生活英语情景口语100主题 72. The Virtual and Digital World 虚拟与数码世界

Dialogue1
Gabrielle: Have you heard about the new iPhone?
Chase: Yes, I heard it's supposed to come out in June.
Are you thinking about getting one?
G: I'd like to. It's a cell phone, camera, PDA and mp3 player
all in one.
C: If I had enough money, I'd buy one,
but I don't even have enough to buy one a their shuffie iPods.
G: How big is a shuffie iPod?
C: The first generation iPod shuffie is about the size of a pack of gum
and the secon generation iPod shuffie is about half the size of the irst.
G: How many gigs of music can it hold?
C: I think it's either one or two gigs. I can't remember.
G: How much do they cost?
C: Not much at all. I think it's about 100 dollars.
G: You're right, that's not bad at all.
C: Do you have an iPod?
G: I got one for my birthday when they first came out,
but after the battery died out. never bought another one.
C: Why didn't you just buy another battery for it so you could use it?
G: That's one of the problems with having an iPod.
Though an iPod might have an abo average battery life,
once the battery is dead, so is your iPod.

Dialogue2
C: What are you looking for?
G: I want to buy a new camcorder for my trip this summer.
C: Do you know what camcorder options are available?
G: Not really. I thought I'd just have a look today.
C: Would you like to look at the new digital camcorders
that have just come in?
G: Sure. I'd like to see the smallest camcorder that you hav'e first.
C: Ok. This Sony model is their newest and our most popular
camcorder. Why don't you see if you like the way it feels.
G: It's very light. That would be good. How is the battery life?
C: It's got an above-average battery life. It lasts up to 12 hours and
can be charged in 30 minutes.
G: Can you also take still photos with this?
C: Yes, that is an option.
G: How about night vision? Can you use it in the dark?
C: Yes. I can show you some examples of some footage
that was taken with this camera in the dark.
G: That's not bad at all. How's the microphone?
Does it pick up much sound?
C: It can record any sound that's within about 8 feet of the camera.
G: How does that compare with other models?
C: There are models that can pick up more sound than this one,
but they're much bigger and heavier than this one.
G: I guess you can't have everything, can you?