Make your cell phone use convenient and inexpensive.
Cell phone technology changes quickly, and phones frequently have new features. So before you get a new cell phone, shop around. And find the company that gives you the best converage in your area. Next, choose a cell phone service plan carefully. Every plan gives you a certain number of minutes each month for a set price. Get a plan with enough minutes as the cost for 'overage' minutes is high. To decide how many minutes you need, estimate the number of calls you make each day. Multiply that by the average number of minutes for each call. Then multiply that number by 30. Also, remember that in the U.S. you pay for each call you make and receive. So take that into consideration as well. Find out if you can roll over minutes and add them to the following month. Most importantly, look at the roaming charges. If you call from outside your service area, you will be charged extra fees.
Vocabulary :
multiply乘, 加倍 : multiply 5 by 4 = 5 times 4 = 5 x 4
- multi 多, 例如 multimedia, multitasking, multimillionaire, multinational, multicultural
take into consideration : think it carefully
roaming charge : 超過一定區域範圍, 另外加收的費用
feature : 性能, 特色, 特點, 要點
- What other features does this watch have besides an alarm
service plan : The service plan for this TV includes free repairs for one year.
take into consideration : think it carefully
- Before you get mad at Steve for being late, take into consideration that the traffice is bad right now.
coverage : 覆蓋範圍, 新聞報導範圍
- massive media coverage
roll overn : 延到下一期
- The bank agrees roll over my loan to next month.
slide phone : 滑蓋手機
- flip phone = clamshells 有蓋子的折疊手機
- cell phone = cellular 美式說法
- mobile phone = mobile 英式說法
- cordless telephone 無線電話
