BBC地道英語口語:Upgrade 升級
BBC地道英語口語:Upgrade 升級
John: Hello, this is Real English from BBC Learning English, I’m John.
Jean: Hi. 大家好，我是董徵。歡迎收聽Real English《地道英語》節目！
John: In Real English, we look at words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary.
Jean: 和漢語一樣，英語裏也是有着非常多的成語和俗話的，所以要想能聽得懂英國人日常的說話聊天，就一定要來學學這些他們常用的通俗詞語。 那麼請問John 我們今天要學的新詞是什麼呢？
John: Today’s new word is ‘upgrade’ – U.P.G.R.A.D.E. – upgrade.
Jean: Upgrade. 能給我們解釋一下它的意思嗎？
John: Well, the main meaning of upgrade means to make a machine, or a computer for example, more powerful and efficient.
Jean: Upgrade 就是爲了讓電腦增強性能和速度的措施：升級。那能給我們舉個例子講講嗎，John？
John: No problem. If your computer was old and slow, you could buy a new one or get an upgrade.
Jean: I see.
John: Then you could say, ‘My computer has been upgraded’.
Jean: 我知道了，Upgrade“升級”本身是個動詞，而且它在被動式的語態的時候就是表示已經被升級的意思。那John你能給我們說說，upgrade這個詞還有什麼其他的用法嗎？
John: Well, it can also mean to give you a better seat on a plane, to a better room in a hotel. You might, for example,-and if you are very lucky, get upgraded from economy class on a plane to business or first class.
Jean: 原來upgrade用到坐飛機的時候就是“升艙”，如果是住酒店就是換到更高級的房間，總之都是調換到更高一級的意思。
John: That’s right.
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A: How was your flight?
B: Great! We got upgraded to first class and spent the whole way back drinking free Champagne.
A: My computer’s really slow. I think I’ll buy a new one.
B: That’ll be expensive. Why don’t you get it upgraded? That’ll be much cheaper.
Jean: So are you happy with your computer, John?
John: No – I need to get it upgraded.
Jean: Is it expensive to get it upgraded?
John: No. Getting it upgraded will be cheaper than buying a new one.
Jean: I see.
John: And then hopefully the next time I fly I will be upgraded too!
Jean: That would be nice.
John: Yes, It would. I would like to fly first class.
好了，讓我們再來回顧一下， – upgrade – 就是電腦升級的意思。用到其它地方還有坐飛機升艙，住酒店升級房間的意思。
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