情景会话口袋书人际篇 第570期:参观公司(4)

 　　13. Our company estimates next year's turnover¹ will reach 18 billion pounds.

　　我们预计公司下一年的营业额会达到180亿英镑。

　　还能这样说：

　　It is estimated that next year's turnover may reach 18 billion pounds.

　　Our company evaluates that the annual turnover will be 18 billion pounds next year.

　　应用解析：

　　at a rough estimate 据粗略估计；

　　by estimate 估计；

　　form an estimate 给……做估计，评价

　　14. What are the main items that you deal in?

　　可以告诉我您经营的是主要产品是什么吗？

　　还能这样说：

　　What are the main products of your company?

　　What products do you mainly run?

　　应用解析：

　　a big deal 重要的人，重要的事；

　　call it a deal 就这样决定，一言为定

　　15. All products have to go through six checks during the whole process.

　　所有产品在整个生产过程中得通过6道质检关。

　　还能这样说：

　　We have six checks before the products are sold.

　　During the whole process, all products have to be checked six times.

　　应用解析：

　　go the whole hog² 彻底或完全地做某事；

　　whole coverage³ 全赔保险

　　16. Its largest single block of turnover comes from emerging markets.

　　营业额最大的一块就是来自新兴市场。

　　还能这样说：

　　The emerging markets make the most money for it.

　　The lion's share of the turnover comes from the emerging markets.

　　应用解析：

　　hang by a single thread 千钧一发；

　　in single fire 成单行；

　　in single figures 个位数字；

　　single space 单位行距

1 turnover   

n.人员流动率，人事变动率；营业额，成交量

参考例句：

• The store greatly reduced the prices to make a quick turnover.这家商店实行大减价以迅速周转资金。
• Our turnover actually increased last year.去年我们的营业额竟然增加了。

2 hog   

n.猪；馋嘴贪吃的人；vt.把…占为己有，独占

参考例句：

• He is greedy like a hog.他像猪一样贪婪。
• Drivers who hog the road leave no room for other cars.那些占着路面的驾驶员一点余地都不留给其他车辆。

3 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。