购物英语口语-DVD OR VCR

SALESPERSON¹: May I help you, sir?
SIMON: Yes, I want to buy a VCR.
SALESPERSON: Well, we have many models to choose from here.Do you have a particular brand you want?
SIMON: No. I only want it to be a very good one. The best.It's a graduation gift for my son.
SALESPERSON: I see. And does your son have a VCR now?
SIMON: Well, he uses our VCR at home.But he's going to university in the Fall, so he needs his own VCR.
SALESPERSON: Does he watch a lot of movies?
SIMON: Yes, he sure does.In fact, he wants to become a movie producer himself.He wants to study film at the university.
SALESPERSON: I would like to make a suggestion then, sir.
SIMON: Please do.
SALESPERSON: If your son wants to study film,probably he will start to collect movies himself.
SIMON: Yes, I know that. So I want him to have a good VCR to use.
SALESPERSON: May I suggest you consider buying him a DVD player instead?
SIMON: DVD? Isn't that like a CD?
SALESPERSON: It is very similar. The technology is the same.
SIMON: Why is a DVD better than a VCR?
SALESPERSON: For one thing, sir, the quality of the image is usually better.That's because it's digital².
SIMON: But isn't it more expensive?
SALESPERSON: It is a little more expensive, sir.But there is one important advantage which your son might appreciate.
SIMON: What's that?
SALESPERSON: If your son starts to buy video tapes, he can't keep them very long.
SIMON: And why not?
SALESPERSON: Video tape breaks down after fifteen years.So if he collects a lot of tapes, after fifteen years they will all start to rot³.
SIMON: Hmm. Is that true?
SALESPERSON: Yes, it is, sir.
SIMON: Well. And what about DVDs?
SALESPERSON: This is the excellent thing about DVDs.If your son starts to collect DVDs, they will last forever. They will never rot.
SIMON: Hmm. He might really appreciate that.I know he will start to collect movies at school. Especially if he studies film.
SALESPERSON: So let me show you some of our DVD players.In my opinion, DVD is the wave of the future.
SIMON: Alright, please show me what you have.
店员：我能为你效劳吗，先生？
赛门：我想买一台录放机。
店员：我们有很多款式可以选择。你有指定的牌子吗？
赛门：我只要一台很好的，最好的。这是给我儿子的毕业礼物。
店员：这样啊。你儿子现在有录放机吗？
赛门：他现在是用家里的录放机。但是他秋季就要上大学了，所以需要一台自己的录放机。
店员：他常看电影吗？

赛门：时常。事实上，他就想要当一个电影制作人。他打算在大学里攻读电影。
店员：那我给你一个建议，先生。
赛门：请说。
店员：如果你儿子想学电影，也许他就要开始自己收集电影。
赛门：唔，我知道。所以我希望他有一台好的录放机。
店员：不如买一台 DVD 给他？
赛门：是不是像 CD 一样？
店员：很类似。它们的技术是一样的。
赛门：为什么 DVD 比 VCR 好呢？
店员：影像的品质会比较好。因为它是数字化的。
赛门：不是比较贵吗？
店员：是贵一点，先生。但是有一个优点是你儿子会喜欢的。
赛门：是什么呢？
店员：如果你儿子开始买录像带，它们是不能保存很久的。
赛门：为什么不能呢？
店员：录像带只能保存 15 年。假使他收集很多录像带，15 年后它们就开始变质。
赛门：唔，是真的吗？
店员：是的，先生。
赛门：那么 DVD 呢？
店员：这就是 DVD 的好处。如果你儿子开始收集 DVD 的话，就能保存很久，因为它们不会变质。
赛门：唔，他可能会喜欢这一点。我知道他到学校后就要开始收集电影，尤其是如果他攻读电影。
店员：让我向你介绍一些我们的 DVD 放影机。我认为 DVD 将会流行起来。
赛门：好的，让我看看你们有些什么。

1 salesperson   

n.售货员，营业员，店员

参考例句：

• A salesperson works in a shop.售货员在商店工作。
• Vanessa is a salesperson in a woman's wear department.凡妮莎是女装部的售货员。

2 digital   

n.数字，数字式；adj.数位的，数字的

参考例句：

• There's a digital watch on the table.桌子上有一块数字式手表。
• The signal will be converted into digital code.信号会被转变为数字代码。

3 rot   

n.腐烂，腐蚀，败坏；vi.腐烂，烂，堕落，憔悴；vt.使腐烂，使腐朽，使堕落

参考例句：

• Dead plants rot and become part of the soil again.枯死的植物腐烂，又成为土壤的一部分。
• Much rain will make the fruit rot.这么多雨会使水果腐烂。