19-9-18【地道美语116】 苹果秋发上新，iPhone11，买吗？

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 dialogue 1

Jingjing: Mark, are you going to get a ---------------- anytime soon?

Mark:  Notuntil this -----------------

Jingjing: Wow, I can't believe you're still-------------- Aren't youhaving problems with the -----------?

Mark:  I hadit replaced at a good----------------near where I work.

Jingjing: Hmm, well I'm------- iPhone 11.  I'm surprised that it --------year'sXR did.

Mark:  Yeah,but you might be-------- if you don't-----------.  And you shouldconsider the-------------.

Jingjing: That's a -------------- in price.

Mark:  Right. You'd have to-------- whether or not an iPhone 11 pro wouldmake sense for you.  I know you use your phone ------------------------

Jingjing:  Ido that.  But I don't want to-----------------------------

Mark:  Yeah. That'd get---------------in a weekend.

Jingjing:  Itwould..  And I wouldn't want to be the one at a party ---------to ---------------------------fornew ones.

Mark:  What a -----------------

Jingjing:  Yeah. I still don't know how -----------your ------------ smartphone.

Mark:  I'llshow you my -------------sometime.  Until then, consider ---------- one ortwo thousand to make your -----------------a bit easier.

Jingjing:  Iprobably will.  I want to be the one at parties who can say, ----------------------

Mark:  Yeah,I heard about the ------------on the iPhone 11.  Shop -----------,Jingjing!

dialogue 2

Jingjing: Mark, wanna -------------t my new phone?

Mark:  Sure. Let's see what it looks like.  Huh?  ------------------

Jingjing: Yeah, here's a picture of the---------------iPhone 11.  Help medecide.

Mark: -------- You -------- there for a second.  So you haven't -------------tobuy one yet.

Jingjing: Nope.  I was ----------ast week.  I'm glad I've had a ----------- afew nights.  Now ----------so likely to feel like the ------------------

Mark:  Yeah.--------------  Say,have you thought about buying ------------?  The new release is--------------------------------------------

Jingjing: That's worth considering.  I've really got------------ thenew camera though.

Mark:  Yeah. Since you take lots of photos with your phone, you should ----------------

Jingjing: Alright.  I'll probably--------------------the Apple Store afterwork.

Mark:  Don't------------ toomany upgrades and add-ons.

Jingjing: You know me, Mark.  I'm not too ----------------. Anyway, I'd have to wait ---------------- for the iPhone pro.

Mark:  Yeah,I guess there's nothing-----------------------------

Jingjing:  ---------------------------

Mark:  Ha ha. Well, if you say it that way, y---------.  I have a new----------------nearthe top of my shopping list.

Jingjing:  Ohyeah?  Are you going to buy one soon?

Mark:  Justas soon------------

new words andphrases

from dialogue 1

rocking(something) – holding/wearing something, especially if it's stylish orimpressive (here, “rocking” is used sarcastically)

fix-it shop – a repairshop

opt - choose

read up on(something) – study something, get enough information to make a good decision

throw money around – spend toomuch money, waste money, pay for things that might be cheaper or free later

first-worldproblem – a problempeople only have in developed countries (NOT starvation, POSSIBLY angst)

bare-bones – simple,having no extra features

wide-angle lens – the glassin front of a camera sensor, which can get more into a picture so that, forexample, if someone takes a group photo from 3 meters away, all the people canbe seen in the photo

from dialogue 2

had me going – made mebelieve/expect something that turned out to be false

sleep on it – thinkabout something, consider it carefully, wait a while (i.e. until tomorrow)before deciding

Haste makes waste.  (aproverb) If someone works too quickly, they waste materials and/or time fixingtheir mistakes.

(have) my heartset on (something) – wanted something, chose it already, am counting on havingit

treat oneself (tosomething) – buysomething for yourself, or do something for yourself, mainly to feel good (NOTtreat yourself to a dental X-ray, POSSIBLY treat yourself to a nice dinner)

get suckered into(something / doing something) – get persuaded, usually without such good reasons,to buy or do something

impulsive – makingquick decisions, by whim