更多免费英语跟读课程欢迎关注VX公众号：英语主播EmilyConversation:A: Alright, people. We're holding this meeting today because we've got to do something about our sales and we need to do it Now! I want concrete solutions. How do you plan to drive sales, Roger?好了，各位。我们今天开这个会是因为我们需在销售上做点事情了。并且我们现在就做！我想要创意的实施方案。你打算怎样增加销售，罗杰？B: Well, in fact, we're the most expensive in the market, so maybe we need to lower prices to match the competitors. 事实是，我们的价格在市场上是最高的。所以也许我们需要把价格降到和竞争对手同一水平。A: Lower prices? Not very creative. It'll never fly with Swan. What kind of thinking is that? Geez. Anyone have a better plan? Natalie?降低价格？不是很有创意。Swan不会采纳的。天哪，这是在想什么呀？其他人有更好的计划吗，娜塔莉？C: Um, Perhaps, um, a promotion. Maybe a two-for-one offer or something like that. 呃，或者做一个促销活动，例如买二送一或类似的活动。A: What? That's the same thing. Bad idea. Really bad idea. Dammit people. C'mon! Think! CEO will be here any minute. 什么？这还是同一回事儿。不好，真的不好。该死的，各位，加油啊！思考啊！CEO马上就到了。D: Do we have any ideas yet?各位有什么想法呢？C: Yes, Mr Swan. We were kind of considering a two-for-one offer to get more competitive. 有的，Swan先生，我们考虑用买二送一获得更大的竞争力。D: A two-for-one promotion? Hmm. I kind of like the sound of that. It sounds like something we should consider. 买二送一促销？嗯，我喜欢这个说法，听起来像是我们应该考虑的。A: Yeah, exactly. That's just what I was thinking. In fact, that's a brilliant idea. I'm glad we thought of that. Very creative. 是的，确实如此，我也是这么想的。事实上，这是一个很赞的建议，很高兴我们想到了。非常有创意。1.match the competitors表示“比得过竞争对手（的价格优势）”。例句：It's impossible for us to match the competitors. Our costs are just too high.我们不可能比得上竞争对手，我们的成本太高了。2.It'll never fly.表示“不会奏效”。This market plan will never fly. It's just too expensive.这个营销计划不会奏效，它太贵了。3.drive sales表示“推动销量”，相当于“increase sales”4.promotion在这里表示“促销”。也叫"sales promotion"。5.two-for-one“买一送一”。buy one and get one free买一送一。6.briliant巧妙的；成功的；聪颖的。What a briliant idea.真是个绝妙的主意！The play was a briliant success.那出剧获得了巨大的成功。发音：about our→daʊdo it→wɪkind of→dəhave a→vəbad idea→daɪcome on→mɑːhave any ideas→ve;jaɪsound of that→dəthat's a→tsəthought of→də

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