情景会话口袋书人际篇 第576期:产品展销(2)

 　　5. They are cheaper than usual¹.

　　它们比平常便宜些。

　　还能这样说：

　　They are sold² in lower³ price⁴ than usual.

　　The price is less⁵ than usual.

　　应用解析：

　　as⁶ usual 如往常一样，照例

　　6. Today, I'd like to show you something which I'm sure you'll find interesting.

　　今天我要向你们展示一些东西，我相信你们会感兴趣的。

　　还能这样说：

　　Today, I will show you something which you must feel interested⁷ in.

　　I will display⁸ you something which may attract⁹ you today.

　　应用解析：

　　There is something in the wind.

　　好像要发生什么事了。

　　7. This is sold by set¹⁰, not by piece.

　　这是按套出售的，单件不卖。

　　还能这样说：

　　We don't sell the single¹¹ product¹².

　　It is sold by set instead¹³ of by piece.

　　应用解析：

　　give sb. piece of one's mind¹⁴ 责备某人；

　　pick¹⁵ theory¹⁶ to pieces 把某理论贬得一钱不值

　　8. We've only had¹⁷ three orders¹⁸ all morning!

　　我们一上午仅接到3份订单！

　　还能这样说：

　　Only three orders come to us in the morning.

　　All morning we only receive¹⁹ three orders.

　　应用解析：

　　advance in close order 以密集队形前进；

　　in good order 情况正常；有条不紊；

　　large order 难以满足的要求

1 usual   

adj.通常的；平常的

参考例句：

• I got up at six that morning as usual.像往常一样那天早上我六点起床。
• It's usual to have a holiday in summer.夏天休假是惯例。

2 sold   

v.动词sell的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• John's house was sold to a Frenchman.约翰的房子卖给了一个法国人。
• This kind of books is sold by all booksellers.所有的书商都出售这种书。

3 lower   

adj.较低的；地位较低的，低等的；低年级的；下游的；vt.放下，降下，放低；减低

参考例句：

• Society is divided into upper,middle and lower classes.社会分为上层、中层和下层阶级。
• This price is his minimum;he refuses to lower it any further.这个价格是他开的最低价，他拒绝再作任何降价。

4 price   

n.价格，代价，价值；vt.定格，标价，比较价格

参考例句：

• The goods have gone up in price.这些商品的价格已经上涨。
• They are selling the bikes off the market price.他们按低于市价卖出自行车。

5 less   

adj.更少的，更小的；adv.更少地，更小地；n.少量，次要；prep.减

参考例句：

• I read much less now than I did at school.我现在看书远比我上学时少。
• You can't buy the dress with less than 50 yuan.买这件衣服没有50元钱下不来。

6 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

7 interested   

adj.感兴趣的；拥有权益的；有成见的v.使…感兴趣(interest的过去分词)

参考例句：

• to be interested in wildlife conservation 对野生动物保护感兴趣
• I told him I wasn't interested, but he wasn't deterred. 我已告诉他我不感兴趣，可他却不罢休。

8 display   

n.／vt.陈列，展览；显示，表现

参考例句：

• A new kind of car was on display in the shop.商店里展出一种新汽车。
• It is no use making a display of your knowledge.卖弄你的知识是没有用的。

9 attract   

v.吸引；引起注意或兴趣

参考例句：

• That will attract a big crowd of people.一定会吸引很多人。
• He shouted to attract attention.他大声叫喊以吸引注意。

10 set   

n.组合，集合，设定；一套，一副，一局比赛；v.放置，设定；(太阳)落下去

参考例句：

• He set to with a will and soon finished it.他下定决心做这件事，很快就完成了。
• The bus set the children down just outside the school gate.公共汽车让孩子们正好在学校门口下车。

11 single   

adj.单人的；单一的，单个的；未婚的，独身的

参考例句：

• I want a single room.我想要一个单人房间。
• Does he mind still being single?他对自己仍然单身在意吗？

12 product   

n.产品，成果，乘积

参考例句：

• The new product sells well.这新产品很畅销。
• This is the product of his labour.这是他劳动的成果。

13 instead   

adv.代替；顶替

参考例句：

• She decided to leave here on Sunday instead of Monday.她决定星期日而不是星期一离开这里。
• Will you go to the party instead of me?你替我赴宴好吗？

14 mind   

n.思想，主意，心意；v.介意，照顾，留心

参考例句：

• I've changed my mind.我一经转变主意。
• You really don't mind?你真的不介意？

15 pick   

n.精选，掘；鹤嘴锄；vt.摘，掘，凿，挑选，挖，挑剔；vi. 摘，掘，凿，挖，挑选

参考例句：

• Please don't pick the flowers.请勿攀折花木。
• We are going to pick apples.我们要去摘苹果。

16 theory   

n.理论，原则，看法，推测

参考例句：

• He needs to fine down his theory a bit.他需要使他的理论更完善一些。
• He hasn't a leg to stand for this theory of his.他的这种理论是站不住脚的。

17 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

18 orders   

n.（基督教的）圣职，牧师职；命令( order的名词复数 )；秩序；（会议、议会等的）程序；次序v.（医生）开（处方）( order的第三人称单数 )；订购；（上帝、命运等）注定；点（饭菜，饮料等）

参考例句：

• He was punished for disobeying orders. 他因违抗命令而受到惩罚。
• For offline orders, call this number. 离线订货请拨打这个号码。

19 receive   

v.接收；收到；得到

参考例句：

• He went to the door to receive his visitors.他到门口去迎接客人。
• I like to receive presents on my birthday.我喜欢在生日那天收到生日礼物。