英语情景口语:chatting online网络聊天

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　　066　chatting online
        　　Words
        　　Internet computer desktop laptop dial-up broadband download upload username
password id sign in/log in webcam emoticons online invite send receive text
message type e-mail address offline instant message files conversation voice
message address book skins image install settings
        　　Phrases
        　　To access the internet
        　　To chat online
        　　To make internet friends
        　　To download files
        　　To change the settings
        　　To appear online/offline
        　　To receive a new message
        　　To create an id
        　　To have a conversation
        　　To hook up to the internet
        　　Beginner
        　　A: what’s up?
        　　B: not much. Its frezzing in Beijing.
        　　A: u should come to Bangkok. We’ve got lovely weather here.
        　　B: great! R y inviting me?
        　　A: laughing out loud.
        　　B: be right back.
        　　A: where r u going?
        　　B; bathroom.
        　　A; ok. I’m going to go to bathroom too. Talk to you later.
        　　Note: when people chat online, they often shorten words. Use abbreviations,
use lower case letters, and rarely use punctuation marks, especially apostrophe
marks.
        　　Intemp3ediate
        　　A: hi, dave! What’s up?
        　　B: oh, not much. What have you been doing recently, cathy?
        　　A: I’ve been chatting online a lot with friends.
        　　B; where do you go to chat?
        　　A; I usually use yahoo messager. What about you?
        　　B; I’ve never chatted online before.
        　　A: what?? How is that possible? Why not?
        　　B: well, my computer is really old, so most software isn’t compatible with
my computer.
        　　A; do you want to come over to mine? I can show you how to use it.
        　　B: how long does it take to download mp3 files?
        　　A: not very long at all. I usually download at least 30 a day.
        　　B; do you ever download any tv progmp3s or movies?
        　　A; sure, I’d say that I download at least on progmp3 a day.
        　　B: do you think you could download some for me?
        　　A: sure, just let me know what you want and I can burn it onto a cd for
you.
        　　B; let me see… I’ve heard a lot about a show called friends.
        　　A; no problem. Did you know that there are many friends forums online?
        　　B: what’s a forum?
        　　A: it’s a place you can go to online where you can chat to other people who
have similar interests as you.
        　　B; do the friends’ stars ever show up there?
        　　A; sometimes, people say they are the friends stars, but you never know who
you’re talking to. For all I know, Jennifer aniston is really an old fat
man.
        　　A: ha ha ha…