初级商务英语（16）

9. We’re extending our showroom by 6 square metres. This will give us a ____________ space.
10. Our results aren’t good this year. But I’m full of confidence. I expect our results next year to be ___________________!
11. (Response to 10) Do you think so? I’m afraid they may be _____________!
Exercises-C
根据以下图表提供的信息，用所给形容词的最高级完成下列句子。
successful, large, fast, profitable, high, efficient, small
请见附图
These three companies make the same products. Ozal has (1) market share, but it is not (2) profitable company. Nafco, which has the (3) workforce and only 30 percent of the market share, had (4) profits last year. If we look at the profits and the number of employees, Nafco seems rate, and it could be (7) company in the future.
Translation
我们厂有三个主要竞争对手，他们生产的机床占了70%的市场份额。其中红都厂牌子最老，利润率最高。他们的产品精密耐用，因而以很高的价格占据了高档品市场。沃顿厂生产的机床价格低廉，占的市场份额最大，虽然利润率不如我们高。沃特厂生产大型机床，投资很大，市场稳定，但利润率很低。
三家机床厂积压有优势又积压有弱点。我们今后若想有竞争力，道德要保证质量的可靠性以保持住市场份额，然后再提高利润。
Key to Exercises-A
2. Harry has far less customers than Tom.
3. Your company has slightly more trainees than ours.
4. The boss does far less work than the secretaries here.
5. I get far more satisfaction from research than from administration.
Key to Exercises-B
1. heavier
2. lighter
3. hotter
4. fairer
5. lower
6. noisier
7. busier
8. nicer
9. larger
10. better
11. worse
Key to Exercises-C
1. the largest
2. the most
3. smallest
4. the highest
5. the most deeicient
6. the fastest
7. the most successful
Key to Translation
We mainly have three competitors, whose lathes take 70% of the market share. Among them Hongdu has the longest history and highest profitability. The precision and endurance of their products have enabled them to sell at the top end of the market at much higher prices. Voton, with their low prices, have seized the lion’s share, though their profitability is lower than ours. As a producer of large lathes, Walt have invested heavily and maintained their market share, but their profitability ranks the lowest.
All the three lathe producers have their own strengths and weaknesses. If we are going to be competitive, we have to guarantee reliability to hold on to the market share, and then increase profitability.