买电脑PurchasingAComputer_购物英语
alex: can i help you?
sherry: yes, i need to buy a computer for this semester.
i was told it is cheaper to buy computers here.
alex: well, you heard right.
you can get an excellent deal on a new computer here.
we have great discounts for students.
sherry: i don't know much about computers.
but i know i want a desktop computer with a lot of memory. and i need a printer.
alex: well, first let's consider your computer.
here, for example, is a system i highly recommend--the power macintosh g3.
it comes with 64 megabytes of total memory.
sherry: is that a lot? sixty-four?
alex: yes, it is. it should be enough for any student needs you might have.
what department are you in?
sherry: history.
alex: well, so you will mostly be using word processing, for writing papers.
i recommend the corel word perfect program for word processing.
we can talk about software later. let's talk about your hardware first.
we have a special deal on right now.
i should tell you about it, as it only goes until next tuesday.
if you buy one of these fifteen-inch color monitors with a power macintosh g3,
you can actually get 30 percent off the usual sale price.
sherry: thirty percent?
alex: yes.
sherry: wow. that's really good.
and you think this is really a good system for a graduate student?
alex: yes. it's an excellent system.
sherry: hmm. hey, wait. this has an apple on it. is this an apple computer?
alex: yes, it's a macintosh. it's apple. macintosh and apple are the same thing.
sherry: i don't want macintosh. i want pc.
alex: i'm sorry, but our university computer center only sells macintosh equipment.
sherry: what? are you serious?
alex: yes.
sherry: but nobody uses macintosh!
alex: that's not true.
most of the students and professors in the university here use macintosh.
they find it is better for writing and word-processing,
and that is what students mostly do. may i ask where you're from?
sherry: yes, i'm from taiwan.
alex: well, i know that in most asian countries apple is not very popular.
but here in america, especially in universities and publishing companies,
apple is very commonly used.
sherry: but i need a computer that can handle writing in chinese.
alex: there are several chinese writing programs you can use with macintosh.
chinese is no problem for apple.
sherry: hmm.
i think i should ask some of my friends for advice before i make a decision.
i'm sorry.
alex: no, don't be sorry. it's reasonable to ask your friends.
but believe me, most of the students here in the university--
asian students included--most of them use apple.
sherry: well, thanks for your advice. i will probably come back later.
alex: you're very welcome. here is my card, if you need any help.
亚历克斯:我可以帮你吗?
雪莉:是的,这学期我需要买一台电脑,
人家告诉我这里的电脑比较便宜。
亚历克斯:的确,你听到的是对的。
在这买新电脑你可以拿到很不错的价格,
我们给很大的折扣。
雪莉:我对电脑了解不多,
但是我知道我要一台有很大内存的桌上电脑,而且我还要一台打印机亚历克斯:好的,我们先考虑你要的电脑。
我极力推荐这儿的一套系统-麦金塔 g3。
它的总内存为六十四百万位元。
雪莉:那很多吗?六十四?
亚历克斯:是的,对任何的需求应该是足够了。
你是什么系的?
雪莉:系。
亚历克斯:好的,所以你会常用文字处理来写报告。
我推荐 corel word perfect 程式来做文字处理。
我们待会再来谈软件,先谈硬件吧。
我们现在有特价,
我应该告诉你,因为只持续到星期二为止。
如果你购买这套有麦金塔 g3 的 15 寸彩色主机,
事实上就可以有平常售价的七折。
雪莉:七折?
亚历克斯:是的。
雪莉:哇,太好了。
你觉得对一个研究生而言,这是一个很好的系统吗?
亚历克斯:是的,它是很棒的系统。
雪莉:嗯。嘿,等等,这上面有个苹果记号,这是苹果电脑吗?
亚历克斯:是的,是麦金塔,也是苹果机。麦金塔和苹果机是一样的。
雪莉:我不想要麦金塔,我要个人电脑。
亚历克斯:很抱歉,但是大学的电脑中心只卖麦金塔设备。
雪莉:什么?说真的吗?
亚历克斯:是的。
雪莉:可是没有人用麦金塔。
亚历克斯:不会啊,
这所大学大部分的和教授都用麦金塔。
他们发现这套系统对写作和文字处理比较好,
而且大多生都在使用它。我可以问你从哪来的呢?
雪莉:我是台湾来的。
亚历克斯:我知道苹果电脑在亚洲大多数的国家并不是很流行。
但在美国这里,尤其是大学和出版社里,
使用苹果电脑是非常普遍的。
雪莉:但是我需要一台可以处理中文写作的电脑。
亚历克斯:有一些中文的写作程式可以在麦金塔上使用,
对苹果电脑而言,中文不是问题。
雪莉:嗯……
我想在做决定前请教我一些朋友的建议。
很抱歉。
亚历克斯:不会,不需要抱歉。问你朋友是合理的,
但是相信我,这所大学大多数的─-
包括亚洲的,大部分都使用苹果电脑。
雪莉:好的,谢谢你的建议,我可能之后会再回来。
亚历克斯:非常欢迎。这是我的名片,如果你需要任何帮忙的话