林超伦实战口译练习笔记 第52期:公司产品

 　　It all started back in 1849, when Charles Pfizer and Company opened as a fine-chemicals business. It was a modest red-brick building in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York. It served as office, laboratory, factory, and warehouse¹. The company's first product was santonin--a palatable² antiparasitic which was an immediate³ success. For the past 154 years, Pfizer has been discovering, developing, manufacturing, and marketing⁴ leading prescription⁵ medicines for humans and animals and many for the world's best-known consumer brands.

　　追根溯源，1849年，查尔斯辉瑞公司宣告成立，经营精细化学品。当时，公司只是个普普通通的红砖建筑，地处纽约布鲁克林区的威廉姆斯堡地段。大楼既是办公楼、试验室，又是工厂和仓库。公司的第一个产品叫“三托宁”，是一种味道不错的抗寄生虫药。上市之后，大受欢迎。的此后的154年中，辉瑞公司不停地发现、发展、制作、推销领先的处方药品，既有给人使用的，也有动物使用的，还有许多世界上最著名的消费品牌。

1 warehouse   

n.仓库；vt.存入仓库

参考例句：

• We freighted the goods to the warehouse by truck.我们用卡车把货物运到仓库。
• The manager wants to clear off the old stocks in the warehouse.经理想把仓库里积压的存货处理掉。

2 palatable   

adj.可口的，美味的；惬意的

参考例句：

• The truth is not always very palatable.事实真相并非尽如人意。
• This wine is palatable and not very expensive.这种酒味道不错，价钱也不算贵。

3 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

4 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

5 prescription   

n.处方，开药；指示，规定

参考例句：

• The physician made a prescription against sea- sickness for him.医生给他开了个治晕船的药方。
• The drug is available on prescription only.这种药只能凭处方购买。