SALESPERSON: 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. 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. 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。
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