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小橘子的英语笔记

作者:宝可梦小公子 | 分类: | 字数:27.4万

gives somebody an edge over... 优势

书名:小橘子的英语笔记 作者:宝可梦小公子 字数:1813 更新时间:2024-11-04 02:49:01

第66章 gives somebody an edge over... 优势

And the John Lewis Partnership—which runs John Lewis, a department-store chain that sells everything from board games to bathroom fittings, and Waitrose, a posh supermarket—is reaffirmed as having a special place in middle-class Britain's collective consciousness.

而约翰-刘易斯合伙公司--它经营着约翰-刘易斯(John Lewis)--一家从棋盘游戏到浴室设备都卖的百货连锁店,以及怀特罗斯(Waitrose)--一家高档超市--被再次确认为在英国中产阶级的集体记忆中具有特殊地位。

collective consciousness即我们所说的“集体记忆”,从句子中我们可以学到一个句型:XX has a special place in XX's collective consciousness,这一表达在社会以及文化类题材中经常用到。

仿写句子:

With a mix of edy acts the edy acts.songs and dance the

Spring festival Gala has a

Special place in our collective consciousness.

春节联欢晚会融合了喜剧表演歌曲以及舞蹈,它在我们的集体记忆中有特殊地位。

The revamped business holds a mirror up to Britain's high streets: more online, more cost-conscious and keen to diversify.

改革后的业务为英国的商业街提供了一面镜子:更多的网上业务,更多的成本意识和热衷于多元化。

A holds a mirror up to B 是一个很形象的说法,它的字面含义是“A为B提供了一面镜子”,引申为“A是B可以借鉴参考的对象,A是B的一个缩影”。

?仿写练习:

The success of Pinduoduo,an e-merce platform hold of mirror up

To China's online retail business more affordable products and better customer service.

电商平台拼多多的成功是中国电商的一个缩影,价格更加低廉的产品,以及更好的客户服务。

Meanwhile, notes Mr Black, the physical stores that remain give John Lewis an edge over online-only rivals, like Asos and Boohoo, by reducing shipping costs (customers can collect their internet purchases in person) and by making returns easier.

同时,布莱克先生指出,与Asos和Boohoo等纯线上的竞争对手相比,保留下来的实体店通过降低运输成本(顾客可以亲自到店领取他们在网上购买的物品)和使退货更容易,让约翰-刘易斯具有优势。

XX gives somebody an edge over...是一个写作中很好用的表达,意思是“XX让某人与……相比更有优势”,在涉及到竞争相关的话题时可以用上该说法。

??请完成下列仿写练习:

Doing part-time jobs at college helps students gain valuable work experience and can thus give them eage over those who study full- time.

在学校期间做兼职能让学生得到宝贵的工作经验,因此能让他们与那些全天学习的人相比更难具有优势。