日常購物口語第2講:買電腦

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ALEX: Can I help you?
    SHERRY: Yes, I need to buy a computer for this semester.
    I was told it is cheaper to buy computers here.
    ALEX: Well, you heard right.
    You can get an excellent deal on a new computer here.
    We have great discounts for students.
    SHERRY: I don't know much about computers.
    But I know I want a desktop computer with a lot of memory. And I need a printer.
    ALEX: Well, first let's consider your computer.
    Here, for example, is a system I highly recommend--the Power Macintosh G3.
    It comes with 64 megabytes of total memory.
    SHERRY: Is that a lot? Sixty-four?
    ALEX: Yes, it is. It should be enough for any student needs you might have.
    What department are you in?
    SHERRY: History.
    ALEX: Well, so you will mostly be using word processing, for writing papers.
    I recommend the Corel Word Perfect program for word processing.
    We can talk about software later. Let's talk about your hardware first.
    We have a special deal on right now.
    I should tell you about it, as it only goes until next Tuesday.
    If you buy one of these fifteen-inch color monitors with a Power Macintosh G3,
    you can actually get 30 percent off the usual sale price.
    SHERRY: Thirty percent?
    ALEX: Yes.
    SHERRY: Wow. That's really good.
    And you think this is really a good system for a graduate student?
    ALEX: Yes. It's an excellent system.
    SHERRY: Hmm. Hey, wait. This has an Apple on it. Is this an Apple computer?
    ALEX: Yes, it's a Macintosh. It's Apple. Macintosh and Apple are the same thing.
    SHERRY: I don't want Macintosh. I want PC.
    ALEX: I'm sorry, but our university computer center only sells Macintosh equipment.
    SHERRY: What? Are you serious?
    ALEX: Yes.
    SHERRY: But nobody uses Macintosh!
    ALEX: That's not true.
    Most of the students and professors in the university here use Macintosh.
    They find it is better for writing and word-processing,
    and that is what students mostly do. May I ask where you're from?
    SHERRY: Yes, I'm from Taiwan.
    ALEX: Well, I know that in most Asian countries Apple is not very popular.
    But here in America, especially in universities and publishing companies,
    Apple is very commonly used.
    SHERRY: But I need a computer that can handle writing in Chinese.
    ALEX: There are several Chinese writing programs you can use with Macintosh.
    Chinese is no problem for Apple.
    SHERRY: Hmm.
    I think I should ask some of my friends for advice before I make a decision.
    I'm sorry.
    ALEX: No, don't be sorry. It's reasonable to ask your friends.
    But believe me, most of the students here in the university--
    Asian students included--most of them use Apple.
    SHERRY: Well, thanks for your advice. I will probably come back later.
    ALEX: You're very welcome. Here is my card, if you need any help.亞歷克斯:我可以幫你嗎?
    雪莉:是的,這學期我需要買一臺電腦,
    人家告訴我這里的電腦比較便宜。
    亞歷克斯:的確,你聽到的是對的。
    在這買新電腦你可以拿到很不錯的價格,
    我們給學生很大的折扣。
    雪莉:我對電腦了解不多,
    但是我知道我要一臺有很大內(nèi)存的桌上電腦,而且我還要一臺打印機。
    亞歷克斯:好的,我們先考慮你要的電腦。
    我極力推薦這兒的一套系統(tǒng)-麥金塔 G3。
    它的總內(nèi)存為六十四百萬位元。
    雪莉:那很多嗎?六十四?
    亞歷克斯:是的,對任何學生的需求應該是足夠了。
    你是什么系的?
    雪莉:歷史系。
    亞歷克斯:好的,所以你會常用文字處理來寫報告。
    我推薦 Corel Word Perfect 程式來做文字處理。
    我們待會再來談軟件,先談硬件吧。
    我們現(xiàn)在有特價, 
    我應該告訴你,因為只持續(xù)到星期二為止。
    如果你購買這套有麥金塔 G3 的 15 寸彩色主機, 
    事實上就可以有平常售價的七折?!?BR>    雪莉:七折?
    亞歷克斯:是的。
    雪莉:哇,太好了。
    你覺得對一個研究生而言,這是一個很好的系統(tǒng)嗎?
    亞歷克斯:是的,它是很棒的系統(tǒng)。
    雪莉:嗯。嘿,等等,這上面有個蘋果記號,這是蘋果電腦嗎?
    亞歷克斯:是的,是麥金塔,也是蘋果機。麥金塔和蘋果機是一樣的。
    雪莉:我不想要麥金塔,我要個人電腦。
    亞歷克斯:很抱歉,但是大學的電腦中心只賣麥金塔設備。
    雪莉:什么?說真的嗎?
    亞歷克斯:是的。
    雪莉:可是沒有人用麥金塔。
    亞歷克斯:不會啊,
    這所大學大部分的學生和教授都用麥金塔。
    他們發(fā)現(xiàn)這套系統(tǒng)對寫作和文字處理比較好,
    而且大多數(shù)學生都在使用它。我可以問你從哪來的呢?
    雪莉:我是臺灣來的。
    亞歷克斯:我知道蘋果電腦在亞洲大多數(shù)的國家并不是很流行。
    但在美國這里,尤其是大學和出版社里,
    使用蘋果電腦是非常普遍的。
    雪莉:但是我需要一臺可以處理中文寫作的電腦?!?BR>    亞歷克斯:有一些中文的寫作程式可以在麥金塔上使用,
    對蘋果電腦而言,中文不是問題?!  ?BR>    雪莉:嗯……
    我想在做決定前請教我一些朋友的建議。
    很抱歉。
    亞歷克斯:不會,不需要抱歉。問你朋友是合理的,
    但是相信我,這所大學大多數(shù)的學生─-
    包括亞洲的學生,大部分都使用蘋果電腦。
    雪莉:好的,謝謝你的建議,我可能之后會再回來。
    亞歷克斯:非常歡迎。這是我的名片,如果你需要任何幫忙的話