BBC Real English – Netbook 上网本

　　BBC Learning English – Authentic Real English

　　Netbook 上网本

　　Diarmuid: Hi everybody and welcome to Authentic Real English from the BBC. I’m Diarmuid.

　　Feifei: And I’m Feifei.

　　(Typing sounds)

　　Feifei: Diarmuid 今天又拿来的一个新玩意儿！What’s that gadget you are playing with Diarmuid?

　　Diarmuid: It’s my latest toy – a netbook.

　　Feifei: A netbook?

　　Diarmuid: Yes a netbook. N.E.T.B.O.O.K. It’s like a laptop computer only even smaller.

　　Feifei: What a cute little computer! 这个笔记本电脑比一般的要小一些，主要是来满足一般的上网功能，也就是我们现在常说的上网本。I like your netbook, but I have a question about the name. Why is a computer called a book?

　　Diarmuid: That’s a very good question. I suppose it’s because there are lots of names for different types of computers.

　　Feifei: And those names can be different between Britain and America, can’t they?

　　Diarmuid: To an extent, yes. For example, in British English we use the word laptop.

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