2012年ESL之日常生活 03 Rejecting Newer Technology

 

Rejecting Newer Technology 

Darlene: Thanks for agreeing to take a look at my computer. It’s been acting¹ up lately. 

Chris: Sure, I don’t mind. Is this it? 

Darlene: Yeah. 

Chris: How long have you had this computer? It looks like it belongs in the ice age. 

Darlene: I admit it’s a little dated. I must be one of the last holdouts in switching to a newer model. 

Chris: What are you waiting for? It seems to me that all of your computer problems would be solved if you spring for a new one. 

Darlene: I have a lot of old programs on this computer that aren’t compatible with the newer models. I’m kind of attached to them. 

Chris: They probably aren’t compatible because there are now better, more efficient programs that have overtaken the ones you currently use. Your programs are probably obsolete². Which programs are they? Maybe I can show you how to use the newer versions. 

Darlene: Well, there’s one particular program... 

Chris: Yes? 

Darlene: It’s a game I like to play. 

Chris: You’re refusing to buy a newer, better computer just because you’d have to give up a game? 

Darlene: It’s a really fun game and I’m keeping this computer until they make a version for the newer computers. 

Chris: Okay, but you know what they say: live by the sword, die by the sword. 

Darlene: So you won’t help me fix my computer? 

Chris: I’ll try, but I’m telling you now. It’s a lost cause. 

 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

2 obsolete   

adj.已废弃的，过时的

参考例句：

• These goods are obsolete and will not fetch much on the market.这些货品过时了，在市场上卖不了高价。
• They tried to hammer obsolete ideas into the young people's heads.他们竭力把陈旧思想灌输给青年。