情景会话口袋书人际篇 第566期:产品介绍(4)

 　　13. The product gives us an edge over our competitors.

　　这种产品可以使我们胜过竞争对手。

　　还能这样说：

　　The product makes us competitive.

　　The product can help us with the opponent.

　　应用解析：

　　get an edge over 胜过某人；

　　on the edge of 在边缘；即将；

　　sit on the thin edge of nothing 坐的位子很窄，坐得很挤

　　14. This kind of machine allows one person to perform the tasks of four people.

　　这种机器可以使一个人顶4个人使用。

　　还能这样说：

　　This kind of machine makes one competent to finish four persons' task.

　　One can perform the tasks of four people with the help of this kind of machine.

　　应用解析：

　　so easy a task 很轻松的干活；

　　too burdensome a task 太累赘的工作；

　　bend one's back to the task until one's dying day 鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已

　　15. Could you give us detailed¹ descriptions of the capabilities² of your product?

　　请你把你们产品的性能给我们详细说明一下好吗？

　　还能这样说：

　　Could you tell us the capabilities of your product in detail?

　　I wonder the properties of your product in detail.

　　应用解析：

　　answer to the description of sth. 与某人的描述相一致；

　　beggar description 难以形容

　　16. One quality of this plastic is that it is almost unbreakable.

　　这种塑料有个特点是不易断裂。

　　还能这样说：

　　The distinction of this plastic is that it is hard to break.

　　This speciality of the plastic is that it is difficult to be broken.

　　应用解析：

　　plastic money 信用卡；

　　plastic bomb 塑料炸弹；

　　plastic film 塑胶膜；

　　plastic casing 塑料盒

　　17. All products have to pass a strict inspection³ before they go out.

　　所有产品出厂前必须要经过严格检验。

　　还能这样说：

　　We will check every product strictly⁴ before they go out.

　　We will go through all the products before they are sold.

　　应用解析：

　　strictly speaking 严格来说；

　　be strict with sb. 对某人严格；

　　in the strict sense 以精密的意义而言，严格说来；

　　in strict seclusion 完全与世隔绝的

1 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

2 capabilities   

n.能力( capability的名词复数 )；可能；容量；[复数]潜在能力

参考例句：

• He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
• Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

3 inspection   

n.检查，审查，检阅

参考例句：

• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
• The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

4 strictly   

adv.严厉地，严格地；严密地

参考例句：

• His doctor is dieting him strictly.他的医生严格规定他的饮食。
• The guests were seated strictly in order of precedence.客人严格按照地位高低就座。