We Speak. I'm Feifei.

We Speak。我是菲菲

Neil: And I'm Neil. So how was your

尼爾：我是尼爾。菲菲，妳的假期

holiday, Feifei? Got any photos?

如何？有照片可以看嗎？

Feifei: Yeah! Aren't they cool?

菲菲：有啊！是不是很酷？

Neil: Well, I haven't seen them.

尼爾：呃，我還沒看到照片呢！

Feifei: Haven't seen them? Well check out

菲菲：還沒有看到？那還不去

my social media feeds.

我的社群網站上看

Neil: Erm… well, I'll have to wait till I get

尼爾：呃... 我必須等到我有

to my computer. I can't see anything on

電腦的時候。從這隻非智能手機上

this dumbphone.

無法看到任何東西

Feifei: Dumbphone?!

菲菲：非智能手機？！

Neil: Yeah, I was getting addicted to my

尼爾：是的，我之前得了智能手機

smartphone – I couldn't stop checking it

上癮症－我無時不刻的

every five seconds - so I got rid of it and

使用它－所以我只好捨棄它

now I have this dumbphone! It's brilliant –

現在我用這隻非智能手機！它超棒的－

it does absolutely nothing apart from

它什麼功能都沒有除了

phone and text!

撥打電話和傳簡訊！

Feifei: Oh I see. The opposite of 'smart' is

菲菲：哦，我明白了。相對於「智能」就是

'dumb', so the opposite of a smartphone

「非智能」，所以相對於智能手機

is a 'dumbphone'.

就是「非智能手機」

Neil: You've got it! It's very fashionable,

尼爾：沒錯！它現在可火了

you know. Eddie Redmayne uses one!

你知道嗎。艾迪瑞德曼也是愛用者！

Feifei: Hmm, not sure about that… But

菲菲：嗯，這我就不知道了...不過

let's hear some examples.

讓我們來聽一些例子吧

Man 1: Argh my arm is killing me from

男人 1：啊，我的手臂快痛死了

playing around with my phone so much.

因為我一直在玩手機

Woman 1: Get yourself a dumbphone, like

女人 1：你應該像我一樣，用非智能手機

me. There's nothing to check!

你什麼都查不了！

My sleep has improved so much since I

自從我停止使用智能手機以後，我的

got rid of my smartphone. There's no

睡眠品質改善很多。在床上時完全不會

temptation to stare at this dumbphone in bed!

被非智能手機引誘！

I'm sick of being bullied by my smartphone.

我受夠了被我的智能手機霸凌

I'm going to join the dumbphone revolution!

我也要加入非智能手機的革命！

Feifei: This is The English We Speak

菲菲：這裡是 BBC Learning English 的

from BBC Learning English.

The English WE Speak

We're learning the word 'dumbphone'.

我們在學習「非智能手機」這個字

A dumbphone is a simple, old-fashioned

非智能手機是一個簡單，老派的

style mobile phone

行動電話

which can only make calls and send text

它只能撥打和傳簡訊

messages. 'Dumb' is the opposite

相對於「非智能」

of 'smart'.

就是「智能」

Some people are choosing to use

有些人會選擇使用

them because they think smartphones

非智能手機，因為他們認為智能手機

distract them too much.

讓他們無法專心

Neil: It's a word that's only appeared over

尼爾：這個字的出現起源於

the last couple of years, so you probably

最近幾年，所以你或許

won't find it in a dictionary – but it's been

在字典上找不到它－但媒體則是

used a lot in the media. So Feifei, how am

大量地使用它。菲菲，妳說我要

I going to see these holiday snaps of yours?

怎麼看到妳假期的精彩照片呢？

Feifei: Neil, just get a new smartphone.

菲菲：尼爾，你去換一直智能手機吧

Neil: No way. The past is the future!

尼爾：不可能。過去才是未來！

Feifei: What next? Are you going to start

菲菲：所以接下來？你要準備開始

coming to work on a horse?

騎馬上班？

Neil: Now that is a great idea! Maybe

尼爾：這是個好主意！或許

I could swap my computer for a

我可以用我的電腦去換一台

typewriter. And who really needs

打字機。如果你可以有一盞不錯的煤氣燈

electricity when you can have a nice gas lamp…

那麼誰還需要電呢...

Feifei: Good bye!

菲菲：我先走了！

Neil: Bye.

尼爾：拜