ESL Podcast 647 – Using a Smartphone

　　Hitomi: What are you unboxing?
Jason: This is my new smartphone. It has every feature under the sun!
Hitomi: Every feature?
Jason: It has a high quality camera and video camera, and it’s a videophone. It has a great GPS program, too. The touch- screen and the keyboard are easy to use and everything is so intuitive. Even a child could use it.
Hitomi: Yeah, but a child couldn’t afford the expensive price tag¹, right?
Jason: True enough, but it has a removable SIM card and is Bluetooth compatible². I can even use it as an e-book reader, and download apps for just about anything I want to do. No child’s toy could do all of those things.
Hitomi: Yes, that’s true, but I have just one question.
Jason: What?
Hitomi: Can you make a telephone call on it?
Jason: A telephone call? You mean a regular phone call? Yes, I think so.
Script³ by Dr. Lucy Tse

1 tag   

n.标签，附属物，名称，谚语；vt.附以签条，尾随，添饰，指责，连接；vi.紧随，尾随

参考例句：

• Please tag your baggage.请在你的行李上贴上标签了。
• The clerk attached a price tag to each article.店员给每一件商品系上标价签。

2 compatible   

adj.兼容的；能和睦相处的，合得来的

参考例句：

• You should choose a roommate more compatible to your tastes.你应该挑个和你意气更相投的人同住一室。
• Health and hard work are compatible.健康与努力工作是一致的。

3 script   

n.剧本，广播稿；文字体系；笔迹，手迹

参考例句：

• It's easy to identify his script.他的笔迹容易辨认。
• The script is massaged into final form.这篇稿子经过修改已定稿。