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 Customer:                   So can you fix it?

 Sales Clerk:                I’m sorry sir. This computer is not
                             broken or damaged. It’s simply
                             just too old! That’s why your pro-
                             grams¹ and applications are run-
                             ning slow. There really isn’t much
                             I can do.

 Customer:                   What do you mean?  I bought this
                             computer just three years ago!

 Sales Clerk:                Yes, but technology is ever chang-
                             ing and technology is becoming
                             obsolete³ faster and faster!

 Customer:                   Ok, I know where this is going.
                             How much will it cost me to get a
                             new computer?
 Sales Clerk:                Well, this desktop⁴ over here is our
                             latest model. It has a four gi-
                             gahertz processor with sixteen gi-
                             gabytes in RAM² and a hard disk
                             with one terabyte. Of course, it
                             includes a mouse, keyboard and
                             desk speakers.

 Customer:                   I have no idea what you are talk-
                             ing about. I just want to know if
                             it’s  good and if I will be  able to
                             play solitaire without the computer
                             crashing or freezing all the time!

 Sales Clerk:                This PC is top of the line and I
                             guarantee it will never freeze! If
                             it does, we’ll give you your money
                             back!

1 grams   

n.克( gram的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• People were existing on a hundred grams of bread a day. 人一天靠100克面包就能继续存活。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The gross weight of the box of chocolates is 500 grams. 那盒巧克力的全部重量是500克。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 ram   

(random access memory)随机存取存储器

参考例句：

• 512k RAM is recommended and 640k RAM is preferred.推荐配置为512K内存，640K内存则更佳。

3 obsolete   

adj.已废弃的，过时的

参考例句：

• These goods are obsolete and will not fetch much on the market.这些货品过时了，在市场上卖不了高价。
• They tried to hammer obsolete ideas into the young people's heads.他们竭力把陈旧思想灌输给青年。

4 desktop   

n.桌面管理系统程序；台式

参考例句：

• My computer is a desktop computer of excellent quality.我的计算机是品质卓越的台式计算机。
• Do you know which one is better,a laptop or a desktop?你知道哪一种更好，笔记本还是台式机？