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S: Well, as per capita income goes up and up, the growth sector seems to be

　　in the to-end.

　　唔,由于每人的平均收入不断地增高,市场的发展领域似乎偏向于高价位商品。


J: Retail is going upscale here? Taiwan is c...

S: Well, as per capita income goes up and up, the growth sector seems to be

　　in the to-end.

　　唔,由于每人的平均收入不断地增高,市场的发展领域似乎偏向于高价位商品。


J: Retail is going upscale here? Taiwan is certainly growing more quickly

　　than I had imagined.

　　此地的零售走入高价位了?台湾的发展比我想像得要快多了。


S: Yes. Things certainly have changed since I was a boy. We’ve developed

　　very quickly.

　　没错,现在的台湾和我小时候完全不一样了,这里发展得非常快速。


J: Do you think the trend will continue?

　　你想这种趋势还会维持下去吗?


S: I don’t see why not. We do have some problems, but we are still willing

　　to work hard-and wages aren’t too high at this point.

　　我不觉得有什么不行!虽然是有一些问题,但我们仍愿意勤奋工作,而且现阶段工

　　资仍不算太高。


J: Everything I’ve seen so far is very impressive. Very impressive indeed.

　　到目前为止,我所看到的一切都令我印象深刻,真的十分深刻。


情境短语


1. get acquainted (with…) (和`……)认识,熟悉……

　　这个常用的短语暗示双方从不认识到熟识, "get"可换 "become"。若是短语之　

　　后,要加上被认识的对象,以介系词 "with"连接。

例:Our boss got acquainted with a couple of real estate agents in the golf

　　Club.

　　(我们老板在高尔夫俱乐部里结识了几位做房地产的商人。)


2. on top of things 完全掌握

　　字面的意思是将问题克服,高高踩在上面,引申为"控制全局"。

例:The new manager was always worried he wasn’t on top of things.

　　(新经理一直担心自己无法掌握全局。)


3. (a) force to be reckoned with 值得注意的人物

　　"(a) force","力量",可以指一个团体、事物或个人； "reckon"在此的意思为"认

　　定"。 "a force to be reckoned with"是形容"有成功的条件而值得注意的人物、

　　团体"。

例:The new company will be a force to be reckoned with in the future.

　　(这家新公司未来值得大家注意。)


4. Don’t I know it. 我完全同意!

　　当此句型以句点(.)而非问号结尾时,表示完全同意对的方意见,为口语用法,

　　强调的是肯定的含意。意思为"我怎会不知道!?；我当然明白这一点!"。

例:You say the discount rate is too low? Don’t I know it!

　　(你说这折扣打得太少?我完全同意!)


5. in a nutshell 简言之

　　"nutshell"原为"坚果壳",又指"极小的容器",故 "in a nutshell" 这个副词短

　　语的意思是"简言之"。

例:Bob told us in a nutshell what happened in the managers’ meeting.

　　(Bob简略地告诉我们经理们开会的情形。)


6. growth sector 成长领域

　　这个经济学上的名词是指经济成长特别快速的领域, "sector"是"区域；部门"的

　　意思。

例:The leisure and entertainment industry is a growth sector in Taiwan.

　　(休闲娱乐业是台湾目前的成长领域。)