Benjamin: A microwave oven?
Shirley: Yes, it's really two-pence colored.
Benjamin: Okay, honey, we already have two. There is no more space for a third one!
Shirley: But it's so elegant.
Benjamin: Honey, maybe something else, just no more microwave oven, okay?
Shirley: All right. Then what about a MD player? For May to learn English with.
Benjamin: Better.
Shirley: Do you have any MD players?
Sales person: Yes, various. Here are the samples. What about this one?
Shirley: What are its features?
Sales person: Well, it has a lithium battery which lasts for 20 hours. With MP3 mode, you can download about 9 hours of music or English audio texts. It's especially popular with students for their English study!
Shirley: What else?
Sales person: Maybe you should just have it operated then you would know how well it works.
Shirley: Oh,“My heart will go on”, I love the song.
Benjamin: Nothing can s her from buying it now, I suppose.
Sales person: Just think about the advantage you are going to get.
Benjamin: Women are shopping animals. At least, my wife really is. She would always say something is two-pence colored. She would just keep on buying stuff without thinking whether we need it or not. Things are gonna to be worse if there were a discount. So I don't like discount stores very much.
生词小结
penny n. 便士
player n. 唱机
sample n. 样品
feature n. 特色
lithium battery 锂电池
download vt. 下载
advantage n. 优点
注释
1. It's really two-pence colored.
pence 是penny 的复数形式，color 的意思是染色，文中的意思为，它真的是物美价廉。
2. My heart will go on：经典电影“Titanic”（《泰坦尼克号》)的主题曲，中文名字是《我心永恒》。
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电器的词汇
基础词汇
radio 收音机
television 电视机
bulb 电灯泡
refrigerator 电冰箱
flashlight 手电筒
computer 电脑
microphone 麦克风
air conditioning 空调
提高词汇
electric fan 电风扇
electric vacuum cleaner 电吸尘器
electric iron 电熨斗
electric shaver 电动剃须刀
dictating machine 录音机
electric calculator 电子计算机
electric cooker 电炉
electric heater 电暖气
Do it together 家庭总动员
两人一组，一方随机大声读出上面词汇的英文和中文，另一方用该词汇填入下面的句子，大声朗读并表演出来，并用中文给出一个理由。
Do you have any ( )?
[例] 家长读radio 收音机
孩子读Do you have any radios? 我想买一个。
