A:Excuse me, what's the screen near your steering wheel for?
不好意思,請問一下,你方向盤旁邊的那個屏幕是干什么的啊?
B:It's a portable TV. It's a popular thing now.
這是個移動電視,現(xiàn)在非常流行。
A:Oh, that's new to me. So what's on everyday?
對我來說這真是個新鮮事物。那每天這上面都在播放什么節(jié)目呢?
B:News about current affairs, documentaries, music, movies, noncommercial ads and so on.
實事新聞、紀錄片、音樂、電影和公益廣告等等。
A:Is there anything interesting?
有有趣的節(jié)目嗎?
B:Yes, there are something good and informative. I think that many people underestimate the value of TV in education.
有啊,這上面有些東西非常好,而且信息量也非常大。我認為很多人都低估了電視在教育方面的價值。
A:I agree. Are there any commercials on the TV?
我同意。那這種電視上有商業(yè)廣告嗎?
B:Of course. Because the TV stations need to make money from commercials between the programs .
當然有啊。因為電視臺需要從節(jié)目中間插播的廣告賺取利潤。
A:That makes a lot of sense. Does the TV work well?
似乎是這樣。那這個電視運作得正常嗎?
B:Not always. It depends on the transmission of the satellite signals.
不是一直都好。這取決于衛(wèi)星信號傳輸?shù)暮脡摹?/p>
A:I got it. Do you pay for the programs?
我懂了。那你需要付費嗎?
B:Yes, 50 Yuan per month.
要付費的。一個月50塊錢。
注釋:
steering wheel 方向盤
portable adj. 輕便的
current adj. 目前的
informative adj. 提供豐富資料的
commercial n. 商業(yè)廣告
transmission n. 傳輸
satellite n. 衛(wèi)星
fatigue n. 疲倦,疲勞
entertain vt. 娛樂