Conversation A
對話A
James: What magazine are you reading?
詹姆斯:你在看什么雜志?
Tina: It's a car magazine. I'm reading about electric cars!
蒂娜:這是一本汽車雜志。我在看有關電動車的文章!
James: They are fancy but not very useful.
詹姆斯:電動車雖然很炫,可是不太實用。
Tina: Why?
蒂娜:為什么?
James: I've heard that they can't drive very far. Then you have to charge them.
詹姆斯:我聽說電動車開不了多遠就必須充電。
Tina: What about the Chevy Bolt? It can go 238 miles before you have to charge it.
蒂娜:那雪佛蘭閃電呢?這輛車可以跑238英里后才要再充電。
James: That is interesting. Can I borrow your magazine?
詹姆斯:真有趣。我可以借一下你的雜志嗎?
Conversation B
對話B
Tina: Have you changed your mind about electric cars, James?
蒂娜:詹姆斯,你對電動車改變看法了嗎?
James: I have. Tesla and Chevy are making electric cars for the mass market.
詹姆斯:是啊。特斯拉和雪佛蘭都在制造適合大眾市場的電動車。
Tina: Yes. They make two models that are very exciting.
蒂娜:沒錯,他們生產的兩款車看起來非常令人興奮。
James: I know. Electric cars are now for regular people.
詹姆斯:是啊,電動車現在已可供一般人駕駛了。
Tina: I want one, but they still cost a lot.
蒂娜:我想要一臺,可是電動車造價還是很貴。
James: True. But they are inexpensive to drive!
詹姆斯:的確。可是駕駛的成本很低。
Tina: That is why I want one!
蒂娜:所以我才想開電動車!