果粉的代價
Julia wants to buy a new smartphone. She asks Richard for advice.
茱莉雅想買一支新的智慧型手機，她在向理查徵求意見。
Julia: I really want to buy the latest iPhone. Look at its shape.
茱莉雅：我真的好想要最新的iPhone，你看看它的外型。
shape(n.)形狀、外型
Richard: I almost forgot. You are an Apple fan! Why are you asking for advice? Just go and buy a new iPhone.
理查：差點忘了，妳是果粉啊！那你為何還要我給你建議？直接去買一支新的iPhone吧。
Julia: You know. The price of an iPhone is so high, I can’t afford it.
茱莉雅：你知道的，iPhone的價格實在太高，我負擔不起。
afford(v.)可負擔、買得起
Richard: I read an article the other day. It said that if you use smartphones and buy a new one every 32 months from the age of 18, then you would have 22 smartphones by the time you are 78.
理查：我前兩天讀了一篇文章，上面提到，如果你從18歲開始使用智慧型手機，每32個月換一支新的，那麼到你78歲的時候，你就會有22支智慧型手機了。
the other day前幾天
Julia: That sounds normal. I mean, when smartphones break down, not many users fix them. They would rather buy a new one.
茱莉雅：聽起來滿正常的，我是說，當智慧型手機壞掉的時候，很少人會修吧，大多數人都寧願換一支新的。
normal(adj.)一般的、正常的break down故障fix(v.)修理would rather=prefer寧願（選擇）
Richard: Right. So, in that situation, an Apple fan would spend nearly 9.3 million NT on phone-related expenses.
理查：對，所以在這樣的情況下，一個果粉在手機的相關花費上可能會有將近930萬台幣。
situation(n.)狀況spend(v.)花費related(adj.)有關的expense(n.)花費
Julia: I get it. You are trying to convince me to get a cheaper smartphone.
茱莉雅：我懂了，你在說服我買便宜一點的智慧型手機。
convince(v.)說服
Richard: It’s up to you.
理查：看妳囉。
Julia: Fine. I’ll check some other smartphone brands.
茱莉雅：好啦，我來看一下其他的智慧型手機品牌。
brand(n.)品牌