日常购物口语第14讲

1、日常购物口语第 14 讲SALESPERSO：N May I help you, sir?SIMON： Yes, I want to buy a VCR.SALESPERS：ONWell, 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.Its a graduation gift for my son.SALESPERS：ONI see. And does your s

2、on have a VCR now?SIMON： Well, he uses our VCR at home.But hes going to university in the Fall, so he needs his ownVCR.SALESPERS：ONDoes 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.SALESPERS：ONI would

3、like to make a suggestion then, sir.SIMON： Please do.SALESPERS：ONIf 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.SALESPERS：ONMay I suggest you consider buying him a DVD player instead?SIMON： DVD? Isnt

4、that like a CD?SALESPERS：ONIt is very similar. The technology is the same.SIMON： Why is a DVD better than a VCR?SALESPERS：ONFor one thing, sir, the quality of the image is usually better.Thats because its digital.SIMON： But isnt it more expensive?SALESPERS：ONIt is a little more expensive, sir.But th

5、ere is one important advantage which your son might appreciate.SIMON： Whats that?SALESPERS：ONIf your son starts to buy video tapes, he cant keep them very long.SIMON： And why not?SALESPERS：ONVideo tape breaks down after fifteen years.So if he collects a lot of tapes, after fifteen years they will al

6、l start to rot.SIMON： Hmm. Is that true?SALESPERS：ONYes, it is, sir.SIMON： Well. And what about DVDs?SALESPERS：ONThis 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 c

7、ollect movies at school. Especially if he studies film.SALESPERS：ONSo 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：我们有很多款式能够选择。你有指定的牌子吗？赛门：我只要一台很好的，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

8、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