Unit 13

旁白 neutral

I have a cousin who is still not used to living in London at present , though she has lived there for more than one year

我有个表妹目前在伦敦生活了一年多，却仍未能适应当地的生活。

旁白 neutral

She hates the humid climate in London

她讨厌London潮湿的气候。

旁白 neutral

And she always complains about the unreliable weather forecast

她还总是抱怨天气预报不可靠。

旁白 neutral

The truth is the temperature may drop sharply and you can experience a mild or cool breeze and a freezing snowfall on the same day

事实上，气温可能会骤降，同一天内你既能感受到温和或凉爽的微风，也会遭遇刺骨的降雪。

旁白 neutral

I didn't hear from my cousin for a while and one day she asked for a video chat with me

我有一阵子没收到表姐的消息了，直到有一天她突然提出要和我视频通话。

旁白 neutral

" Hey , have you ever heard about the digital watch ? Since my job involves me travelling a lot and the weather always affects my daily plans , I need to know the weather conditions to help me make wise decisions . The advert says the digital watch can report exactly the weather conditions wherever I go or whenever I check it . That will be of great value to me ," she glanced at the newspapers and said excitedly

"嘿，你听说过电子表吗？由于我的工作需要经常出差，而天气总是会影响我的日常计划，我需要了解天气状况来帮助我做出明智的决定。广告上说这款电子表能精确报告我所在位置或随时查看时的天气情况。这对我来说会非常有价值，"她瞥了一眼报纸，兴奋地说道。

旁白 neutral

" That's cool ! Tell me more about it ," I told her

“真酷！再跟我多说说，”我对她说道。

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She paused a second and continued ," The advert also introduces that notices will appear to inform users to take umbrellas and not to get wet or what they should wear when the watch senses the changes in weather . Apart from these functions , it can predict the time periods that will be sunny the next day so that people can enjoy the sunshine at ease . How nice !"

她停顿了一下，继续说道：“广告还介绍道，当手表感知到天气变化时，会弹出通知提醒用户带伞以防淋湿，或是告知他们该穿什么衣服。除了这些功能外，它还能预测第二天晴朗的时间段，让人们可以安心享受阳光。多棒啊！”

旁白 neutral

" Sounds great . It must be fairly expensive . But it deserves that high price ," I responded

听起来很棒。价格一定相当昂贵。但它确实配得上这个高价，

旁白 neutral

" Actually , I called the number on the advert and I was told that the digital watch is on sale in the supermarket this weekend . If you buy two , you can have 50% discount . Are you interested in it ?" She asked

实际上，我拨打了广告上的电话，对方告诉我这款电子表本周末在超市促销。如果买两只，可以享受五折优惠。你感兴趣吗？她问道。

旁白 neutral

" Absolutely ! Count me in ! I wish you told me earlier ," I replied

当然算我一个！真希望你早点告诉我，

旁白 neutral

" But I've been pretty busy lately and I have arranged an appointment with an extraordinary client this weekend . I attempted to ask for a leave but the client didn't approve of that . He asked nobody except me to meet him . Can you do me a favour and run errands for me ?" she asked

“但我最近相当忙，这周末已经安排了一位非同寻常的客户会面。我尝试请过假，但那位客户不同意。他指名只要我赴约。你能帮我个忙代我去办些事吗？”她问道。

旁白 neutral

" No problem ! I'll go and buy it this weekend ," I said

“没问题！我这周末就去买。”我说道。

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Now I can't wait to have the digital watch

现在我迫不及待想要那块电子表了。