Billy: You mean it shuts off to save energy?
Jennifer: Yep. And it breathes, see!
Billy: It's not breathing!
Jennifer: Yes, it is. Look at the little light! It blinks off and on.
Billy: Jen, it's not alive...but it does look user-friendly.
Jennifer: I would look so cool carrying this around! [picking it up]
Billy: And you'd look so cool...DROPPING IT!
Jennifer: Ahhhhh!
energy (n.)
能量,精力
breathe (v.)
呼吸
blink (v.)
闪烁
user-friendly (a.)
对使用者很友善,亦即「设计很人性化」
A: Is this software hard to use? 这个软件很难用吗? B: No, it's really user-friendly. 不,这个软件很人性化。
drop (v.)
使掉落
比 利:你是说它会关电来节省能源?
珍妮花:对。而且它还会呼吸,看!
比 利:它才没有在呼吸!
珍妮花:有。你看这小灯!一闪一闪的。
比 利:阿花,这不是活的……不过看来倒是很人性化。
珍妮花:带着这个逛大街一定很酷!(提起了计算机)
比 利:妳真是酷到……掉地上了!
珍妮花:哎唷! |