2008-08-04 18:02:59 落葉之楓

【在生活中學習語言】What Can This Cell Phone Do? 這支手機有什麼功能?

【在生活中學習語言】What Can This Cell Phone Do? 這支手機有什麼功能?
2008年08月04日蘋果日報
對話
Customer:Does the camera on this cell phone have a flash?
顧客︰這支手機上的相機有閃光燈嗎?
Clerk︰There isn't a flash on that model. However, the one next to it does have a flash.
店員︰那款沒有閃光燈。不過它旁邊那支就有閃光燈。
Customer︰Can I also focus while using the camera function?
顧客︰我在使用拍照功能時也可對焦嗎?
Clerk︰It automatically focuses while taking pictures, but there is no zoom.
店員︰拍照時會自動對焦,但無法伸縮鏡頭。
Customer︰OK. Can I have a look at it?
顧客︰好吧。我可以看一下嗎?


「句」細靡遺
★Can I have a look at it? 我可以看一下嗎?
△當外國顧客問“Can I have a look at it?”時,就是對商品有興趣想要端詳一番,可得趕快把商品送到客人眼前。以下介紹『看一下』的常見英文說法。
△have/take a look at...看一看……
△check out.../check...out瞧一瞧……
△take a peek at...看一眼……
例︰Customer︰Excuse me. May I check out that green cell phone? (顧客:不好意思,我可以瞧瞧那支綠色手機嗎?)
Clerk︰Sure. Here you go. (店員:當然可以。這給您。)


字字珠璣
★cell phone n.手機(亦可寫作cellphone)
△= cellular phone
△= mobile phone
例︰Recently, 3G cell phones have become more and more popular. (近來 3G 手機變得愈來愈受歡迎。)
★flash n.閃光燈;閃光& vi.閃現& vt.亮出
△in a flash 一瞬間,馬上
例︰Computers can make big calculations in a flash. (電腦可以在一瞬間完成大量的計算。)
★focus vi.調節(照相機等的)焦距;集中於
focus常與介詞on並用,形成下列重要用法︰
△focus on... 集中注意力於……
= concentrate on...
★automatically adv.自動地
★zoom n.變焦鏡頭 & vi.(用變焦鏡頭把物體)拉近∕推遠
△zoom in/out (鏡頭)拉近∕推遠

 

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