听基础单词,练听力第40期:科学和"technology"的魔术

【今日基础词】 Technology

【Transcript】

A: What attracts me most is its powerful functions, such as 3G, a 3.2 megapixel camera, video recording¹, music player, FM radio with RDS, memory card slot…

B: Oh my god! It seems that there’s nothing impossible with the little mobile phone.

A: Yeah, I can’t agree more, my man! You never know what is waiting for you.

B: It’s the magic of science and technology.

A: Wait. You remind me a famous quota² from Forrest Gump, “Life is just like a box of chocolate. You never know what’s in it.”

【注】megapixel n. 像素；memory card slot 储存卡

【Translation】

A：最吸引我的是它超强的功能，比如3G、320万像素的摄像头、录像、音乐播放器、RDS调频广播、储存卡……

B：天呀。看起来这个手机简直是无所不能。

A：是的，完全同意，我的朋友！你永远想象不出下一个奇迹是什么。
B：这就是科技的魅力。

A：等等，这让我想起阿甘曾说过：“生活就像一盒巧克力，你永远不知道里面到底是什么。”
 

1 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

2 quota   

n.（生产、进出口等的）配额，（移民的）限额

参考例句：

• A restricted import quota was set for meat products.肉类产品设定了进口配额。
• He overfulfilled his production quota for two months running.他一连两个月超额完成生产指标。