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 A:    Welcome to Galanet. How can I help you?

 B:     Hi. I would like to get an internet plan for my
        house.

 A:    Of course.  We have three different plans with dif-
       ferent prices you can choose from. The first one
        is the cheapest but most basic plan which is thirty
       dollars a month. This is for broadband internet
       with a download speed of five hundred and twelve
        kbps.

 B:     I have no idea what kbps means. I just want to be
       able to get online,  play games and chat with my
       friends. Oh, and watch movies online as well.
 A:    Well, this connection might be a bit too slow for
       your needs. I suggest you get the premium¹ pack-
       age for fifty dollars a month which includes a con-
        nection speed of two megabytes. That  way  you
       can play games online without any lag. This pack-
       age also includes a wireless² router and a personal
       firewall absolutely free!

 B:     Do I have to pay an installation fee?

 A:     Lucky for you, this month we aren’t charging our
        normal  installation  fee.  You  are  saving  yourself
        100 bucks³ right there!  And we’ll throw in this pen
       drive!

 B:    Awesome⁴!
 

1 premium   

n.加付款；赠品；adj.高级的；售价高的

参考例句：

• You have to pay a premium for express delivery.寄快递你得付额外费用。
• Fresh water was at a premium after the reservoir was contaminated.在水库被污染之后，清水便因稀而贵了。

2 wireless   

adj.无线的；n.无线电

参考例句：

• There are a lot of wireless links in a radio.收音机里有许多无线电线路。
• Wireless messages tell us that the ship was sinking.无线电报告知我们那艘船正在下沉。

3 bucks   

n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 )；钱；（英国十九世纪初的）花花公子；（用于某些表达方式）责任v.（马等）猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 )；抵制；猛然震荡；马等尥起后蹄跳跃

参考例句：

• They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
• They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.