Intermediate - Windows 8 (C2095)

A: 你的电脑中毒了,要重装系统。
nǐ de diànnǎo zhòngdú le, yào chóngzhuāng xìtǒng.
Your computer has a virus. You need to reinstall the operating system.
B: 好啊,帮我装最新的!
hǎo a, bāng wǒ zhuāng zuì xīn de!
Okay. Help me install the newest one!
A: 你要用win8系统?
nǐ yào yòng win bā xìtǒng?
You want to use Windows 8?
B: 嗯。你用了吗?
ng4. nǐ yòng le ma?
Yeah. Have you used it?
A: 我用了。
wǒ yòng le.
I've used it.
B: 好用吗?
hǎoyòng ma?
Is it good?
A: 老实说,不怎么样。用户体验很糟糕。
lǎoshi shuō, bù zěnmeyàng. yònghù tǐyàn hěn zāogāo.
To tell the truth, it's not that great. The user experience is terrible.
B: 真的吗?不是说有很多改进吗?
zhēn de ma? bùshì shuō yǒu hěn duō gǎijìn ma?
Really? Haven't there been a lot of improvements?
A: 我感觉这些改进对PC用户不实用。
wǒ gǎnjué zhèxiē gǎijìn duì PC yònghù bù shíyòng.
I think that these improvements aren't practical for PC users.
B: 这样啊。
zhèyàng a.
Oh, that's how it is.
A: 我还是觉得XP好用。就帮你装XP吧。
wǒ háishì juéde chā P hǎoyòng. jiù bāng nǐ zhuāng chā P ba.
I still think ”XP“ works well. How about I just install “XP” for you?
B: XP,真难听。就装win8吧,我想试试。
chā P, zhēn nántīng. jiù zhuāng win bā ba, wǒ xiǎng shì shi.
”XP“ That sounds gross! Just install Windows 8. I want to try it out.

Key Vocabulary

电脑 diànnǎo computer
中毒 zhòngdú to get a virus
重装 chóngzhuāng to reinstall
系统 xìtǒng system
zhuāng to install
好用 hǎoyòng easy to use
老实说 lǎoshi shuō to be frank
不怎么样 bù zěnmeyàng nothing to speak of
用户 yònghù user
体验 tǐyàn to personally experience
糟糕 zāogāo terrible, messy, screwed up
改进 gǎijìn to improve
duì towards, for
感觉 gǎnjué to feel
实用 shíyòng practical
还是 háishì still
jiù just
难听 nántīng to sound bad

Supplementary Vocabulary

病毒 bìngdú virus
操作系统 cāozuò xìtǒng operating system
gǎi to change, alter
进步 jìnbù to improve
平板电脑 píngbǎn diànnǎo tablet computer
插入 chārù to plug in

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