留美老师带你每日说英文 第1175期:自助餐调整菜量

 That allows them to track¹ exactly how much customers are eating and how much is getting thrown away, and allows them to adjust² menus based on what's popular, allowing them to plan ahead and put out what people are going to want, and in the right quantities.
这让他们能够掌握消费者究竟吃进了多少又剩下了多少，还能够根据潮流实时调整菜单，并让他们能够事先规划、推出顾客会想吃的餐点，而且份量刚刚好。

学习重点：

1.allow 使有可能；允许；准许；容许
allow (v.) 使有可能；允许；准许；容许

2.track 跟踪；追踪；记录…的进展
track (v.) 跟踪；追踪；记录…的进展
track (n.) 赛道；跑道、足迹；车辙 、一首歌；一支乐曲

3.adjust 调整；调节、整理（衣着）
adjust (v.) 调整；调节、整理（衣着）

 

4.quantity 量；数量；分量
quantity (n.) 量；数量；分量
quality (n.) 质量；品级；品质

1 track   

n.轨道；足迹；痕迹；磁轨；途径；vt.循路而行；追踪；通过；用纤拉；vi.追踪

参考例句：

• The new race track is nearly six miles in extent.这条新跑道将近六英里长。
• The police are on his track.警察在跟踪他。

2 adjust   

vt.调整，使适应于，校准；vi.调整，适应于，校准

参考例句：

• Foreigners take some time to adjust to our way of life.外国人要花一些时间才能适应我们的生活方式。
• It is difficult to adjust one's habits to someone else.一个人很难使自己的习惯适于他人。