You can use this video to practice your listening and comprehension as I speak.

您可以用這段視頻來練習聽力和理解能力。

Before we start, remember to subscribe to the channel, click on the bell, and follow us on Instagram.

在我們開始之前，請記得訂閱頻道，點擊鈴鐺，並在 Instagram 上關注我們。

You ready?

準備好了嗎？

So today, I'm going to talk about technology.

所以，今天我要談談技術。

This is a great topic because we all use technology every day.

這是一個很好的話題，因為我們每天都在使用技術。

You're using technology to watch this video right now.

您現在正在使用技術觀看這段視頻。

So let's talk about some different kinds of technology today.

今天，讓我們來談談不同種類的技術。

One really important type of technology is computer technology.

其中一種非常重要的技術就是計算機技術。

Computers today are much different than computers from the past. 20 or 30 years ago, computers were really limited.

今天的計算機與過去的計算機大不相同。二三十年前，計算機的功能非常有限。

They couldn't do the things that computers do today.

它們無法像今天的電腦一樣工作。

In the past, they were also really big.

過去，它們也非常大。

But today, computers come in many different sizes.

但如今，電腦的尺寸多種多樣。

Computers today are fast, powerful, and easy to use.

如今的計算機速度快、功能強大且易於使用。

I remember when I first started using the computer.

我還記得剛開始使用電腦時的情景。

I was six years old.

我當時六歲。

I liked playing computer games, but all the games were very basic at that time.

我喜歡玩電腦遊戲，但當時所有的遊戲都很基本。

I still thought they were really fun.

我還是覺得它們很有趣。

Today, computer games are very complex.

如今，電腦遊戲非常複雜。

All right, now let's talk about cell phones.

好了，現在我們來談談手機。

When I was a kid, not many people had cell phones.

我小時候，沒有多少人有手機。

Most people used landlines, which are phones inside your house.

大多數人使用固定電話，也就是家裡的電話。

Nowadays, not many people have landlines.

如今，擁有固定電話的人不多了。

Everyone has cell phones now.

現在每個人都有手機。

I remember getting my first cell phone when I was 12 years old.

我記得自己 12 歲時買了第一部手機。

I thought it was so cool.

我覺得太酷了。

These days, phones are extremely important because you can do almost anything on your phone.

如今，手機極其重要，因為您幾乎可以在手機上做任何事情。

But I think the most important technology today is the internet.

但我認為，當今最重要的技術是互聯網。

Most people use the internet every day to do many things.

大多數人每天都使用互聯網做很多事情。

People like me need the internet in order to work.

像我這樣的人需要互聯網才能工作。

If I don't have internet, I can't work.

如果沒有網絡，我就無法工作。

We also use the internet to study, to shop, and to entertain ourselves.

我們還利用互聯網學習、購物和娛樂。

I can't imagine not having the internet.

我無法想象沒有互聯網的日子。

I use it for many hours every day.

我每天都要使用好幾個小時。

How about you?

你呢？

How many hours a day do you use the internet?

您每天使用互聯網的時間是多少？

Okay, now let's talk about technology of the past.

好了，現在讓我們來談談過去的技術。

For example, one really important invention was the motorized vehicle or the car.

例如，機動車或汽車就是一項非常重要的發明。

Before cars, people traveled by horse, by foot, or in other ways.

在汽車出現之前，人們靠騎馬、步行或其他方式出行。

When the car was invented, people were able to travel more easily.

汽車發明後，人們出行更加方便。

Cars from the past looked very different from today's cars.

過去的汽車與現在的汽車看起來大相徑庭。

I think old cars look pretty cool.

我覺得舊車看起來很酷。

Another really important invention was electricity.

另一項真正重要的發明是電力。

Before electricity, people had to use candles and fire for light.

在用電之前，人們只能用蠟燭和火來照明。

At night, the cities were much darker than today.

夜晚，城市比今天更黑暗。

Nowadays, our cities have so much light at night.

如今，我們的城市在夜間有如此多的燈光。

And of course, we use electricity for so many different things today.

當然，今天我們用電做了很多不同的事情。

Sometimes, the electricity goes out and everything stops working.

有時會停電，一切都無法運轉。

I hate when the electricity goes out.

我討厭停電。

One more important invention was the television.

還有一項重要發明是電視。

In the past, television was the greatest form of entertainment.

過去，電視是最偉大的娛樂形式。

Everyone sat down in the evenings and watched TV.

晚上大家都坐在一起看電視。

Nowadays, more people watch TV shows on their computers, like on Netflix.

如今，越來越多的人在電腦上觀看電視節目，比如在 Netflix 上。

Many young people prefer doing everything on their computer or cell phone.

許多年輕人喜歡在電腦或手機上做任何事情。

All right, that's all for today.

好了，今天就到這裡。

Leave a comment and tell me what your favorite technology is.

請留言告訴我你最喜歡的技術是什麼。

And remember to subscribe to the channel, click on the bell, and follow us on Instagram for more English tips and lessons.

記得訂閱頻道，點擊鈴鐺，並在 Instagram 上關注我們，獲取更多英語技巧和課程。

I'll see you next time. you

下次見。