"洋品牌" 达芬奇家具

短语讲解：

1. Most customers who planned on buying foreign brands are now going to wait and see.

plan on打算
例句：Do you plan on staying here another year?
你打算在这里再待上一年吗?

2. The foreign brands which used to be the favorite of many Chinese customers are now faced with an integrity crisis.

used to过去一向,过去时常;过去曾(而现在不再)做
例句：John used to smoke.
约翰过去抽烟。
be faced with面临
例句：The country is faced with a energy crisis.
这个国家面临能源危机。

3. I can tell you a very shocking fact. Our sales of the first half of this month reduced by more than 80% compared to previous six years.

compare to与…相比
例句：The writer was compared to Shakespeare.
把这个作家与莎士比亚进行了比较。

4. Because it costs money to apply for the certification, dealers usually didn't ask for it in the past.

apply for申请
例句：He applied for a passport.
他申请护照。

5. This furniture dealer is telling customers how to tell a good quality product from a fake one by looking at the workmanship and checking the material used.

look at评判; 审视; 看, 注视(某人或某物)
例句：The difficulty can now be looked at in a different light.
现在可以用不同的角度来看这个困难。

6. The export volume of the domestic furniture is 33 billion US dollars, accounting for 34% of global furniture trading amount.

account for占有，占...百分比
例句：APEC members account for more than half of the world's economic output.
亚太经合组织成员的经济总量在世界占一半以上。

7. According to the Secretary-General of Shanghai Furniture Association Xu Guanrong, the domestic furniture making has already met the international standards, but the home-made furniture lacks original designs and brand value.

according to据...所载;据...所说
例句：According to her, grandfather called at noon.
据她说,祖父在中午打来电话。