英文购物对话

购物英语

1.买电脑Purchasing A Computer

ALEX: Can I help you?

SHERRY: Yes, I need to buy a computer for this semester.

I was t old 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--t he Power Macintosh G3.

It comes with 64 megabytes of tot al 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: Hist ory.

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 t alk 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 fift een-inch color monitors with a Power Macintosh G3,

you can actually get 30 percent off the usual sale price.

SHERRY: Thirt y percent?

ALEX: Yes.

SHERRY: Wow. That's really good.

And you think this is really a good syst em for a graduat e student?

ALEX: Yes. It's an excellent syst em.

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 universit y comput er 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 bett er 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 t o ask your friends.

But believe me, most of the students here in the universit y--

Asian students included--most of them use Apple.

SHERRY: Well, thanks for your advice. I will probably come back lat er. 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，

我们给学生很大的折扣。

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，对任何学生的需求应该是足够了。

你是什么系的？

雪莉：历史系。

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。