequent primary partitions are Partition 1, 2, and 3.
Extended and Logical Partitions
In order to provide more than four partitions, a primary partition can be designated as an extended partition. An extended partition can be subdivided into several more sections known as logical partitions.
Bootable Partitions
Some partitions can be made bootable, which means that an operating system can be started up from within that partition. A bootable partition is also known as an active partition. A non-bootable partition cannot initialize an operating system. The ability for a partition to be bootable is controlled by the operating system. For example, DOS, Windows 95, and Windows 98 allow only primary partitions to be bootable and will not allow a logical partition to be bootable. By contrast, other operating systems including OS/2 and Linux can be installed to allow a logical partition to bootable. In order to start up, every PC must contain at least one bootable partition. Using Windows 95/98 or DOS, this partition is normally the first active primary partition (Partition 0) of the first hard drive in the computer (Drive 0), and is by default assigned the drive letter C:. To run more than one operating system on your PC ，you will typically want to configure a separate bootable partition for each OS. Partitioning and booting characteristics of several operating systems are discussed more fully in Appendix C: Additional considerations.


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上面几个都翻译的不错哈哈，我的感觉有点生硬
硬盘和分区基础知识
什么是分区？
分区是一个在你的硬盘上基本的数据容器。虽然大多数的硬盘只有一个分区，系统指挥官2000（？or win2000？）允许你把一个硬盘分成几个[屏蔽]的分区。每一个分区占有一个硬盘上物理分隔的区域，每一个分区的功能可以不同，就像有几个[屏蔽]的硬盘一样。这样，每个分区可以被赋予自己的名字，或卷标，可以包含自己的操作系统和文件系统，或者可以简单的就像操作一个附加磁盘区域一样操作它，这样可以让你更好的管理你的文件。在Windows和DOS下，分区通常被指派驱动器字母比如C:，D:，E:，等等。
分区的类型－－分区术语
主分区
一个硬盘可以被最多分成四个主分区。硬盘上第一个分区被标号分区0：后面的主分区就是分区1，2和3。
扩展分区和逻辑分区
为了能提供多余四个分区，一个主分区可以被规定为一个扩展分区。一个扩展分区可以再细分成几个如逻辑分区般的部分。
可启动分区
一些分区可以使之成为可启动的分区，就是操作系统可以从那个分区启动。一个可启动分区正如一个激活分区。一个不可启动分区不能初始化操作系统。而分区可以启动操作系统的能力由操作系统控制着。如DOS，Windows95和Windows98只允许一个主分区设置为可启动的同时不允许一个逻辑分区是可启动的。作为对照，其他操作系统包括OS/2和Linux可以安装成允许逻辑分区作为可启动分区。为了启动，每个个人电脑必须包括至少一个可启动分区。使用Windows95/98或DOS时，这个分区通常是个人电脑上第一个硬盘（硬盘0）中的第一个激活的主分区（分区0），这个分区在默认情况下被指派为卷标C：。想要在你的个人电脑上运行多个操作系统的话，你通常需要为每个操作系统单独配置可启动分区。多个操作系统的分区和启动特性会在附录C:附加的考虑中有比较完整的讨论。