Comic﹕Mobile data

[2019.05.15] 發表
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【明報專訊】Mobile data (流動數據) is consumed whenever we access the Internet through our mobile devices. Pat has kept track of her mobile data usage, but still made a big mistake...

“ Pat: This artist's videos are so entertaining! I'm downloading them all! ”

“ Bill: Downloading high-definition video consumes a lot of data. ”

“ Pat: I've just checked my data usage, 10GB left! No worries! ”

“ Pat: Where has my mobile data gone? ”

“ Bill: You've mixed MB up with GB... ”

■English highway﹕entertaining

If something is entertaining, it is amusing and interesting, funny and enjoyable.

e.g. It's an entertaining movie that you should not miss.

She gave an entertaining speech in the ceremony.

■Quiz

Rearrange the words to form meaningful sentences.

1. author's / are always / books / This / entertaining

___________________________________________

2. enjoy / with / our friends / playing / We / entertaining / board games

___________________________________________

3. I / the seminar / both / and entertaining / found / informative

__________________________________________

(Answers on next text)

■Glossary

consume (v) 消耗

keep track of (phr) 記錄 / 確保知道

high-definition (adj) 高清的

mix (sth) up (v phr) 把……搞亂

[Smarties' Power English 第248期]

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