學好英語口語：聽看學

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Benjamin: Excuse me, what's the screen near your steering wheel for?

Taxi driver: It's a portable TV. It's a popular thing now.

Benjamin: Oh, that's new to me. So what's on everyday?

Taxi driver: News about current affairs, documentaries, music, movies, noncommercial ads and so on.

Benjamin: Is there anything interesting?

Taxi driver: Yes, there are something good and informative. I think that many people underestimate the value of TV in education.

Benjamin: I agree. Are there any commercials on the TV?

Taxi driver: Of course. Because the TV stations need to make money from commercials between the programs.

Benjamin: That makes a lot of sense. Does the TV work well?

Taxi driver: Not always. It depends on the transmission of the satellite signals.

Benjamin: I got it. Do you pay for the programs?

Taxi driver: Yes, 50 Yuan per month.

Benjamin: It is a little bit expensive, but it's worth it.

Taxi driver: Yeah. You know driving is boring. TV can get me out of the fatigue of driving.

Benjamin: It can also entertain your passengers like me.

Taxi driver: That's the point.

聽看學

本傑明：不好意思，請問一下，你方向盤旁邊的那個屏幕是幹什麼的啊?

出租車司機：這是個移動電視，現在非常流行。

本傑明：對我來説這真是個新鮮事物。那每天這上面都在播放什麼節目呢?

出租車司機：實事新聞、紀錄片、音樂、電影和公益廣告等等。

本傑明：有有趣的節目嗎?

出租車司機：有啊，這上面有些東西非常好，而且信息量也非常大。我認為很多人都低估了電視在教育方面的`價值。

本傑明：我同意。那這種電視上有商業廣告嗎?

出租車司機：當然有啊。因為電視台需要從節目中間插播的廣告賺取利潤。

本傑明：似乎是這樣。那這個電視運作得正常嗎?

出租車司機：不是一直都好。這取決於衞星信號傳輸的好壞。

本傑明：我懂了。那你需要付費嗎?

出租車司機：要付費的。一個月50塊錢。

本傑明：費用有點貴，但是卻很值。

出租車司機：是啊，你知道，駕駛是非常乏味的。電視可以解除我開車的疲勞。

本傑明：而且它還能給像我一樣的乘客帶來快樂。

出租車司機：你説對了。