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A salesperson is trying to persuade Jamie to buy an electronic dictionary. (J = Jamie, S = Salesperson ). J: I already have a Japanese dictionary at home, thank you. S: But not an electronic one, right? J: No, but why would I need an electronic dictionary?
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A salesperson is trying to persuade Jamie to buy an electronic dictionary.(J = Jamie, S = Salesperson)
J: I already have a Japanese dictionary at home, thank you. S: But not an electronic one, right? J: No, but why would I need an electronic dictionary? S: Well, first, it’s easy to carry. You can put this one in your pocket!
J: That’s useful, but if it’s so small, does it have enough words? Remember, I'm studying Japanese at college, so I have a lot of vocabulary to learn. S: It has more than enough words. It stores more words than almost any “book” dictionary. J: OK, but I usually study at home, so what’s the point of getting one of these?
S: Can you pronounce every word you look up in the dictionary? J: Not very well. I usually need to look at the boring pronunciation guide. S: With this dictionary, you can look up a word, then press a button, and it speaks the word, or a whole sentence. Listen....
J: Wow! It sounds like a real person. Let me try.... S: What do you think of it now? J: It’s interesting and fun to use. How much is it?
salesperson [`selz&p2sN] • n. [C] 推銷員 Reading
2. college [`kAlIdZ] n. [C] 大學 Reading
3. pronounce [pr1`na5ns] vt.發音 Reading
4. pronunciation [pr1&n^nsI`eS1n] n. [C] 發音 Reading
5. press [prEs] vt.按，壓 Reading
...is trying to persuadeJamieto buy.... persuade sb to V說服某人做… ‧You can’t persuade me to buy this car because I have no money. Reading
...it’s easy to carry. sth be easy to V表示「某事很容易…」。但若表示「對某人來說，做某事很容易」，必須要用It is easy for sb to V....的句型。例： ‧It is easy for you to finish this work in a week. Reading
...if it’s so small, does it have enough words? 這句話用到直說法條件句，用來表示一般事實的陳述。 Reading
...I have a lot of vocabularyto learn. 這裡的不定詞to learn為形容詞的作用，修飾前面的受詞vocabulary。 Reading
more than enough相當於more than is needed ，表示「夠多了」。例： ‧I can’t eat anymore. I have eaten more than enough. Reading
...what’s the point of getting.... What’s the point of V-ing...?表示「做某事的目的為何」。例： ‧Since you have made the decision, what’s the point of asking my suggestion? Reading
look up表示「查閱(字典)」。 ‧After looking up the word in the dictionary, I know its meaning. Reading
sound like + N 表示「聽起來像…」，後面須接名詞，若表示「聽起來…」，可用另一用法 “sound + Adj”。例： ‧It sounds like a good idea. → The idea sounds good. Reading
What do you think of it now? think of/about...認為… ‧We think of Paul as a good leader. ‧I am thinking about moving to the countryside. Reading
