大家说英语 第643期:有趣的发明(2)

Conversation A

对话A

Tina: Did you know people send more than 100 billion emails a day, James?

蒂娜：詹姆斯，你知道大家一天要寄送超过一千亿封的电子邮件吗?

James: Really? That's a lot of emails!

詹姆斯：真的吗？那还真多呀！

Tina: Not only are emails fast and convenient¹, but they're free! They've changed how we communicate.

蒂娜：电子邮件不仅又快又方便，而且还是免费的！电子邮件改变了我们沟通的方式。

James: Yes. They let people communicate easily.

詹姆斯：是啊，电子邮件让人能够轻松沟通。

Tina: Do you remember life before emails?

蒂娜：你还记得电子邮件被发明之前的生活吗？

James: Not really. But people used to send letters and cards from the post office.

詹姆斯：不太记得了。不过，以前大家都必须到邮局邮寄信件和卡片。

Conversation B

对话B

Tina: What are you doing, Taylor?

蒂娜：泰勒，你在做什么?

Taylor: Hi, Tina. It's time for lunch. I'm heating² my lunch in the microwave.

泰勒：嗨，蒂娜。午餐时间到了，我在用微波炉加热我的午餐。

Tina: Did you know the microwave was invented at the end of World War II?

蒂娜：你知道微波炉是在第二次世界大战尾声的时候发明的吗？

Taylor: I didn't know that. But I'm glad it was invented.

泰勒：我不知道。可是我很庆幸有人发明了微波炉。

Tina: Me, too. Now I can heat my food quickly.

蒂娜：我也是。这样我就能够以很快的速度加热我的食物。

Taylor: That's good because I'm really hungry!

泰勒：这点很棒，因为我真的很饿！

1 convenient   

adj.便利的，方便的

参考例句：

• I have to find a convenient location for the shelves.我得找一合适的地方放这些书架。
• Come at any time that is convenient to you.你哪会儿方便就哪会儿来吧。

2 heating   

n.加热，供暖，暖气装置；adj.加热的，供暖的

参考例句：

• They will install a heating and lighting system in our house.他们将在我们家装上供热供电系统。
• If the pressure is too low,the heating system will act up.如果压力太低，供暖系统就会出毛病。