职场英文口语 第249期:展示新产品(5)

 Thanks for listening.Tom has a few slides to show, which illustrate¹ how the aubergine has been designed. 谢谢大家聆听。下面由汤姆为大家播放幻灯片，展示塑料茄子的设计过程。

Tom… Tom?Oh no, it's frozen, the slides won't change. 汤姆，汤姆？哦，不！卡住了，幻灯片不能切换了。

It's OK, I can fix it, I am the IT guy after all. 没关系，我来处理，毕竟我是技术男嘛。

Dave? What are you doing here?Cheating on Anna like that. 戴夫？你来这里干嘛？叫你欺骗安娜。

Here Anna, give me that aubergine.Tom, no! 安娜，把茄子给我。汤姆，不！

There, that's for upsetting Anna.Ha ha - missed me! 看招，叫你让安娜伤心！没打中！

Ha! Well the aubergine's certainly tough and durable². 这茄子真是坚固耐用。

Tom, Anna, I think we'd better talk about this back in my office. 汤姆，安娜，回我办公室好好谈谈这事。

Crikey! That was certainly a spectacular presentation. 哎呀！这真是个精彩的展示。

Let's hope Tom's outburst doesn't stop the orders flying in – but not via the window! 真希望汤姆的爆发不会影响订单飞至，当然不是通过窗户！

Find out next time on English at Work. Bye! 一起在下期职场英语中寻找答案吧。再见！

1 illustrate   

v.举例说明，阐明；图解，加插图

参考例句：

• The company's bank statements illustrate its success.这家公司的银行报表说明了它的成功。
• This diagram will illustrate what I mean.这个图表可说明我的意思。

2 durable   

adj.持久的，耐久的

参考例句：

• This raincoat is made of very durable material.这件雨衣是用非常耐用的料子做的。
• They frequently require more major durable purchases.他们经常需要购买耐用消费品。