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2--Yes, I need to buy a computer for this semester. I was told it is cheaper to buy computers here.
 
1--Well, you heard right. You can c excellent deal on a new computer We have great discounts for students.
 
2--I don't know much about computers. But I know I want a desktop computer with a lot of memory. And I need a printer.
 
1--Well, first let's consider your computer. Here, for example, is a system I highly recommend-the Power Macintosh G3. it comes with 64 megabytes of total memory.
 
2--Is that a lot? Sixty-four?
 
1--Yes, it is. It should be enough for any student needs you might have. What department are you in?
 
2--History.
 
1--Well, so you will mostly be using word processing, for writing papers. I recommend the Corel Word Perfect program for word processing. We can talk about software later. Let's talk about your hardware first. We have a special deal on right now. I should tell you about it, as it only goes until next Tuesday. If you buy one of these fifteen-inch color monitors with a Power Macintosh G3, you can actually get 30 percent off the usual sale price.
 
2--Thirty percent?
 
1--Yes.
 
2--Wow. That's really good. And you think this is really a good system for a graduate student?
 
1--Yes. It's an excellent system.
 
2--Hmm. Hey, wait. This has an Apple on it. Is this an Apple computer?
 
1--Yes, it's a Macintosh. It's Apple. Mocintosh and Apple are the same thing.
 
2--I don't want Macintosh. I want PC.
 
1--I'm sorry, but our university computer center only sells Macintosh equipment.
 
2--What? Are you serious?
 
1--Yes.
 
2--But nobody uses Macintosh!
 
1--That's not true. Most of the students and professors in the university here use Macintosh. They find it is better for writing and word-processing, and that is what students mostly do. May I ask where you're from?
 
2--Yes, I'm from Taiwan.
 
1--Well, I know that in most Asian countries Apple is not very popular. But here in America, especially in universities and publishing companies, Apple is very commonly used.
 
2--But I need a computer that can handle writing in Chinese.
 
1--There are several Chinese writing programs you can use with Macintosh. Chinese is no problem for Apple.
 
2--Hmm. I think I should ask some of my friends for advice before I make a decision. I'm sorry.
 
1--No, don't be sorry. It's reasonable to ask your friends. But believe me, most of the students here in the university-Asian students included-most of them use Apple.
 
2--Well, thanks for your advice. I will probably come back later.
 
1--You're very welcome. Here is my card, if you need any help.
 
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1.semester學(xué)期  
2.discounts折扣  
3.recommend推薦  

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譯文：
 
1--我可以幫你嗎？
2--是的，這學(xué)期我需要買一臺電腦，人家告訴我這里的電腦比較便宜。
1--的確，你聽說的沒錯。在這兒買新電腦你可以拿到很不錯的價格，我們給學(xué)生很大的折扣。
2--我對電腦了解不多，但是我知道我想要一臺有很大內(nèi)存的臺式電腦，而且我還要一臺打印機。
1--好的，我們先考慮你要的電腦。我極力推薦這兒的一套系統(tǒng)———麥金塔G3。它的總內(nèi)存為六十四兆。
2--那很大嗎？六十四？
1--是的，對任何學(xué)生的需求應(yīng)該是足夠了。你是什么系的？
2--歷史系。
1--嗯．所以你會常用文字處理系統(tǒng)來寫論文。我推薦用Corel Word Perfect程式來做文字處理。我們待會再來談軟件，先談硬件吧。我們現(xiàn)在有特價，我應(yīng)該告訴你，因為只持續(xù)到星期二為止。如果你購買這套麥金塔G3系統(tǒng)的15寸彩顯的主機，事實上可以拿到平常售價的七折。
2--七折？
1--是的。
2--哇，太好了。你覺得對一個研究生而言，這真是一個很好的系統(tǒng)嗎？
1--是的，是很棒的系統(tǒng)。
2--嗯。嘿，等等，這上面有個蘋果標(biāo)志，這是蘋果電腦嗎？
1--是的，是麥金塔，就是蘋果機。麥金塔和蘋果機是一回事。
2--我不想要麥金塔，我要個人電腦。
1--很抱歉，但是我們大學(xué)電腦中心只賣麥金塔設(shè)備。
2--什么？說真的嗎？
1--是的。
2--可是沒有人用麥金塔。
1--不會啊，這所大學(xué)大部分的學(xué)生和教授都用麥金塔。他們發(fā)現(xiàn)這套系統(tǒng)對寫作和文字處理比較好，而且大多數(shù)學(xué)生都在使用它。我可以問你從哪來的嗎？
2--我是臺灣來的。
1--哦，我知道蘋果電腦在亞洲大多數(shù)的國家并不是很流行。但在美國這里，尤其是大學(xué)和出版社里，使用蘋果電腦是非常普遍的。
2--但是我需要一臺可以處理中文寫作的電腦。
1--有一些中文的寫作程式可以在麥金塔上使用，對蘋果電腦而言，中文不是問題。
2--嘿。我想在做決定前應(yīng)該請我一些朋友給點建議。很抱歉。
1--不會，不需要抱歉。問你朋友是合理的，但是相信我，這所大學(xué)大多數(shù)的學(xué)生———包括亞洲的學(xué)生，大部分都使用蘋果電腦。
2--好的，謝謝你的建議，我可能之后會再回來。
1--非常歡迎。這是我的名片，如果你需要任何幫忙的話。