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@ 31024 Buying a Plasma TV
A: 先生，想買液晶電視，是嗎？
xia¯ nsheng, xiaˇng maˇi ye`j¯ıng dia`nsh`ı, sh`ı ma?
Sir, would you like to buy an LCD TV?
B: 對。
du`ı.
Yes.
A: 這個牌子不錯，買的人很多。你想買幾寸的？
zhe` de?
ge pa´izi bu`cuo`, maˇi de re´n heˇn duo¯ . nˇı xiaˇng maˇi jˇı cu`n
This brand is decent. A lot of people buy it. How big of a screen do you want?
B: 46寸的。
s`ısh´ı liu` cu`n de.
46 inches.
A: 那今天買最划算了， 我們正好在搞活動。這
個46寸的打八折。
na` j¯ıntia¯ n maˇi zu`ı hua´sua`n le, woˇmen zhe`nghaˇo za`i gaˇo-
huo´do`ng. zhe`
ge s`ısh´ı liu`
cu`n de daˇ
ba¯ zhe´.
You’ll get the best deal if you buy today. It just so happens we’re having a promotion. This 46-incher is 20% off.
B: 是高清的嗎？
sh`ı ga¯ oq¯ıng de ma?
Is it high definition?
A: 是啊。你看，這裡寫著呢。
sh`ı a. nˇı ka`n, zhe`lˇı xieˇzhe ne.
Yes. It’s written here.
B: 你把聲音開大一點兒。
nˇı baˇ
she¯ ngy¯ın ka¯ i da`
y¯ıdiaˇnr.
Turn up the volume a bit.
A: 好。這個真的不錯。
haˇo. zhe` ge zhe¯ nde bu`cuo`.
OK. This one is really good.
B: 能再便宜一點兒嗎？
ne´ng za`i pia´nyi y¯ıdiaˇnr ma?
Can you make it a bit cheaper?
A: 已經很便宜了。我們還免費送貨和安裝。
yˇıj¯ıng heˇn pia´nyi le . woˇmen ha´i miaˇnfe`i so`ng huo` zhua¯ ng.
he´
a¯ n-
It’s already really cheap. We also offer free delivery and installation.
B: 可以刷卡嗎？
keˇyˇı shua¯
kaˇ
ma?
Do you accept credit cards?
A: 可以。
keˇyˇı.
Yes.
B: 我再想想吧。
woˇ za`i xiaˇngxiang ba.
I still want to think about it a bit more.
A: 噢。
o.
Hmmm...
---Key Vocabulary---
液晶 ye`j¯ıng LCD
牌子 pa´izi brand
寸 cu`n inch
划算 hua´sua`n economical
正好 zhe`nghaˇo to happen to
搞活動 gaˇo huo´do`ng to hold a promotion
八折 ba¯ zhe´ 20% off
高清 ga¯ oq¯ıng high-definition
聲音 she¯ ngy¯ın sound
開 ka¯ i to turn on
免費 miaˇnfe`i free
送貨 so`ng huo` to deliver goods
安裝 a¯ nzhua¯ ng to install
刷卡 shua¯
kaˇ
to swipe a card
---Supplementary Vocabulary---
畫質 hua`zh`ı image quailty
音質 y¯ınzh`ı sound quality
圖像 tu´xia`ng picture
促銷 cu`xia¯ o sales promotion
液晶顯示
器
ye`j¯ıng xiaˇnsh`ıq`ı LCD monitor
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