托福语法：四个小词的基本使用方法

 　　MAKE

　　1. We’ve made significant improvements to our invoicing¹ system.

　　我们已对原有的发票系统进行了重要的优化。

　　2. This is an area where we’re finally starting to make real progress.

　　这是一个我们终于开始 取得切实进展的领域。

　　3. We’ve made a major breakthrough in AIDS research.

　　我们在艾滋病研究领域取得了突破性进展。

　　4. Together we can make a real difference to the way people shop.

　　只要一起努力，我们可以改变人们的购物习惯。

　　5. I’d like to make a distinction here between what I call innovative² and imitative research.

　　下面我要给大家介绍下创新研究和模仿研究的区别。

　　6. We want our clients to make the most of the facilities we can offer them.

　　我们希望客户可以最大限度的利用我们所提供的设施。

　　7. After years of research into the technology, the company is finally making an impaction the sector³.

　　经过多年技术研究，这家公司终于在业界有了一定的影响力了。

　　8. There’s an important point that needs to be made here.

　　有一个要点需要告诉大家。

　　9. They’ve really made a mess of the ordering system.

　　他们的订购系统搞得一团糟。

　　TAKE

　　10. Ladies and gentlemen, I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome you all to our company.

　　女士们先生们，很高兴你们来到我们公司，借此机会我希望表达对你们的欢迎。

　　11. It’s vitally important that we take action against illegal drug sales.

　　对非法药品销售采取反制措施是很重要的。

　　12. I’d like to take a few minutes to talk you through last quarter’s figures.

　　我会花几分钟时间跟大家过一下上个季度的数据。

　　13. Of course, it’s the innovative companies that consistently take the lead in cancer research that will benefit from this.

　　当然，那些一直引领对癌症的研究的 创新公司才会从中受益。

　　14. It’s all too easy to think that research is all about taking initiatives.

　　人们很容易就会认为研发只不过是采取主动。

　　15. Sometimes companies need to take a chance and try something new.

　　有时候公司应该珍惜机会，主动尝新。

　　16. The illegal copies of DVDs have really taken a bite out of our profits.

　　盗版DVD光盘确实大幅削减了我们的利润。

　　GIVE

　　17. I’ll begin by giving you an overview⁴ of the history of our company.

　　我准备先来给大家讲一下本公司的发展历程概况。

　　18. Before I start, I’d like to give you the background to the work we’ve been doing in the last year.

　　在我开始之前，我想先给大家看一下去年我们所做的工作情况背景。

　　19. This graph will give you an idea of how far we’ve come in the last few years.

　　这张图会告诉大家过去几年我们 已经取得了多少进展/做了多少工作。

　　20. I don’t want to give you the impression that it’s all doom⁵ and gloom.

　　我不想让大家觉得前景黯淡。

　　21. I could give you hundreds of examples of where this system has worked.

　　关于这个系统发挥了作用的地方，我可以给大家举很多例子。

　　DO

　　22. We’re extremely proud of the research our R & D team has done.

　　我们为研发小组所取得的成果感到非常骄傲。

　　23. They have been doing some excellent work on the prototype.

　　他们为原型的研发做出了杰出贡献。

　　24. We recently did a survey and the results were astonishing.

　　最近我们做了一份调查，结果让人触目惊心。

　　25. You can often do more damage to company profits by expanding too quickly.

　　扩张速度过快通常可能会给公司利润带来更多损失。

1 invoicing   

货品计价

参考例句：

• We're also responsible for invoicing customers, and for credit control. 我们也负责给顾客开发票，和信贷控制。 来自实用商务英语会话
• The government sets base import prices to check under-invoicing from exporters. 印度政府设定进口基价是为了制止出口商少开发票金额。

2 innovative   

adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的

参考例句：

• Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
• He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。

3 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

4 overview   

n.概观，概述

参考例句：

• The opening chapter gives a brief historical overview of transport.第一章是运输史的简要回顾。
• The seminar aims to provide an overview on new media publishing.研讨会旨在综览新兴的媒体出版。

5 doom   

n.厄运，劫数；v.注定，命定

参考例句：

• The report on our economic situation is full of doom and gloom.这份关于我们经济状况的报告充满了令人绝望和沮丧的调子。
• The dictator met his doom after ten years of rule.独裁者统治了十年终于完蛋了。