Upper-Intermediate - Getting Internet at your Apartment (D0957)

A我们要装宽带。
wǒmen yào zhuāng kuāndài.
We want to install broadband internet.
B哦,这张纸拿去看一下,有很多套餐。速度不一样,价钱不一样。
o, zhè zhāng zhǐ náqù kàn yīxià, yǒu hěn duō tàocān. sùdù bù yīyàng, jiàqian bù yīyàng.
OK, take a look at this paper. There are a lot of packages. Different speeds are different prices.
A这么多,头都要看晕了。你给我们简单地介绍一下吧。
zhème duō, tóu dōu yào kàn yūn le. nǐ gěi wǒmen jiǎndān de jièshào yīxià ba.
So many! Looking at it makes my head spin. Can you give us a simple explanation of each?
B这个512K的你们肯定不会选,速度太慢了。现在1M和2M装的人最多。包月的话,一个是140,一个是150。包年的话,一个是1680,一个是1800。
zhè ge wǔbǎi yīshí èr K de nǐmen kěndìng bùhuì xuǎn, sùdù tài màn le. xiànzài yī zhào hé liǎng zhào zhuāng de rén zuì duō. bāoyuè dehuà, yī ge shì yībǎi sì, yī ge shì yībǎi wǔ. bāonián dehuà, yī ge shì yīqiān liùbǎi bā, yī ge shì yīqiān bā.
This 512K one you definitely won't want. The speed is too slow. Right now, most people install the 1 MB or 2 MB. If you pay by the month, one is 140, and the other is 150. If you go for the yearly package they are 1680 and 1800, respectively.
A那我们就装2M的吧,一年下来也差不了多少钱。
nà wǒmen jiù zhuāng liǎng zhào de ba, yī nián xiàlai yě chàbuliǎo duōshǎo qián.
OK then, we'll just take the 2 MB package. In the space of a year, the prices work out to be nearly the same.
C两百块也是钱。装2M太浪费了,我们平时都不太下载东西,只是看看网页什么的。
liǎngbǎi kuài yě shì qián. zhuāng liǎng zhào tài làngfèi le, wǒmen píngshí dōu bùtài xiàzǎi dōngxi, zhǐ shì kàn kan wǎngyè shénme de.
200 RMB is still money. The 2 MB package is a waste. We don't ordinarily download that much. We only browse web pages and stuff.
A谁说的,我还要打游戏呢。速度慢了,根本拼不过别人。
shéi shuō de, wǒ hái yào dǎ yóuxì ne. sùdù màn le, gēnběn pīnbuguò biéren.
Says who? I also want to play online games. If the speed is slow, I won't be able compete at all.
C你不是不打了吗?
nǐ bù shì bù dǎ le ma?
Didn't you stop playing online games?
A我是说万一要打的话,就没办法了。那还不如现在多交点钱,装个快点儿的呢。
wǒ shì shuō wànyī yào dǎ dehuà, jiù méi bànfǎ le . nà hái bùrú xiànzài duō jiāo diǎn qián, zhuāng ge kuài diǎnr de ne.
I'm just saying that if I want to play, I won't have a way to. It's better to spend a little more now and install the faster option.
C好吧,好吧,我说不过你。就装2M的吧。
hǎoba, hǎoba, wǒ shuōbuguò nǐ. jiù zhuāng liǎng zhào de ba.
Fine, fine. I can't win with you. Get the 2 MB installed then.
A小姐,我们装2M的,包年。什么时候可以装好?
xiǎojie, wǒmen zhuāng liǎng zhào de, bāonián. shénme shíhou kěyǐ zhuāng hǎo?
Miss, we want the 2 MB installed, one year package. When can you install it?
B身份证带了吗?带来的话,今天交了钱,明天就能上门安装。
shēnfènzhèng dài le ma? dàilái dehuà, jīntiān jiāo le qián, míngtiān jiù néng shàngmén ānzhuāng.
Did you bring your ID card? If you brought it, and you pay the money today, then tomorrow we can come by and install it.
A糟了,好像出门的时候忘了。你在这里等我,我回去拿。
zāo le, hǎoxiàng chūmén de shíhou wàng le. nǐ zài zhèli děng wǒ, wǒ huíqu ná.
Oh no, I must have forgotten to bring it with me. Wait here for me, I'll go back and get it.
C我看你是想上网都快想疯了。
wǒ kàn nǐ shì xiǎng shàngwǎng dōu kuài xiǎng fēng le.
You want the internet so bad you're losing your mind.

Key Vocabulary

安装ānzhuāngto install
宽带kuāndàibroadband
套餐tàocānpackage deal
512Kwǔbǎi yīshí èr K512K
1Myī zhào1M
差不了chàbuliǎonot a big difference
浪费làngfèito waste
下载xiàzǎito download
网页wǎngyèweb page
速度sùdùspeed
拼不过pīnbuguòto be unable to win
万一wànyījust in case
不如bùrúnot as good as
说不过shuōbuguòto be unable to win an argument
上门shàngménto come to visit

Supplementary Vocabulary

zhàomegabyte
电信局diànxìnjútelecommunication company
无线网络wúxiàn wǎngluòwireless internet
信号xìnhàosignal
路由器lùyóuqìrouter
māomodem
拼得过pīndeguòto be able to win
说得过shuōdeguòto be able to win an argument