Hello as usual from Arkansas, a small state in the American South! The weather is still hot, which I like a lot, though I know that fall is around the corner. Here is a dialog about computers that I made 2 1/2 years ago. Since then I had to replace that old computer. A different student helped me buy a much better new one. I really liked it, but couldn't take it with me when I left China because it was a desktop and much too big and delicate to transport to the US. I sold it to a friend when I left. Here at my mother's house I use a nice laptop, though I do miss the big monitor I had with my desktop in China. I hope you like the vocabulary in this dialog and that you find it useful.

 

LnR 098 (Casual Language) Are you serious? (Replay)

 

A: Hey, thanks for coming over!

B: Sure, no problem.

A: Like I told you on the phone, I've got a problem with my desktop computer.

B: What's wrong?

A: I need a new video card. The old one is finally kaput. My laptop is fine, but I use my desktop for most of my schoolwork.

B: OK. I'll check with a repairman on campus. [He speaks to a repairman in Chinese on the phone] Bad news. He said he couldn't replace it.

A: Are you serious? What's he talking about? He can't replace it?

B: Oh, wait, he just told me he figured out a way to fix it. I'll take your CPU to the repairman now.

A: Thanks. You're a lifesaver.