购物英语 DVD Or VCR(在线收听

     SALESPERSON: 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 digital.
    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 rot.
    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?[FS:PAGE]
    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。
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