Lesson 4 Technology
第四課 科技
December 8
12月8日
You Can Wear Technology!
穿戴科技!
Read it!
讀讀看!
Rob has a new watch.
羅柏有一支新表,
But it's not a boring, regular watch.
但那不是支無趣、普通的表。
It gets a signal from his phone when he gets a text.
當他收到簡訊時,手表會從手機得到信號。
That's a pretty cool kind of technology!
這個科技還蠻酷的!
These days you can wear technology.
如今你是可以把科技穿戴在身上,
Some kinds of jewelry, clothes and shoes help you do things.
有一些珠寶、衣服和鞋子能幫助你執行一些事情,
It sounds like science fiction!
聽起來有點像科幻小說!
Conversation A
會話A
Hi, Rob. What are you working on?
嗨,羅柏,你在忙什么?
I'm working on a report about technology.
我正在作一篇有關科技的報導。
Technology? What kind of technology?
科技? 什么樣的科技?
Technology that you can wear!
那種你可以穿戴的科技!
That sounds like science fiction!
那聽起來很像科幻小說!
It's real! Look at my new watch.
是真的! 你看我的新手表。
It looks nice.
看起來很棒。
It tells time.
它顯示時間;
But it also tells me if I get a text on my phone!
但是如果我的手機收到簡訊,它也會告訴我!
Conversation B
會話B
What?! How can a watch do that?
什么?手表怎么能做到這樣?
When my phone gets a text, it sends my watch a signal.
當我的手機收到簡訊,它就會送訊號給我的手表。
Cool! Can your watch send texts?
厲害!那你的手表可以傳簡訊嗎?
No. But some watches can!
不行,但是有些手表可以!
Wow! Now my watch seems a little boring!
哇!現在我的手表看來有點無趣了。
This watch is pretty convenient.
這支手表還蠻方便的。
Was it really expensive?
很貴嗎?
It was expensive for a watch.
以手表來說算是貴的,
But it was cheaper than my phone!
但是比我的手機便宜!
Conversation C
會話C
Is your report just about that watch?
你的報導只是關于那支表嗎?
No. I'm also talking about other things.
不是,我也談論其他的東西。
Like what?
例如說?
Well, you can find technology in all kinds of things these days.
嗯,好比說現今科技藏身在各種物品里面。
Jewelry, clothing, shoes . . .
珠寶、衣服、鞋子…
Really? Technology is everywhere!
真的嗎?科技實在無所不在!
People don't really need all of it, though.
然而,人們并不真的需要這所有的科技。
True.
沒錯。
I'd like a watch like yours, but there's nothing wrong with mine!
我想要一支像你那樣的表,但是我的表也沒什么不好!