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Feifei: Hello and welcome to The English

We Speak. I'm Feifei.

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

holiday, Feifei? Got any photos?

Feifei: Yeah! Aren't they cool?

Neil: Well, I haven't seen them.

Feifei: Haven't seen them? Well check out

my social media feeds.

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

to my computer. I can't see anything on

this dumbphone.

Feifei: Dumbphone?!

Neil: Yeah, I was getting addicted to my

smartphone – I couldn't stop checking it

every five seconds - so I got rid of it and

now I have this dumbphone! It's brilliant –

it does absolutely nothing apart from

phone and text!

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

'dumb', so the opposite of a smartphone

is a 'dumbphone'.

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

you know. Eddie Redmayne uses one!

Feifei: Hmm, not sure about that… But

let's hear some examples.

Man 1: Argh my arm is killing me from

playing around with my phone so much.

Woman 1: Get yourself a dumbphone, like

me. There's nothing to check!

My sleep has improved so much since I

got rid of my smartphone. There's no

temptation to stare at this dumbphone in bed!

I'm sick of being bullied by my smartphone.

I'm going to join the dumbphone revolution!

Feifei: This is The English We Speak

from BBC Learning English.

We're learning the word 'dumbphone'.

A dumbphone is a simple, old-fashioned

style mobile phone

which can only make calls and send text

messages. 'Dumb' is the opposite

of 'smart'.

Some people are choosing to use

them because they think smartphones

distract them too much.

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

the last couple of years, so you probably

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

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

I going to see these holiday snaps of yours?

Feifei: Neil, just get a new smartphone.

Neil: No way. The past is the future!

Feifei: What next? Are you going to start

coming to work on a horse?

Neil: Now that is a great idea! Maybe

I could swap my computer for a

typewriter. And who really needs

electricity when you can have a nice gas lamp…

Feifei: Good bye!

Neil: Bye.

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Feifei: Hello and welcome to The English |||welcome||The|

We Speak. I'm Feifei.

Neil: And I'm Neil. So how was your |||||in what way|was|

holiday, Feifei? Got any photos? vacanze, Feifei? Hai qualche foto?

Feifei: Yeah! Aren't they cool? Feifei: Sì! Non sono fantastici? フェイフェイ: うん！彼らはかっこいいよね？

Neil: Well, I haven't seen them. Neil: Beh, non li ho visti. ニール: うーん、私は彼らを見たことがない。

Feifei: Haven't seen them? Well check out Feifei: Se non li avete mai visti, date un'occhiata a フェイフェイ: 見たことがない？じゃあ見てみて Фейфей: Не бачили їх? Тоді подивись.

my social media feeds. |||dòng tin mein||| |||social media streams |||kanały społecznościowe |||动态 мої стрічки в соціальних мережах. 我的社群媒體動態。

Neil: Erm… well, I'll have to wait till I get |||||||hasta|| Neil: Ehm... beh, dovrò aspettare finché non arrivo

to my computer. I can't see anything on al mio computer. Non riesco a vedere nulla su до мого комп'ютера. Я нічого не бачу на

this dumbphone. |điện thoại cơ |傻瓜手机 questo smartphone stupido. цей телефон.

Feifei: Dumbphone?! |Dummes Telefon |akıllı telefon olmayan telefon Feifei: Dumbphone?!

Neil: Yeah, I was getting addicted to my |||||上瘾|| |||||bağımlı|| Ніл: Так, я підсів на свій

smartphone – I couldn't stop checking it смартфон - я не міг перестати його перевіряти

every five seconds - so I got rid of it and ||||||去掉了||| ||||||bỏ nó đi||| ogni cinque secondi - così me ne sono liberato e кожні п'ять секунд - так що я позбувся його і

now I have this dumbphone! It's brilliant – ||||||tuyệt vời ||||||brillante 今、私はこのダムフォンを持っています！素晴らしいです – Тепер у мене є цей телефон! Він чудовий.

it does absolutely nothing apart from ||||ngoài ra| ||kesinlikle|hiçbir şey|hariç|hariç それは電話とテキスト以外には何もしません！ Він не робить абсолютно нічого, окрім

phone and text! telefon||mesaj телефонуйте та пишіть!

Feifei: Oh I see. The opposite of 'smart' is |||||||ngu ngốc| |oh||||||akıllı|

'dumb', so the opposite of a smartphone điện thoại ngu|||||| aptal||||||

is a 'dumbphone'. ||điện thoại cơ bản ||basic mobile phone ||telefone simples

Neil: You've got it! It's very fashionable, |Bạn có|||||thời trang ||||||stylish ||||||modne ||||||na moda

you know. Eddie Redmayne uses one! |||Redmayne|| ||Eddie|Redmayne||

Feifei: Hmm, not sure about that… But |Hmm||emin||o|ama

let's hear some examples.

