纯正地道美语 第133期(外教讲解):买电视

A: Seriously, I don’t know why we need to get a new TV.

B: Honey I told you already. I can’t appreciate the graphics level and detail of the games on my Playstation 3 on our old TV.

C: Good afternoon folks! How can I be of service today?

B: I’m looking to upgrade to a newer, bigger television set.

C: You’ve come to the right place! What size are you looking for?

A: Just a normal sized TV for our living room.

C: I see. Well this set here is on sale. It’s a forty six inch HDTV screen and has all the works. Three HDMI connectors, USB, VGA and S - Video ports. It even has a DVI port so you can hook up your PC or laptop! This is without a doubt the complete home theater experience!

B: This is exactly what I need! Can you imagine watching movies or playing video games on this thing?

A: Honey, I think it’s a bit too big. I don’t even think it will fit in our living room.

C: Not to worry, we will deliver and install it in your home. It comes with a wall mount so you can just hang it on the wall like a picture!

B: This is great! How much will this set me back?

C: Lucky for you, this is the last one we have in stock so it’s half off!

B: I’ll take it!

【文章大意】
对话围绕买新电话进行。男主人想买台新的电视来玩游戏，服务员为他推荐了一款高清电视，电视有很多功能，而且半价，最终男主人决定买下来。
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appreciate vt.鉴赏；欣赏；赏识
Do you appreciate good wine?
你会鉴赏好酒吗？

upgrade vt.提升，使升级
She was upgraded to (the post of) sales director. 她已提升为销售部主任。

hook up 连接
Hook up your computer to the Internet; wire your computer with the Internet
将你的电脑与交互网(互联网络)连接

set me back 花费

the works 最好的品质
【拓展词汇】
plug in 插上电源

speaker n.扬声器，扩音喇叭

remote control 远程控制

cable television n. 有线电视