情景会话口袋书人际篇 第566期:产品介绍(4)(在线收听

   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 detailed descriptions of the capabilities 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 inspection 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 strictly 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
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