速成英语口语第二册 Lesson14:I can't figure out how to do it

Unit 7 Conversation 2

单元七　对话二

I can't figure out how to do it.

我不知道怎样做？

A: Ed, do you know how to turn on the DVD player? I read the instruction manual¹, but I can't figure out how to do it.

艾德，你知道如何打开DVD播放器吗？我读了说明书，但是我不知道怎样做？

B: I think you can use the remote to turn it on. Do you know where it is?

我想你能用遥控打开它，你知道它在哪里吗？

A: Yeah, it's right here.

是的，它正好在这里。

B: OK. Let me show you what to do. First, you press this button which turns on the DVD player.

好的，让我展示给你怎么做。首先，你要按下打开DVD播放器的按钮。

A: It's not working. Hey, look at this. We haven't plugged it in.

它没反应。嘿，看这里。我们没有接通电源。

1 manual   

adj.手工的，体力的；n.手册，指南，键盘

参考例句：

• The majority of men there earn their living by manual labour.那里绝大多数人靠体力劳动谋生。
• The school offers manual training to the pupils.该校为学生开设手工课。