《第16期Conversation3》歌词

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第16期Conversation3-英语听力[00:00:00]

What are you reading, Bill? [00:00:00]

It's this week's New Scientist, Why? [00:00:01]

I was just wondering. It looks interesting. [00:00:04]

But I've never actually read it myself. [00:00:08]

It's for real scientists. [00:00:11]

Or can ordinary people like me understand it? [00:00:13]

Oh, it's for anyone really. [00:00:17]

It usually has articles and stories about current affairs, [00:00:19]

about science as well as papers about new developments in research. [00:00:23]

I am reading about a new telephone that allows you to see [00:00:28]

the person you're speaking to as well as hearing. [00:00:31]

Oh, I've heard about it. Is it on the market yet? [00:00:36]

Can I buy one? [00:00:40]

No, not this one. But the company has made other models to try out [00:00:41]

the business. [00:00:45]

This one is special because of its color, and the image is moving. [00:00:47]

OK, that's interesting. [00:00:51]

You see the first video phones, that's what they called, were [00:00:53]

made in Japan. [00:00:56]

But they can only show a still black-and-white image. [00:00:58]

So this video phone is much better than that. [00:01:01]

Mind you I am not sure I want one. Would you? [00:01:04]

Well, no. I don't think I would. I bet it costs a lot of money. [00:01:08]

Does it say how much it costs? [00:01:13]

Yes, the early black-and-white ones cost several hundred pounds. [00:01:15]

But the one that the story is about costs several thousand pounds. [00:01:19]

Mm, why does anybody want one, do you think? [00:01:24]

Business organizations that need to frequently contact overseas [00:01:28]

organizations would want it. [00:01:31]

It's like a face-to-face conversation, so maybe a lot of overseas [00:01:33]

travel can be avoided. [00:01:37]

Yes, I suppose so. [00:01:39]

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