當前他們最主要的弱點是利潤率最低。
* major 主要的
e.g. major competitors 主要的競爭對手
major problems 主要的問題
* enter the market 進入市場
e.g. They lowered their prices in order to enter the competitive market.
為進入競爭激烈的市場。他們降低了價格。
* return 報告
e.g. Their annual return shows greater profitability and much heavier investment in plant and machinery over the last two years.
年度報告表明,在過去兩年中他們的利潤率有的提高,在廠房和機器方面的投資大有增加。
* position 位置
in a position to do sth. 能夠做某事
e.g. Now we are in a good position to defeat our competitors.
現(xiàn)在我們完全有能力擊敗競爭對手。
* overtake 超過
e.g. ABC Co. is in a good position to overtake us in terms of profitability.
從利潤率方面來說,ABC公司很有能力超過我們。
* at the top end of the market 面向高收入顧客的市場
market 可分為up-market[由收入較高的顧客構(gòu)成的市場,這些顧客一般不在乎價錢,而注重產(chǎn)品的質(zhì)量、品牌和形象]和down-market[廉價商品市場]。
Top end of the market 是指up-market,這種市場雖然銷售量不一定大,利潤率卻非常高。
* reliability 可靠性[本文中指產(chǎn)品質(zhì)量]
reliable (質(zhì)量)可靠的
e.g. Our products enjoy good reputation for their reliability.
我們的產(chǎn)品以質(zhì)量可靠而聞名。
* get a problem with … 在……方面出問題。
e.g. We are getting a problem with reliability.
我們在產(chǎn)品質(zhì)量的可靠性方面出了問題。
We’ve got a problem delivery.
我們在交貨方面有問題。
* hold on to 保持住
e.g. hold on to our market share 保持住我們的市場份額
* share capital 股本[指股東的資本]
* premises 廠房[注意:要用復數(shù)形式]
* age in market 市場年齡[即進入市場的時間長短]
Unit 16 附圖
Unit 16
聽力譯文:
我們來看一下競爭的情況吧。我們主要原因競爭對手本頓公司于1982年進入市場,比我們晚10年。但他們增長得我們快,現(xiàn)在已占有了的市場份額。為什么呢?主要是由于他們的產(chǎn)品開發(fā)。他們的產(chǎn)品質(zhì)量更高、價格更低而且外觀更吸引人。目前,他們的弱點是利潤率最低。
現(xiàn)在,再來看一下第二個主要競爭對手澤克倫公司。他們與我們同時進入市場。他們的市場份額比我們小,產(chǎn)品價格也略高一點。但他們的年度報告表明,在過去兩年中他們的利潤率較高而且在廠房和機器設(shè)備上的投資更多。因此他們完全有能力很快超過我們。
最后一位競爭對手是曼塞爾公司,他們進入市場的時間比我們公司和澤克倫公司要長一些。他們的市場份額要小得多,但產(chǎn)品主要賣給高收入階層的客戶,價格也高得多。因此,在四個公司中,他們銷售額最低,但利潤率。
那么,我們自己處在什么樣的位置呢?嗯,我們的產(chǎn)品價格適中,但不如本頓公司的產(chǎn)品有吸引力。我們的產(chǎn)品可靠性方面也開始出現(xiàn)問題了。當然,本頓公司的產(chǎn)品系列以質(zhì)量更可靠而聞名。我們的市場份額比澤克倫公司和曼塞爾公司都有大。但他們的利潤率比我們高。因此,今后兩年里我們?nèi)绻氡3肿∈袌龇蓊~并提高利潤率,就必須提高競爭力。
Exercises-A
將下列句子換個說法。第一句已做出。
1. Axon has slightly more employees than Bentel → Bentel has slightly fewer employees than Axon.
2. Tom has far more customers than Harry. → Harry _______________________________
3. My company has slightly fewer trainess than yours. → Your company _______________
4. The secretaries here do far more work than the boss. → The boss ___________________
5. I get far less satisfaction from administration than from research. → I ________________
Exercises-B
請用以下形容詞的正確形式填空。
low, bad, noisy, heavy, fair, light, large, hot, nice, good, busy
1. Our new model is popular because it only weighs 7 kilos. At 8.5 kilos, our old model was ____.
2. We’ve already re-designed our products. The colour was a little too dark. Now it’s ________.
3. The weather in the Tropics is comfortable at the moment, but it will soon get ____up to 45℃.
4. The way we appoint people to jobs is very unfair. We need a ___________system.
5. Because of new production methods, our production costs are _________. This means we can keep our prices the same, even with inflation.
6. I don’t like the new computer printer. It’s ______ than the old one. Nobody can hear a word while it is printing.
7. We haven’t had much work to do recently. However, we have had one or two orders in the past week and are starting to become _________.
