消费选择与产品责任英语对话

对话原文与翻译

每句先给英文原句，下面一行是中文翻译。想练口语时把译文遮住，跟着音频一句句复述。

1. Emma 0:00

   That desk lamp I backed is six months late, and the updates keep sounding upbeat without saying much.

   我支持的那个众筹台灯已经晚了六个月，更新内容却一直很积极，但几乎没什么实质信息。

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2. Tom 0:07

   Do you still believe the product will arrive, or has patience become mixed up with emotional investment?

   你现在还是真的相信它会发货，还是耐心其实已经跟情感投入缠在一起了？

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3. Emma 0:12

   Honestly it's both, because I liked the idea so much that refunding now almost feels disloyal.

   老实说两者都有，因为我当初太喜欢这个概念了，现在退款反而有种“背叛它”的感觉。

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4. Tom 0:20

   That's how the sunk-cost effect works, because waiting can start disguising weak evidence as loyalty.

   这正是沉没成本效应起作用的方式，因为等得越久，薄弱证据越容易被伪装成忠诚。

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5. Emma 0:26

   True, and their photos show prototypes, but every month the shipping date slides with new explanations.

   的确是这样，而且他们发的照片显示的仍是样机，可发货日期却每个月都在用新的理由往后推。

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6. Tom 0:33

   Are the explanations becoming more concrete, or are they only becoming more polished?

   那些解释是变得更具体了，还是只是变得更会说话了？

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7. Emma 0:38

   More polished, because they mention final adjustments without naming parts, tests, or certification steps.

   更会说话了，因为他们总说“最后调整中”，却从不讲零件、测试或者认证进度。

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8. Tom 0:46

   Then the communication style may be improving while the transparency stays weak where it matters most.

   那这说明他们提升的是沟通包装，而不是最关键地方的透明度。

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9. Emma 0:51

   I could keep waiting, ask for a refund now, or set one final deadline for clearer proof.

   我现在可以继续等，也可以立刻退款，或者先设一个最终期限，要求更清楚的证明。

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10. Tom 0:58

    The deadline option sounds strongest because it turns frustration into a concrete decision point.

    我觉得设期限最有力，因为它把焦虑变成了一个明确的决策节点。

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11. Emma 1:04

    What kind of proof should count, a warehouse update, a tracking system, or actual batch shipping evidence?

    那什么样的证明才算过关，是仓库更新、物流系统上线，还是实际批量发货的证据？

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12. Tom 1:12

    I'd want something closer to shipping reality, like confirmed batch photos and a dispatch schedule.

    我会更想看到接近真实发货的东西，比如确认过的批次照片和清楚的发货时间表。

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13. Emma 1:18

    If they still can't show that within a month, I'll ask for the refund and stop funding hope.

    如果一个月内他们还是拿不出这些，我就申请退款，不再继续给“希望”出钱。

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14. Tom 1:24

    And if they do provide it, waiting becomes a calculated choice rather than blind loyalty.

    如果他们真能提供，那继续等就是一个有依据的选择，而不再是盲目忠诚。

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15. Emma 1:29

    Exactly, because I don't mind delay as much as I mind being kept hopeful without useful facts.

    对，我没那么怕延误，我更介意的是在没有有用事实的情况下被一直吊着希望。

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16. Tom 1:36

    Then make transparency the condition for patience, and the decision will stop feeling personal.

    那你就把透明度设成继续等待的条件，这个决定也就不会再显得那么私人化了。

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从本篇对话中挑出的实义词，按它们在全部 500 篇对话里出现的等级排序（越靠后等级出现的越优先）。已排除虚词、专有名词与数词。

• backed /bækt/ verb

  支持；倒退；后退

• upbeat /ˈʌpˌbit/ adjective

  乐观的；欢快的

• investment /ɪnˈvɛstmənt/ noun

  投资；投入

• liked /laɪkt/ verb

  喜欢了；赞同了

• refunding /rɪˈfʌndɪŋ/ verb

  正在退款

• disloyal /dɪsˈlɔɪəl/ adjective

  不忠诚的

• disguising /dɪsˈɡaɪzɪŋ/ verb (present participle)

  正在伪装

• prototypes /ˈproʊtəˌtaɪps/ noun, verb

  原型（复数）；制作原型

• reality /riˈæləti/ noun

  现实；实际

• dispatch /dɪˈspætʃ/ verb

  派遣；发送

• funding /ˈfʌndɪŋ/ noun

  资金支持；拨款

• calculated /ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd/ adjective

  经计算的；深思熟虑的；蓄意的

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