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电脑太慢了

The Slow Computer

生词 · New in this passage

开机to start up (a machine)
old (of a thing, not a person)
to fix; to repair
to throw away
slow
new
李明

我的电脑太慢了。

My computer is so slow.

玛丽

很慢吗?

Very slow?

李明

很慢。今天开机十分钟。十分钟!

Very slow. Today it took ten minutes to start up. Ten minutes!

玛丽

开机十分钟太慢了。开机的时候你做什么?

Ten minutes to start up is too slow. What do you do while it starts up?

李明

我喝茶。你的电脑几岁了?

I drink tea. How old is your computer?

李明

八年了。很旧了。

Eight years. It's very old.

玛丽

八年很旧。我的电脑三年,不慢。

Eight years is old. Mine is three years, and it isn't slow.

李明

我想买新的,但是我没钱。

I want to buy a new one, but I have no money.

玛丽

你想修吗?我认识一个学生,他会修电脑。

Do you want to fix it? I know a student who can fix computers.

李明

他会修旧电脑吗?

Can he fix an old computer?

玛丽

他都会修。他说旧电脑也很好,别扔。

He can fix anything. He says old computers are fine too, don't throw it away.

李明

我不想扔。我爱我的电脑,我不扔。

I don't want to throw it away. I love my computer, I'm not throwing it away.

玛丽

那你别买新的,就修吧。旧的修好了,和新的一样。

Then don't buy a new one, just fix it. Once the old one is fixed, it's the same as a new one.

李明

好。谢谢你。他现在在学校吗?

Good. Thank you. Is he at school now?

玛丽

在。他在前面。

Yes. He's up ahead.

看懂了吗 · Check yourself

How long did the computer take to start up?

十分钟

How old is Li Ming's computer?

八年

What does Mary suggest instead of buying a new one?

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