8. I don’t like our new boss at all! Our previous boss was _________________.
* major 主要的
e.g. major competitors 主要的競爭對手
major problems 主要的問題
* enter the market 進入市場
e.g. They lowered their prices in order to enter the competitive market.
為進入競爭激烈的市場。他們降低了價格。
* return 報告
e.g. Their annual return shows greater profitability and much heavier investment in plant and machinery over the last two years.
年度報告表明,在過去兩年中他們的利潤率有的提高,在廠房和機器方面的投資大有增加。
* position 位置
in a position to do sth. 能夠做某事
e.g. Now we are in a good position to defeat our competitors.
現(xiàn)在我們完全有能力擊敗競爭對手。
* overtake 超過
e.g. ABC Co. is in a good position to overtake us in terms of profitability.
從利潤率方面來說,ABC公司很有能力超過我們。
* at the top end of the market 面向高收入顧客的市場
market 可分為up-market[由收入較高的顧客構(gòu)成的市場,這些顧客一般不在乎價錢,而注重產(chǎn)品的質(zhì)量、品牌和形象]和down-market[廉價商品市場]。
Top end of the market 是指up-market,這種市場雖然銷售量不一定大,利潤率卻非常高。
* reliability 可靠性[本文中指產(chǎn)品質(zhì)量]
reliable (質(zhì)量)可靠的
e.g. Our products enjoy good reputation for their reliability.
我們的產(chǎn)品以質(zhì)量可靠而聞名。
* get a problem with … 在……方面出問題。
e.g. We are getting a problem with reliability.
我們在產(chǎn)品質(zhì)量的可靠性方面出了問題。
We’ve got a problem delivery.
我們在交貨方面有問題。
* hold on to 保持住
e.g. hold on to our market share 保持住我們的市場份額
* share capital 股本[指股東的資本]
* premises 廠房[注意:要用復數(shù)形式]
* age in market 市場年齡[即進入市場的時間長短]
Unit 16 附圖
Unit 16
聽力譯文:
我們來看一下競爭的情況吧。我們主要原因競爭對手本頓公司于1982年進入市場,比我們晚10年。但他們增長得我們快,現(xiàn)在已占有了的市場份額。為什么呢?主要是由于他們的產(chǎn)品開發(fā)。他們的產(chǎn)品質(zhì)量更高、價格更低而且外觀更吸引人。目前,他們的弱點是利潤率最低。
現(xiàn)在,再來看一下第二個主要競爭對手澤克倫公司。他們與我們同時進入市場。他們的市場份額比我們小,產(chǎn)品價格也略高一點。但他們的年度報告表明,在過去兩年中他們的利潤率較高而且在廠房和機器設(shè)備上的投資更多。因此他們完全有能力很快超過我們。
最后一位競爭對手是曼塞爾公司,他們進入市場的時間比我們公司和澤克倫公司要長一些。他們的市場份額要小得多,但產(chǎn)品主要賣給高收入階層的客戶,價格也高得多。因此,在四個公司中,他們銷售額最低,但利潤率。
那么,我們自己處在什么樣的位置呢?嗯,我們的產(chǎn)品價格適中,但不如本頓公司的產(chǎn)品有吸引力。我們的產(chǎn)品可靠性方面也開始出現(xiàn)問題了。當然,本頓公司的產(chǎn)品系列以質(zhì)量更可靠而聞名。我們的市場份額比澤克倫公司和曼塞爾公司都有大。但他們的利潤率比我們高。因此,今后兩年里我們?nèi)绻氡3肿∈袌龇蓊~并提高利潤率,就必須提高競爭力。
Exercises-A
將下列句子換個說法。第一句已做出。
1. Axon has slightly more employees than Bentel → Bentel has slightly fewer employees than Axon.
2. Tom has far more customers than Harry. → Harry _______________________________
3. My company has slightly fewer trainess than yours. → Your company _______________
4. The secretaries here do far more work than the boss. → The boss ___________________
5. I get far less satisfaction from administration than from research. → I ________________
Exercises-B
請用以下形容詞的正確形式填空。
low, bad, noisy, heavy, fair, light, large, hot, nice, good, busy
1. Our new model is popular because it only weighs 7 kilos. At 8.5 kilos, our old model was ____.
2. We’ve already re-designed our products. The colour was a little too dark. Now it’s ________.
3. The weather in the Tropics is comfortable at the moment, but it will soon get ____up to 45℃.
4. The way we appoint people to jobs is very unfair. We need a ___________system.
5. Because of new production methods, our production costs are _________. This means we can keep our prices the same, even with inflation.
6. I don’t like the new computer printer. It’s ______ than the old one. Nobody can hear a word while it is printing.
7. We haven’t had much work to do recently. However, we have had one or two orders in the past week and are starting to become _________.
8. I don’t like our new boss at all! Our previous boss was _________________.