Sheila: Where are you going?
你要去哪兒?
Rudy: I’m going to the video store to rent a movie for tonight. Do you want to come?
我去音像店租個電影今晚看。你要來嗎?
Sheila: You don’t need to do that. We can watch nearly any movie you want online.
你不必這樣做。我們在線可以觀看任何你想電影。
Rudy: Oh, you mean we can pay to download it?
哦,你的意思是,我們可以付費下載嗎?
Sheila: Yeah, we can download it, but we don’t have to pay for it.
是的,我們可以下載,但我們并沒有為它付出。
Rudy: What do you mean? You’re not using a file-sharing site, are you?
你是什么意思?你不使用文件共享網(wǎng)站,是嗎?
Sheila: Of course, I am. Everybody is doing it.
我當(dāng)然用文件共享網(wǎng)站。每個人都這樣做。
Rudy: Aside from the ethical issues, it’s so frustrating watching videos online. The ones thatstream are constantly pausing to buffer. The interruptions drive me crazy!
不說道德問題,在線看電影很煩人。要不停地緩沖。視頻中止會讓我發(fā)瘋!
Sheila: Yeah, sometimes, but there’s usually a workaround.
是啊,有時,但通常都有一個解決辦法。
Rudy: Even so, the movies are usually pirated and they’re so grainy. I want to watchsomething in high definition. Come on, let’s go to the video store. It’ll be my treat.
即便如此,電影通常都是盜版的,影片不清晰。我想看高清晰的電影。來吧,讓我們?nèi)ヒ粝竦?。這次我請客。
Sheila: All right, if you insist, but why can’t we just pay to download it right here at home?
好吧,如果你堅持,但我們?yōu)槭裁床荒芨顿M在家下載呢?
Rudy: We could do that, but where would we get the popcorn?
我們可以那么做,但我們?nèi)ツ睦锱谆?
aside from 除.……以外 video store 音像店 high definition 高清晰 my treat 我請客