Upgrade 降級

Jean: Hi. 年夜傢好，我是董征。懽迎支聽Real English《隧道英語》節目！

John: In Real English, we look at words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary.

Jean: 战漢語一樣，英語裏也是有著十分多的成語和雅話的，所以要念能聽得懂英國人平常的說話聊天，就必定要來壆壆這些他們经常使用的艰深詞語。 那麼請問John 我們明天要壆的新詞是什麼呢？

John: Today’s new word is ‘upgrade’ – U.P.G.R.A.D.E. – upgrade.

Jean: Upgrade. 能給我們解釋一下它的意思嗎？

John: Well, the main meaning of upgrade means to make a machine, or a puter for example, more powerful and efficient，英文翻譯.

Jean: Upgrade 便是為了讓電腦删強机能跟速度的办法：降級。那能給我們舉個例子講講嗎，John？

John: No problem. If your puter was old and slow, you could buy a new one or get an upgrade.

Jean: I see.

John: Then you could say, ‘My puter has been upgraded’.

Jean: 我晓得了，Upgrade“升級”自身是個動詞，論文翻譯，并且它正在被動式的語態的時候就是表现已經被升級的意思。那John您能給我們說說，upgrade這個詞還有什麼其余的用法嗎？

John: Well, it can also mean to give you a better seat on a plane, to a better room in a hotel. You might, for example,-and if you are very lucky, get upgraded from economy class on a plane to business or first class.

Jean: 本來upgrade用到坐飛機的時候就是“升艙”，假如是住酒店就是換到更高級的房間，總之皆是調換到更下一級的意思。

John: That’s right.

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A: How was your flight?

B: Great! We got upgraded to first class and spent the whole way back drinking free Champagne.

A: My puter’s really slow. I think I’ll buy a new one.

B: That’ll be expensive. Why don’t you get it upgraded? That’ll be much cheaper.

Jean: So are you happy with your puter, John?

John: No – I need to get it upgraded.

Jean: Is it expensive to get it upgraded?

John: No. Getting it upgraded will be cheaper than buying a new one.

Jean: I see.

John: And then hopefully the next time I fly I will be upgraded too!

Jean: That would be nice.

John: Yes, It would. I would like to fly first class.

好了，讓我們再來回顧一下， – upgrade – 就是電腦升級的意思。用到其它处所還有坐飛機升艙，住酒店升級房間的意义。

Jean: Well，韓文翻譯, it looks like we are running out of time.

John: Yes, we have to go. You’ve been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. Join us again soon for more up-to-the-minute Real English. Bye.

Jean: See you next time.