A:I want to buy a computer.
我想买台电脑。
B:Hey,Marco,you don't use computer that much,do you?
嘿,Marco,你不怎么用电脑是吧?
A:I've been giving this a lot of thought. You know, I'm writing a book these days.With a computer,things would be easier.Besides,there're lots of cool PC games.
我一直在想这个问题。你知道,最近我在写本书,有电脑的话会容易得多。除此之外,还有很多电脑游戏呢。
B:What kind of performance are you looking for?
你要买什么配置的?
A:That's why I ask you,I don't know much about computers, I think maybe you can be of some help.
所以我才问你呀。我电脑懂得不多,我想你可能能帮我。
B:Now that youre writing a book .You need a fast, high-capacity machine,with multimedia system. And you wanna play PC games, so I recommend a 48* CD reader and a 19-inch monitor.
既然你要写书的话,你需要一台运转快,容量大的机子。要有多媒体功能的。还有你要玩游戏,因此我推见48倍光区和19寸的显示器。
A:What display resolution do I need?
那我得买什么分辨率的呢?
B:1280*1024,minimum.
最少1280*1024的。
A:Do I need a flat-panel display?
我需要液晶显示器吗?
B:That's good for your eyes.But a flat-panel display is very expensive.
那对眼睛好。可那太贵了。
A:Drew,how come you know so much about computers?
Drew,你怎么这么懂电脑啊。
B:Man,that's my major.
老兄,那是我专业啊
A:Do you have some cool PC games?
你有什么好游戏没有?
B:Diablo and Warcraft.
暗黑和魔兽
A:Dope. Diablo is my favorite.
太好了。暗黑是我最喜欢的
B:Mine too.You know what.the pleasure of playing it is not killing and upgrading. It's about choices. You never predict what's gonna happen next second.
我也是,你知道吗。它的精髓不在于撕杀或是升级,而是选择。你永远不会知道下一秒会发生什么。
A:I know what you mean. Well,Drew. I've got to go .Talk to you tomorrow.
我懂你的意思。好了Drew.,我得走了,明天在聊吧。
B:Bye.
再见。
Attention Please…特别提醒
[你可以请外教反复帮你模仿/训练下面句子/词组的正宗美式发音]
[1]What kind of performance are you looking for?你要买什么配置的?
电脑用语中很多词让人摸不到头脑。performance本来是表演的意思。可这里表示配置。如果你对电脑不是很了解的话,你可以用这句话What do you recommend?{你推荐什么样的?
[2] What display resolution do I need? Display在电脑用语中表示显示。Resolution则指的是分析。他们和在一起表示显示率。
Related Words…相关词汇
以下这些词汇并未给出汉语意思,你可以试着用我们学到的英语问问老外它们的意思
[ie:What does "***"mean? "***"是什么意思?]
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注:书中对话仅作参考,重要的是拿起电话,就自己喜欢的内容老外反复练习。轻易不出口,出口必砸人。
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