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ESL Podcast 755 – Rejecting Newer Technology
ESL Podcast 755 – Rejecting Newer Technology
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Daily Life
Audio Index:
Slow dialogue: 1:15
Explanations: 3:17
Fast dialogue: 16:30
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Darlene: Thanks for agreeing to take a look at
my computer. It’s been acting up
lately.
Chris: Sure, I don’t mind. Is this it?
Darlene: Yeah.
Chris: How long have you had this computer?
It looks like it belongs in the ice age.
Darlene: I admit it’s a little dated. I
must be one of the last holdouts in
switching to a newer model.
Chris: What are you waiting for? It seems to
me that all of your computer problems would
be solved if you spring for a new one.
Darlene: I have a lot of old programs on this
computer that aren’t compatible with the newer
models. I’m kind of attached to
them.
Chris: They probably aren’t compatible
because there are now better, more efficient
programs that have overtaken the
ones you
currently use. Your programs are probably
obsolete. Which programs are they?
Maybe I can show you how to use the newer
versions.
Darlene: Well, there’s one particular program...
Chris: Yes?
Darlene: It’s a game I like to play.
Chris: You’re refusing to buy a newer, better
computer just because you’d have to give
up a game?
Darlene: It’s a really fun game and I’m keeping
this computer until they make a version for the
newer computers.
Chris: Okay, but you know what they say:
live by the sword, die by the sword.
Darlene: So you won’t help me fix my
computer?
Chris: I’ll try, but I’m telling you now. It’s a
lost cause.
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
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