I've got it on thirty days' free trial.
對(duì)話
Alistair: Why are you talking to your computer? Is it lonely?
David: No, don't be silly, I'm trying out some new speech recognition software.
Alistair: How does it work?
David: Well I just speak what I want to say into the microphone and my words appear on the screen. It's magic!
Alistair: It must be very expensive.
David: It's not cheap but I haven't actually paid anything yet.
Alistair: How come?
David: I've got it on thirty days' free trial. If I'm not satisfied with it, I can return it free of charge as long as I do so within 30 days.
阿利斯泰：你為什么跟計(jì)算機(jī)說(shuō)話？怕它寂莫嗎？
戴維：不是，別胡說(shuō)。我在試驗(yàn)一種新的聲音辨識(shí)軟件。
阿利斯泰：那是怎樣操作的？
戴維：我只須把要說(shuō)的話向著麥克風(fēng)說(shuō)，那些話就會(huì)在屏幕上出現(xiàn)，簡(jiǎn)直是魔術(shù)！
阿利斯泰：那一定很昂貴。
戴維：是不便宜。但我至今還未付過(guò)一毛錢。
阿利斯泰：為什么？
戴維：我有三十天的免費(fèi)試用期。假如不滿意，可以免費(fèi)退還，但不能超過(guò)三十天。
戴維在試用聲音辨識(shí)軟件，說(shuō)I'm trying out some speech recognition software。Software是不可數(shù)名詞(uncountable noun)，所以不可說(shuō)a speech recognition software，只可說(shuō)some（或a piece of）speech recognition software。Try out是‘測(cè)試’或‘試用’，例如：We decided to try her out to see if she could handle the job（我們決定試用她，看她能不能應(yīng)付這份工作）。買東西先試用，那 ‘試用’可用on trial來(lái)說(shuō)，試用期則是trial period，例如：(1) They let me have the camera on trial for two weeks（他們給我試用照相機(jī)兩個(gè)星期）。(2) I found the camera unsatisfactory and sent it back at the end of the trial period（我不滿意那照相機(jī)，在試用期滿，就送回去了）。 Recognition當(dāng)然是recognize（認(rèn)得、承認(rèn)）的名詞，The place has changed beyond all recognition即‘這地方改變得完全無(wú)法辨認(rèn)了’。Speech recognition這種科技，讀者都會(huì)聽(tīng)過(guò)，不必多說(shuō)；值得談?wù)劦模莚ecognition的另一個(gè)意思：贊許、賞識(shí)?！澰S’的意思，由‘承認(rèn)（其優(yōu)點(diǎn)、貢獻(xiàn)等）’的原意引申而來(lái)，例如：His service to the community is widely recognized/His service to the community has won wide recognition（他為社會(huì)服務(wù)，獲得大眾推許）。
對(duì)話
Alistair: Why are you talking to your computer? Is it lonely?
David: No, don't be silly, I'm trying out some new speech recognition software.
Alistair: How does it work?
David: Well I just speak what I want to say into the microphone and my words appear on the screen. It's magic!
Alistair: It must be very expensive.
David: It's not cheap but I haven't actually paid anything yet.
Alistair: How come?
David: I've got it on thirty days' free trial. If I'm not satisfied with it, I can return it free of charge as long as I do so within 30 days.
阿利斯泰：你為什么跟計(jì)算機(jī)說(shuō)話？怕它寂莫嗎？
戴維：不是，別胡說(shuō)。我在試驗(yàn)一種新的聲音辨識(shí)軟件。
阿利斯泰：那是怎樣操作的？
戴維：我只須把要說(shuō)的話向著麥克風(fēng)說(shuō)，那些話就會(huì)在屏幕上出現(xiàn)，簡(jiǎn)直是魔術(shù)！
阿利斯泰：那一定很昂貴。
戴維：是不便宜。但我至今還未付過(guò)一毛錢。
阿利斯泰：為什么？
戴維：我有三十天的免費(fèi)試用期。假如不滿意，可以免費(fèi)退還，但不能超過(guò)三十天。
戴維在試用聲音辨識(shí)軟件，說(shuō)I'm trying out some speech recognition software。Software是不可數(shù)名詞(uncountable noun)，所以不可說(shuō)a speech recognition software，只可說(shuō)some（或a piece of）speech recognition software。Try out是‘測(cè)試’或‘試用’，例如：We decided to try her out to see if she could handle the job（我們決定試用她，看她能不能應(yīng)付這份工作）。買東西先試用，那 ‘試用’可用on trial來(lái)說(shuō)，試用期則是trial period，例如：(1) They let me have the camera on trial for two weeks（他們給我試用照相機(jī)兩個(gè)星期）。(2) I found the camera unsatisfactory and sent it back at the end of the trial period（我不滿意那照相機(jī)，在試用期滿，就送回去了）。 Recognition當(dāng)然是recognize（認(rèn)得、承認(rèn)）的名詞，The place has changed beyond all recognition即‘這地方改變得完全無(wú)法辨認(rèn)了’。Speech recognition這種科技，讀者都會(huì)聽(tīng)過(guò)，不必多說(shuō)；值得談?wù)劦模莚ecognition的另一個(gè)意思：贊許、賞識(shí)?！澰S’的意思，由‘承認(rèn)（其優(yōu)點(diǎn)、貢獻(xiàn)等）’的原意引申而來(lái)，例如：His service to the community is widely recognized/His service to the community has won wide recognition（他為社會(huì)服務(wù)，獲得大眾推許）。