情景會話口袋書人際篇 第569期:參觀公司(3)

　　9. The board of directors made the decision to expand the scale of our company.

　　董事會決定擴(kuò)大公司規(guī)模。

　　還能這樣說：

　　The board of directors decided to expand our company's scale.

　　The board of directors made up their mind to double the size of our company.

　　應(yīng)用解析：

　　go by the board 未成功;

　　on even board with 與……齊頭并進(jìn)，處于平等地位

　　10. Almost every process is computerized.

　　幾乎每一道工序都是由電腦控制的。

　　還能這樣說：

　　Almost every process is controlled by computer.

　　Almost every process is finished under the computer.

　　應(yīng)用解析：

　　in the process 在進(jìn)行中;

　　in the process of sth./doing sth. 在從事某任務(wù)的過程中

　　11. Our factory is beginning to expand, and the prospects are considerable.

　　我廠正著手?jǐn)U產(chǎn)改造，發(fā)展前景可觀。

　　還能這樣說：

　　Our factory will have considerable prospects because we are trying to expand the scale.

　　Our company is beginning to expand, and we will have great potential.

　　應(yīng)用解析：

　　considerable的意思是：值得考慮的，不可忽視的，重要的;相當(dāng)大的，可觀的。

　　例如：

　　I bought the painting at considerable expense.

　　我花了大價錢才買到這幅畫。

　　12. We own an average-sized company.

　　我們擁有一個中等規(guī)模的公司。

　　還能這樣說：

　　Our company is middle-sized.

　　We have a company which is of medium size.

　　應(yīng)用解析：

　　take/follow a middle course (取)中間路線，(行)中庸之道;

　　bang in the middle/center 恰恰在正中間;

　　in the middle of nowhere 在偏僻的地方