EP 0137Daily Life
Getting Internet Service
Welcome to Galanet. How can I help you?
Hi. I would like to get an internet plan for my house.
Of course. We have three different plans with different prices you can choose from. The first one is the cheapest but most basic plan which is thirty dollars a month. This is for broadband internet with a download speed of five hundred and twelve kbps.
I have no idea what kbps means. I just want to be able to get online, play games and chat with my friends. Oh, and watch movies online as well.
Well, this connection might be a bit too slow for your needs. I suggest you get the premium package for fifty dollars a month which includes a connection speed of two megabytes. That way you can play games online without any lag. This package also includes a wireless router and a personal firewall absolutely free!
Do I have to pay an installation fee?
Lucky for you, this month we aren’t charging our normal installation fee. You are saving yourself 100 bucks right there! And we’ll throw in this pen drive!
Awesome!
核心词汇
downloadcommon noun, nonvariable
act of transferring data between computers
(someone’s) needsphrase
an individual’s necessary requirements
wirelessAdjective
not using wires to send and receive data
firewallcommon noun, singular
device used to protect a computer against intruders
broadband internetphrase
fast internet connection
throw inphrase
to offer for free
installationcommon noun, nonvariable
process of making ready for use
lagcommon noun, nonvariable
a delay
onlineGeneral Adverb
over the internet
拓展词汇
cable Internet digital subscriber linephrase
form of broadband internet service delivered over cable television network, relatively fast form of broadband internet service delivered over telephone network, relatively slow
modemcommon noun, singular
a device that allows data to be transferred between individual computers and networks
antivirus softwarephrase
software which detects harmful viruses on a computer