Internet 网络（2）

B: The World Wide Web bridges any distance, I love catching up with friends and family with email. It’s so quick and easy.

Y: here is a very cute name for email---yi1 mei4 er3.

B: yi1 mei4 er3.

Y: However, it may sound a little bit girly…. You can say:电子邮件 dian4 zi3 you2 jian4.

B: dian4 zi3 you2 jian4.

Y:电子 dian4 zi3 means electric,

B: dian4 zi3,

Y:邮件 you2 jian4 means mail,

B: you2 jian4.

Y:电子邮件 dian4 zi3 you2 jian4

B: dian4 zi3 you2 jian4 E-mail,

Y: And I’m expecting we’ll get heaps of 电子邮件 this week here in the Chinese Studio.

B: And what do we call the old fashion mail, the snail mail?

Y: we call it:平信 ping2 xin4.

B: ping2 xin4

Y:平 ping2 means ordinary,

B: ping2,

Y:信 xin4 means letter,

B: xin4,

Y:平信 ping2 xin4

B: ping2 xin4, the snail mail

Conversation 1

A:现在人们都用电子邮件。

B:是啊,平信很少见了。

B: Hey Y, I’ve forgotten what’s your email address.

Y: Ask like this …你的邮箱地址是什么? ni3 de you2 xiang1 di4 zhe3 shi4 shen2me?

B: ni3 de you2 xiang1 di4 zhe3 shi4 shen2me?

Y:你的 ni3 de means your,

B: ni3de,

Y:邮箱 you2 xiang1 means e-mail box,

B: you2 xiang1,

Y:地址 di4 zhe3 means address,

B: di4 zhe3

Y:是什么 shi4 shen2 me, is what,

B: shi4 shen2 me ,

Y:你的邮箱地址是什么? ni3 de you2 xiang1 di4 zhe3 shi4 shen2me?

B: ni3 de you2 xiang1 di4 zhe3 shi4 shen2me? What’s your email address?

Conversation 2

A:你的邮箱地址是什么?

B: chinese@cri.com.cn.

B: Wow, I’ve typed in the keywords Chinese Studio, and look at all these links, so many webpages. Wow, I can hardly believe it.

Y: No excuses for missing the show is there, everyone can find the Chinese Studio on the net, on these,网页 wang3 ye4, webpages. As 网 wang3 means web, and 页 ye4 means page,

B: wang3 ye4, webpages. What about website, what do we call that?

Y: you can say:网站 wang3 zhan4,

B: wang3 zhan4,

Y:站 zhan4 means site,

B: zhan4, and 网 wang3 means web,

Y: yes,网站 wang3 zhan4,

B: wang3 zhan4, website.

Conversation 4

A:怎么找到这个网页?

B:我给你一个网址。

A:谢谢。