Upper-Intermediate - Electronic Dogs and Radar Detectors (D1328)

A: 女儿啊,我下班回来了。我呀,给你买了个电子狗。
nǚér a, wǒ xiàbān huílai le. wǒ ya, gěi nǐ mǎi le ge diànzǐ gǒu.
Daughter, I'm back from work. I bought you an 'electric dog'.
B: 啊!是索尼的玩具电子狗吗?老爸太好了,我一直想买的。
ā! shì Suǒní de wánjù diànzǐ gǒu ma? lǎobà tài hǎo le, wǒ yīzhí xiǎng mǎi de.
Ah! Is it that the Sony toy called, 'e-dog'? Dad, you're the best. I've always wanted to buy one.
A: 不是玩具,车上用的电子狗。
bùshì wánjù, chēshang yòng de diànzǐ gǒu.
It's not a toy. It's a radar detector you use in your car.
B: 哎哟,害我白高兴了一场。
āiyōu, hài wǒ bái gāoxìng le yī chǎng.
Argh. You got me all excited for nothing.
A: 你不是买车了吗?爸一直想送个礼物给你。喏,这个电子狗,很灵敏的。两百米内的探头和测速仪都能察觉到。
nǐ bùshì mǎi chē le ma? bà yīzhí xiǎng sòng ge lǐwù gěi nǐ. nuò, zhè ge diànzǐ gǒu, hěn língmǐn de. liǎng bǎi mǐ nèi de tàntóu hé cèsùyí dōu néng chájué dào.
Didn't you buy a car? I've always wanted to get you something. This radar detector is really sensitive. It can sense both traffic cameras and speed measuring devices within 200 meters.
B: 哪儿买的?
nǎr mǎi de?
Where did you buy it?
A: 小区门口,十五块,很实惠的。
xiǎoqū ménkǒu, shí wǔ kuài, hěn shíhuì de.
At the complex gate for 15 kuai. It's really practical.
B: 你看,这明显就是骗钱的三无产品嘛。您花那个钱干吗,我不是买了个GPS导航仪吗?里面自带电子狗功能。
nǐ kàn, zhè míngxiǎn jiùshì piàn qián de sān wú chǎnpǐn ma. nín huā nà ge qián gànmá, wǒ bùshì mǎi le ge GPS dǎohángyí ma? lǐmiàn zìdài diànzǐ gǒu gōngnéng.
Look, this is obviously a rip-off, no-name, fake, product. What were you thinking spending money on that? I already bought a GPS navigator, no? It comes with the radar detector function.
A: 你那个是无线的?
nǐ nàge shì wúxiàn de?
Is it wireless?
B: 当然!
dāngrán!
Of course!
A: 有效距离有两百米吗?
yǒuxiào jùlí yǒu liǎng bǎi mǐ ma?
Is it effective up to 200 meters?
B: 我这个有效距离是三公里的。
wǒ zhè ge yǒuxiào jùlí shì sān gōnglǐ de.
Mine is effective at a distance of 3 kilometers.
A: 哦,那是语音提醒的吗?
ò, nà shì yǔyīn tíxǐng de ma?
Oh. Is it voice activated?
B: 爸,您说的这些我都有,而且我这个是卫星定位的。屏幕一按,整个市区电子警察的位置都看得一清二楚。
bà, nín shuō de zhèxiē wǒ dōu yǒu, érqiě wǒ zhè ge shì wèixīng dìngwèi de. píngmù yī àn, zhěnggè shìqū diànzǐ jǐngchá de wèizhi dōu kàn de yīqīngèrchǔ.
Dad, all this stuff you've mentioned, I've got it all. Also, mine is satellite oriented. Just touch the screen and you can see the locations of electronic policing devices throughout the entire city really clearly.
A: 高科技的东西容易坏,这个就做替补吧。
gāokējì de dōngxi róngyì huài, zhè ge jiù zuò tìbǔ ba.
High-tech things break easily. This can be your replacement.
B: 哦!妈买菜回来了。
ò! mā mǎi cài huílai le.
Oh! Mom is back from buying food.
C: 女儿啊,你看,妈给你买了个好东西,你车子上可以用。
nǚér a, nǐ kàn, mā gěi nǐ mǎi le ge hǎo dōngxi, nǐ chēzi shàng kěyǐ yòng.
Daughter, take a look, mom got you something nice. You can use it in the car.
B: 是什么啊?
shì shénme a?
What is it?
C: 喏,这个。说是车用空气清新器,插在什么点烟器上用起来很方便的。我看到很多人买的。
nuò, zhè ge. shuō shì chē yòng kōngqì qīngxīn qì, chā zài shénme diǎnyānqì shàng yòng qǐlai hěn fāngbiàn de. wǒ kàndào hěn duō rén mǎi de.
Ah, this. They said it was car air-freshener you plug into the cigarette lighter. It's really convenient. I saw a lot of people buying it.
B: 啊,这个怎么和老爸那个一模一样?妈你在哪儿买的?
ǎ, zhè ge zěnme hé lǎobà nà ge yīmúyīyàng? mā nǐ zài nǎr mǎi de?
Ah, how is this just the same as the one dad has? Where did you buy this, mom?
C: 小区门口呀,十五块,便宜的。
xiǎoqū ménkǒu ya, shí wǔ kuài, piányi de.
At the gate to the complex. 15 kuai. Pretty cheap.
B: 啊?!
ǎ?!
Ah?!

Key Vocabulary

电子狗 diànzǐ gǒu radar detector
索尼 Suǒní Sony
白高兴一场 bái gāoxìng yī chǎng all excited for nothing
灵敏 língmǐn sensitive
探头 tàntóu sensor, security camera
测速仪 cèsùyí speed measuring device
察觉 chájué to percieve
实惠 shíhuì material benefit
明显 míngxiǎn obvious
三无产品 sān wú chǎnpǐn product with no production name, date or address
GPS导航仪 GPS dǎohángyí GPS navigation device
自带 zìdài self-contained
功能 gōngnéng function
无线 wúxiàn wireless
有效 yǒuxiào effectiveness
距离 jùlí distance
语音 yǔyīn voice
提醒 tíxǐng to alert
卫星定位 wèixīng dìngwèi satellite oriented
屏幕 píngmù screen
电子警察 diànzǐ jǐngchá electronic policing
一清二楚 yīqīngèrchǔ tremendously clear
替补 tìbǔ to substitute for
空气清新器 kōngqì qīngxīn qì air freshener
chā to insert
点烟器 diǎnyānqì car lighter
一模一样 yīmúyīyàng identical

Supplementary Vocabulary

摄像头 shèxiàngtóu mounted video camera
超速 chāosù to exceed the speed limit
遥控 yáokòng remote control
测酒精仪 cèjiǔjīngyí breathalyzer
罚款 fákuǎn to pay a fine

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