Intermediate - Thinking Inside the Box (C2429)

A: Zoey,听说你家买了个大电视,我特意来参观参观!
Zoey, tīngshuō nǐ jiā mǎi le gè dà diànshì, wǒ tèyì lái cānguān cānguān!
Zoey, I've heard that your family bought a big TV. I really want to come by and have a look at it.
B: 欢迎欢迎,快请进!
huānyíng huānyíng, kuài qǐng jìn!
Welcome. Come in!
A: 呵,这电视真够气派的!咦,这个黑黑的小方块是什么呀?
hē, zhè diànshì zhēn gòu qìpài de! yí, zhè gè hēihēi de xiǎo fāngkuài shì shénme ya?
Heh, this TV is really impressive! Hey, what's this little black cube?
B: 哦,这是小米盒子,一种网络电视盒。
ò, zhè shì Xiǎomǐhézi, yī zhǒng wǎngluò diànshì hé.
Oh, this is a MiBox, a kind of internet TV box.
A: 这有什么用呀?
zhè yǒu shénme yòng ya?
What does it do?
B: 喏,你看,这小米盒子是连接宽带的。用它,你可以看网络电视,玩网游,可以播放本地视频,还能回看。
nuò, nǐ kàn, zhè Xiǎomǐhézi shì liánjiē kuāndài de. yòng tā, nǐ kěyǐ kàn wǎngluò diànshì, wán wǎngyóu, kěyǐ bōfàng běndì shìpín, hái néng huíkàn.
Here, look. This MiBox is connected to the internet. With it, you can watch online TV and play games. You can also play local videos and playback previously broadcast shows.
A: 哇,功能真是强大啊!
wā, gōngnéng zhēn shì qiángdà ā!
Whoa, it's really quite powerful!
B: 是啊,除了小米盒子,还有APPLETV,ComoTV什么的,我们挑电视盒子的时候可纠结了。
shì a, chúle Xiǎomǐhézi, háiyǒu APPLETV, ComoTV shénmede, wǒmen tiāo diànshì hézi deshíhou kě jiūjié le.
Yeah. Other than MiBox, there's also AppleTV, ComoTV and more. When we were picking out a TV box, it was really hard to decide.
A: 看来我真是落伍了,我家还在用有线电视呢,回头我也买个盒子去。
kànlái wǒ zhēn shì luòwǔ le, wǒ jiā hái zài yòng yǒuxiàn diànshì ne, huítóu wǒ yě mǎi gè hézi qù.
It seems like I'm really out of the loop. My house still uses cable. Later on, I'm going to buy a box too.

Key Vocabulary

听说 tīngshuō to have heard
特意 tèyì specially, expressly
参观 cānguān to inspect, take a look at something
气派 qìpài impressive, refined
方块 fāngkuài cube
yòng to use
网游 wǎngyóu online game
本地 běndì local
功能 gōngnéng function
强大 qiángdà powerful
除了 chúle except for
tiāo to pick
纠结 jiūjié to have difficulty making a decision
看来 kànlái to appear
落伍 luòwǔ behind the times, out-of-date
回头 huítóu in a bit, later

Supplementary Vocabulary

电子产品 diànzǐchǎnpǐn electronics
高级 gāojí high-level, fancy
下载 xiàzǎi to download
保存 bǎocún to save
潮流 cháoliú trend

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