购物英语口语-DVD OR VCR

SALESPERSON 1: May I help you, sir?

SIMON: Yes, I want to buy a VCR.

SALESPERSON: Well, we have many models to choose from here.Do you have a particular brand you want?

SIMON: No. I only want it to be a very good one. The best.It's a graduation gift for my son.

SALESPERSON: I see. And does your son have a VCR now?

SIMON: Well, he uses our VCR at home.But he's going to university in the Fall, so he needs his own VCR.

SALESPERSON: Does he watch a lot of movies?

SIMON: Yes, he sure does.In fact, he wants to become a movie producer himself.He wants to study film at the university.

SALESPERSON: I would like to make a suggestion then, sir.

SIMON: Please do.

SALESPERSON: If your son wants to study film,probably he will start to collect movies himself.

SIMON: Yes, I know that. So I want him to have a good VCR to use.

SALESPERSON: May I suggest you consider buying him a DVD player instead?

SIMON: DVD? Isn't that like a CD?

SALESPERSON: It is very similar. The technology is the same.

SIMON: Why is a DVD better than a VCR?

SALESPERSON: For one thing, sir, the quality of the image is usually better.That's because it's digital 2.

SIMON: But isn't it more expensive?

SALESPERSON: It is a little more expensive, sir.But there is one important advantage which your son might appreciate.

SIMON: What's that?

SALESPERSON: If your son starts to buy video tapes, he can't keep them very long.

SIMON: And why not?

SALESPERSON: Video tape breaks down after fifteen years.So if he collects a lot of tapes, after fifteen years they will all start to rot 3.

SIMON: Hmm. Is that true?

SALESPERSON: Yes, it is, sir.

SIMON: Well. And what about DVDs?

SALESPERSON: This is the excellent thing about DVDs.If your son starts to collect DVDs, they will last forever. They will never rot.

SIMON: Hmm. He might really appreciate that.I know he will start to collect movies at school. Especially if he studies film.

SALESPERSON: So let me show you some of our DVD players.In my opinion, DVD is the wave of the future.

SIMON: Alright, please show me what you have.

店员：我能为你效劳吗，先生？

赛门：我想买一台录放机。

店员：我们有很多款式可以选择。你有指定的牌子吗？

赛门：我只要一台很好的，最好的。这是给我儿子的毕业礼物。

店员：这样啊。你儿子现在有录放机吗？

赛门：他现在是用家里的录放机。但是他秋季就要上大学了，所以需要一台自己的录放机。

店员：他常看电影吗？

赛门：时常。事实上，他就想要当一个电影制作人。他打算在大学里攻读电影。

店员：那我给你一个建议，先生。

赛门：请说。

店员：如果你儿子想学电影，也许他就要开始自己收集电影。

赛门：唔，我知道。所以我希望他有一台好的录放机。

店员：不如买一台 DVD 给他？

赛门：是不是像 CD 一样？

店员：很类似。它们的技术是一样的。

赛门：为什么 DVD 比 VCR 好呢？

店员：影像的品质会比较好。因为它是数字化的。

赛门：不是比较贵吗？

店员：是贵一点，先生。但是有一个优点是你儿子会喜欢的。

赛门：是什么呢？

店员：如果你儿子开始买录像带，它们是不能保存很久的。

赛门：为什么不能呢？

店员：录像带只能保存 15 年。假使他收集很多录像带，15 年后它们就开始变质。

赛门：唔，是真的吗？

店员：是的，先生。

赛门：那么 DVD 呢？

店员：这就是 DVD 的好处。如果你儿子开始收集 DVD 的话，就能保存很久，因为它们不会变质。

赛门：唔，他可能会喜欢这一点。我知道他到学校后就要开始收集电影，尤其是如果他攻读电影。

店员：让我向你介绍一些我们的 DVD 放影机。我认为 DVD 将会流行起来。

赛门：好的，让我看看你们有些什么。