纯正地道美语 第139期(外教讲解):买电脑

Customer: So can you fix it?

Sales Clerk: I’m sorry sir. This computer is not broken or damaged. It’s simply just too old!  That’s why your programs and applications are running slow. There really isn’t much I can do.

Customer: What do you mean? I bought this computer just three years ago!

Sales Clerk: Yes, but technology is ever changing and technology is becoming obsolete² faster and faster!

Customer: OK, I know where this is going. How much will it cost me to get a new computer?

Sales Clerk: Well, this desktop³ over here is our latest  model. It  has  a  four  gigahertz processor with sixteen gigabytes in RAM¹ and a hard disk with one terabyte. Of course, it includes a mouse, keyboard and desk speakers.

Customer: I have no idea what you are talking about. I just want to know if it’s good and if I will be able to play solitaire without the computer crashing or freezing all the time!

Sales Clerk: This PC is top of the line and I guarantee it will never freeze! If it does, we’ll give you your money back!

【文章大意】对话的话题是买电脑。顾客去修理电脑，店员说电脑没什么毛病，只是太旧了。现在电脑技术发展很快。最后顾客决定买一款新的电脑，店员向他推荐了新款笔记本。
I have no idea. 我不知道。

freeze vt. 停止运行
Fear made him freeze in his tracks.
恐惧使他突然停止前进。

where is going 事物的发展方向

ever changing 总是在改变

obsolete adj.过时的

program n. 电脑程序

gigabyte n. 千兆字节

RAM :random⁴ access memory随机存储器

hard disk n. 硬盘

gigahertz n. 千兆赫

processor n.  信息处理机

crash vt. 崩溃

guarantee  vt. 担保；保证
Many shopkeepers guarantee satisfaction to customers.
许多店主对顾客许诺定让他们满意。

【拓展词汇】
warranty⁵ n.担保书，证书

laptop n. 便携式电脑, 笔记本电脑

network n. 网络

evolve vt. 发展

The British present political system has evolved over several centuries.
英国的现行政治制度是经过几个世纪逐步发展而成的。

wireless  modem 无线路由器
 

1 ram   

(random access memory)随机存取存储器

参考例句：

• 512k RAM is recommended and 640k RAM is preferred.推荐配置为512K内存，640K内存则更佳。

2 obsolete   

adj.已废弃的，过时的

参考例句：

• These goods are obsolete and will not fetch much on the market.这些货品过时了，在市场上卖不了高价。
• They tried to hammer obsolete ideas into the young people's heads.他们竭力把陈旧思想灌输给青年。

3 desktop   

n.桌面管理系统程序；台式

参考例句：

• My computer is a desktop computer of excellent quality.我的计算机是品质卓越的台式计算机。
• Do you know which one is better,a laptop or a desktop?你知道哪一种更好，笔记本还是台式机？

4 random   

adj.随机的；任意的；n.偶然的(或随便的)行动

参考例句：

• The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。
• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。

5 warranty   

n.担保书，证书，保单

参考例句：

• This warranty is good for one year after the date of the purchase of the product.本保证书自购置此产品之日起有效期为一年。
• As your guarantor,we have signed a warranty to the bank.作为你们的担保人，我们已经向银行开出了担保书。