买电脑英语情景对话PurchasingAComputer.docxVIP

ALEX: Can I help you?SHERRY: Yes, I need to buy a computer for this semester.I was told it is cheaper to buy computers here.ALEX: Well, you heard right.You can get an excellent deal on a new computer here.We have great discounts for students.SHERRY: I dont know much about computers.But I know I want a desktop computer with a lot of memory. And I need a printer.ALEX: Well, first lets consider your computer.Here, for example, is a system I highly recommend--the Power Macintosh G3.It comes with 64 megabytes of total memory.SHERRY: Is that a lot? Sixty-four?ALEX: Yes, it is. It should be enough for any student needs you might have.What department are you in?SHERRY: History.ALEX: 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. Lets 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.SHERRY: Thirty percent?ALEX: Yes.SHERRY: Wow. Thats really good.And you think this is really a good system for a graduate student?ALEX: Yes. Its an excellent system. SHERRY: Hmm. Hey, wait. This has an Apple on it. Is this an Apple computer?ALEX: Yes, its a Macintosh. Its Apple. Macintosh and Apple are the same thing.SHERRY: I dont want Macintosh. I want PC.ALEX: Im sorry, but our university computer center only sells Macintosh equipment.SHERRY: What? Are you serious?ALEX: Yes.SHERRY: But nobody uses Macintosh!ALEX: Thats 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 youre from?SHERRY: Yes, Im from Taiwan.ALEX: Well, I know that in most Asian countries Apple is not very popular. But he