dialogue 1
J: are you a blogger?
你写博客吗?
K: sure I am. I've been writing a blog for almost three years.
当然啦. 我都写了快三年了.
J: oh, it seems that I'm the only one who never blogs. When did you get started?
看来我是唯一不写博客的人.你是什么时候开始写的?
K: I began blogging when I first went to the US for my graduate stuides.
我刚到美国读研究生的时候.
J: what do you usually write about?
通常都写些什么内容呢?
K: at first, I'll write about my life there. Like interesting things on the campus, travel stories, special English words that I come across. Sometimes, I'll post my pictures on my blog so my family and friends can get to know how everything's going.
刚开始,我会写一些我在那边的生活.比如说,学校里发生的有趣的事,旅途见闻,碰到的特殊英语单词.有时候,我还会把生活照片贴在博客里,这样家人和朋友就可以知道我现在在那边过个怎么样了.
J: that's interesting. How often do you write a blog?
挺有意思的.你多长时间更新一次?
K: it's random. If there happen to be a lot of things going on, I may add several new entries in a week, and if I've got nothing to share, I may leave my blog untouched for weeks.
挺随意的.如果身边发生的事多,我一周要写好几篇,如果我没什么想说的,可能好几个月都不更新.
J: got it. Are you still updating your blog?
明白了.现在,你还坚持写博客吗?
K: sure, since I came back from the US, I've been keeping the habit of blogging, simply to share my personal insights on any topic I like.
当然了,从美国回来以后,我还保留着写博客的习惯,对感兴趣的话题发表我的观点.
J: good for you. I know many people just leave their blogs alone after the first few months.
不错,我知道有很多人都是写几个月之后,就不再坚持了.
dialogue 2
J: what are you doing there with your mobile phone?
你在那用手机玩什么呢?
K: I'm moblogging!
我在写移动博客!
J: Moblogging? what does that mean?
移动博客?什么意思啊?
K: oh, moblogging is a combination of the word "mobile" and "blogging".It's another form of blogging. Users can publish blog entries to the web from a mobile phone or other mobile devices.
哦,"移动博客"就是"移动"和"博客"这两个词的组合.它是博客的另一种表达形式.用户可以用手机或其他移动设备在网上发表博文.
J: sounds interesting! That must be very convenient.
真有意思!一定很方便吧.
K: yes, you're right. I can blog wherever and whenever I'm on the move. It's especially good when I'm on a business trip and my laptop happens to be away from me.
没错.我在路上的时候,可以随时随地写博客,尤其是出差的时候.要是没带笔记本电脑,这东西用处就更大了.
J: how can you do that?
怎么操作呢?
K: well, if I simply want to write a few words, I'll send it by email or edit it all from the cell phone browser.
如果我想想写点东西,就把我写的话有邮件发过去,或者全部在手机浏览器里编辑处理.
J: what if you want to publish some photos?
如果你想贴照片呢?
K: then I'll shoot some pictures, re-size the images and upload them with text descriptions to my blog.
那我拍完后就调整一下图像的大小,然后把附带文字描述的照片传到我的博客上.
J: I see. Moblogging must have done a great favor for habitual bloggers like you.
明白了.对于你们这样的博客迷,移动博客肯定是帮了大忙了.
K: you bet it!
你说对了.
