大忙人学社交口语 第7期:新手机

 　　Conversation

　　对话

　　Where did you get your mobile?

　　你的手机是在哪里买的?

　　It's really cute.

　　好可爱。

　　Oh, this?

　　哦，这个吗?

　　I got it in Singapore.

　　我在新加坡买的。

　　Here, do you want to take a look?

　　你要看看吗?

　　Thanks. Gee¹, it's really light!

　　谢谢。哇，好轻!

　　Yes, it is, isn't it?

　　是啊，

　　A bit too light, really.

　　它的确很轻。说真的，它太轻了一点。

　　What make have you got?

　　你用的是哪一款?

　　I've got an old Ericsson.

　　我用的是老式的爱立信。

　　Here. Take a look.

　　你拿去看看。

　　Wow, that's really old.

　　哇，真旧啊。

　　Yes, I like collecting antiques.

　　是啊，我喜欢收集古董。

　　Why don't you get a new one?

　　你为什么不换一款新的?

　　I don't know.

　　我也不知道。

　　I like this one, and I don't have any need for all the bells and whistles you get on the new ones.

　　我就是喜欢这款，而且新手机的功能五花八门，我根本用不到.

　　Really, what makes you say that?

　　是哦，你为什么这么说?

　　Well, I just need to make and receive calls, and it's quite reliable.

　　哦，我只需要接打电话而已，这款手机在这方面很可靠。

　　I find that the more fancy stuff they put into these things, the more likely they are to break bown or go wrong, you know?

　　你知道吗，我发现功能越花哨的手机，就越容易坏掉或出故障。

　　I mean, this camera function, for instance, how often do you use it?

　　我的意思是，就拿这种照相的功能来说，你有多常用到?

　　Sometimes, but I guess not very often.

　　有时候会用到，不过我想不会常用，

　　It's more for fun.

　　而是以好玩为主。

　　Sometimes when I'm on a trip, for example, I can take a picture and send it to my kids.

　　例如有时候在旅行时，我可以拍照，然后把它传给我的小孩看。

　　Or I can send a picture of a sample back to my office and get it costed up immediately.

　　或者我也可以把样品的照片传回办公室，以便立刻估价。

　　Well, that's nice I guess.

　　嗯，还不错。

　　So how many kids do you have?

　　你有几个小孩呢?

　　Three. Two boys and a girl.

　　三个，两个儿子一个女儿。

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参考例句：

• Their success last week will gee the team up.上星期的胜利将激励这支队伍继续前进。
• Gee,We're going to make a lot of money.哇！我们会赚好多钱啦！