职场社交英语口语对话 Lesson 18:我们得要抢先完成
2010-09-04来源:和谐英语
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A: You have such a strange accent. Where are you from?
你的口音奇怪。你是哪里人?
B: Take a guess.
猜猜看。
【take over 接掌、占据】
take over 表达商务上或军事上的“接掌、占据”。
A: Once again, the military has taken over the African country.
又一次军方接管了那个非洲国家。
B: Do you think that'll interrupt your plan of taking over the market there?
你想这会干扰到你要掌控该地市场的计划吗?
A: Maybe and maybe not. I just have to wait and see.
或许会,或许不会。我只有等着瞧了。
1) competitor (n.) 竞争者
2) launch (v.) 事业登场,投入市场
3) tracking service 监控服务,此指“监控网站流量的服务”。
4) giga-bummer bummer是指“倒霉、不幸的遭遇”, giga这个“字首” 是指“十亿”,意即“非常巨大,非常多”。