林超伦实战口译练习笔记 第122期:物流与通讯服务

 　　While each division has its own logistics department providing contract administration, it can also draw on Group services. These include the Group's leverage¹ in the international freight market, giving competitive costs of carriage, and a tracking system which can identify the location of a single container and determine its shipment and arrival time to within 24 hours. The Group also provides centralized computer and communications services supported by a team of Information Technology experts.

　　每个部门都有自己的物流部，负责合同执行上的管理工作，但也可以获得集团服务的支持。其中包括集团在国际运输市场中的力量，可以提供有竞争力的运费；还有一个跟踪系统，可以确定某一个集装箱的地点、起运和到达时间，误差不超过24小时。我们集团还提供中央电脑和通讯服务，由一组信息技术专家负责。

1 leverage   

n.力量，影响；杠杆作用，杠杆的力量

参考例句：

• We'll have to use leverage to move this huge rock.我们不得不借助杠杆之力来移动这块巨石。
• He failed in the project because he could gain no leverage. 因为他没有影响力，他的计划失败了。