2.实用对话
On Computers
Jill: Good afternoon. ma'am. I'm doing some market research and I am hoping you might have a few minutes to answer some questions.
吉尔:下午好,夫人。我在做市场调研,希望您能腾出几分钟时间回答我几个问题。
Anne: Okay. sure.
安妮:好的,没问题。
Jill: Great, thank you very much! First of all, do you own a personal computer?
吉尔:太好了,非常感谢!首先我想问一下,您有个人电脑吗?
Anne: Of course! Doesn't everyone?
安妮:当然有啦!不是每个人都有吗?
Jill: How long have you owned it?
吉尔:您买了多长时间了?
Anne: I bought this particular computer last year. But I got my first PC in 1995.
安妮:我去年买的这台电脑。但我的第一台电脑是1995年买的。
Jill: I see. And what do you primarily use your computer for?
吉尔:我知道了。您主要用电脑干什么?
Anne: Well, I send a lot of e-mails and I have a learn-at-home French program. I also like to do my shopping online to.
安妮:嗯,我发送大量的电子邮件,还有一个在家自学法语的教程。我还喜欢在网上购物。
Jill: Anything else?
吉尔:还有别的吗?
Anne: I keep track of my bank accounts, and there are a couple of online games I really enjoy.
安妮:还用来查看我的银行账户,还有两三个网络游戏我非常喜欢。
Jill: Do you use the Internet for any other purposes?
吉尔:您上网还干别的吗?
Anne: Not really. I don't have time to explore all that much.
安妮:别的就没有了。我没有时间在网上干那么多事情。
Jill: Thanks for taking the time to answer. I hope it wasn't to much trouble.
吉尔:感谢您能抽时间回答我的问题。希望没给您带来太多的麻烦。
Anne: Not at all.
安妮:没关系。