Man 1: Argh my arm is killing me from |Argh|||||| adam|ah||kolum|||bana| uomo||||||| Uomo 1: Il mio braccio mi sta uccidendo. 男1：腕が痛くて死にそうだ。 Kolum beni öldürüyor.

playing around with my phone so much. oynamak|oynamak|ile|||| giocare tanto con il mio telefono. 携帯をいじりすぎて。 telefonumla çok fazla oynuyorum.

Woman 1: Get yourself a dumbphone, like phụ nữ||bản thân bạn||| ||||basic mobile phone| Donna 1: Procurati un dumbphone, tipo

me. There's nothing to check!

My sleep has improved so much since I ||đã||||| Il mio sonno è migliorato così tanto da quando ho

got rid of my smartphone. There's no liberato del mio smartphone. Non c'è

temptation to stare at this dumbphone in bed! ||nhìn chằm chằm||||| 诱惑||||||| Versuchung||||||| tutku||bakmak|bakmak||akıllı telefon|içinde|yatakta temptation||stare||||| tentazione di fissare questo dumbphone a letto! Yatakta bu aptal telefona bakmanın cazibesi!

I'm sick of being bullied by my smartphone. |mệt mỏi|||bị bắt nạt||| ||||harassed||| |||olmak||tarafından||akıllı telefonumdan ||||被手机欺负||| Sono stufo di essere maltrattato dal mio smartphone. Akıllı telefonum tarafından zorbalığa uğramaktan bıktım. Мені набридло, що мій смартфон знущається з мене.

I'm going to join the dumbphone revolution! |||加入|||我要加入功能手机革命！ ||||||devrimi 私はダムフォン革命に参加します！

Feifei: This is The English We Speak フェイフェイ：これは私たちが話す英語です

from BBC Learning English. BBCラーニングイングリッシュから。

We're learning the word 'dumbphone'. 私たちは「ダムフォン」という言葉を学んでいます。

A dumbphone is a simple, old-fashioned ||||||antigua ダムフォンはシンプルで古風な

style mobile phone スタイルの携帯電話です

which can only make calls and send text che può solo effettuare chiamate e inviare testi 通話とテキストメッセージのみを送信できる。

messages. 'Dumb' is the opposite メッセージ。 'ダム'は 'スマート'の反対です。

of 'smart'. of| の 'スマート'。

Some people are choosing to use einige||||| |人々|||| スマートフォンを使っていると気が散りすぎると思っているので、

them because they think smartphones ||||スマートフォンいくつかの人々はそれを使うことを選んでいます。

distract them too much. distract||| làm phân tâm||| zu sehr ablenken||| dikkatini dağıtmak||| 分散他们注意力||| 気を散らす||| 彼らを使用することを選んでいます。

Neil: It's a word that's only appeared over |||尼尔：这个词只出现过。|||| ||||||apparso| ||||||aparecido| ||||||xuất hiện| Neil: È una parola che è apparsa solo in ニール: それはここ数年でしか登場していない言葉です

the last couple of years, so you probably |||||||muhtemelen

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

used a lot in the media. So Feifei, how am часто використовується в медіа. Тож, Фейфей, як справи

I going to see these holiday snaps of yours? ||||||photos|| ||||||fotos|| ||||||ảnh chụp|| ||||||fotoğraflar||senin ||||queste||foto|| ||||||照片|| Je vais voir tes clichés de vacances? Vado a vedere i tuoi scatti delle vacanze? Bu tatil fotoğraflarını görecek miyim? Я побачу твої святкові знімки?

Feifei: Neil, just get a new smartphone.

Neil: No way. The past is the future! Ні в якому разі. Минуле - це майбутнє!

Feifei: What next? Are you going to start

coming to work on a horse? |||||骑马上班 |||||ngựa

Neil: Now that is a great idea! Maybe Neil||||||| Neil|||||||

I could swap my computer for a ||exchange|||| ||đổi|||| ||tauschen|||| ||değiştirmek|||| ||||computer portatile|per| ||交换||||

typewriter. And who really needs 打字机|||| daktilo|||| macchina da scrivere|||| máquina de escrever|||| máy đánh chữ||||

electricity when you can have a nice gas lamp… điện|||||||đèn gas|đèn gas electricity||||||||lamp |||||||ガス|ランプ |||||||煤气灯|

Feifei: Good bye!

Neil: Bye.