【大家说英语】 第210期:科技展览会

 Lesson 6 Technology 第六课 科技

July 13 7月13日

The Technology Show! 科技大展！

Read it! 读读看！

The technology show is this weekend. 科技大展就在这个周末，

Many people go to technology shows. 许多人都会去科技大展。

Rob¹ likes to look at the newest models of gadgets² and electronics³. 罗柏喜欢看科技装置与电子产品的最新款式。

Alex wants to buy a cool robot. 亚力克斯想要买一部很酷的机器人，

Robots cost a lot. Maybe he can get a discount. 机器人要价很高， 说不定他可以争取到一些折扣。

Taylor needs a new printer. Maybe she can find one at the show. 泰乐需要一部新的打印机， 说不定她可以在展览会上买到。

Conversation A 会话A

There's a technology show this weekend. Will you go, Rob? 罗柏，这周末有一场科技大展，你会去吗？

Sure! I love going to the technology show. 当然会！我最喜欢去科技大展了。

What do you usually do? 你通常都会做什么？

I look at all the new gadgets and electronics. 我会看各种科技装置和电子产品。

What kind of electronics do they have? 展览会上有哪些电子产品？

Well, they have the newest models of computers. 这个嘛，会有最新款的计算机。

Can you buy a computer at the show? 在展览会上可以买计算机吗？

Sure. I bought my computer at the show last year. 当然可以，我的计算机就是去年在展览会上买的。

Conversation B 会话B

Did you see the ad for the technology show in the newspaper today, Abby? 雅碧，妳有没有看到今天报纸上的科技大展广告？

Sure. It's on Saturday, right? 有啊，是在星期六举行，对不对？

Yes. Are you going? 是啊，妳会去吗？

Yes, I'm going. What about you? 我会去， 你呢？

I'm going, too. I love technology shows. 我也会去。我很喜欢科技大展，

Maybe I can buy a cool robot or something. 说不定我可以买个很酷的机器人或者其他产品。

Do robots cost a lot? 机器人很贵吗？

Sometimes they do. 有些很贵，

Maybe I can get a discount! 说不定我可以争取到一些折扣！

You can try! 你可以试试看！

Conversation C 会话C

Wow. Look at all these people. 哇，看看这么多的人。

The technology show is very popular. 科技大展非常受欢迎，

Many people come here every year. 每年都有很多人到这里来。

Right. People like to buy electronics and gadgets here. 是啊，大家都喜欢到这里买电子产品和各种科技装置。

They like to see the newest TVs, cameras and computers, too. 他们也喜欢看最新款的电视、相机还有计算机。

I need a new printer. Maybe I can find one here. 我需要一部新的打印机， 说不定在这里可以买到。

Sure. Let's look at this map. 没问题。我们来看看这张地图吧，

Which company sells printers? 哪家公司卖打印机？

Oh, this one. 喔，这一家。

OK. Let's go. 好，我们走吧。

1 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

2 gadgets   

n.小机械，小器具（ gadget的名词复数 ）

参考例句：

• Certainly. The idea is not to have a house full of gadgets. 当然。设想是房屋不再充满小配件。 来自超越目标英语 第4册
• This meant more gadgets and more experiments. 这意味着要设计出更多的装置，做更多的实验。 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史

3 electronics   

n.电子器件，电子学，电子技术

参考例句：

• About 45000 people worked in electronics in Scotland.苏格兰约有4.5万人在电子行业工作。
• He wants to brush up his knowledge of electronics.他想温习他的电子学知识。