情景會話口袋書人際篇 第618期:下訂單(4)

13. Heavy inquiries witness the quality of our products.

大量詢盤證明我們產(chǎn)品質(zhì)量過硬。

還能這樣說：

Heavy inquiries can prove that we have good quality.

A lot of inquiries bore witness to the quality of our products.

應用解析：

bear witness to sth. 證明某事物，為某事作證;

eye-witness 目擊者;

a witness against sb. 對某人不利的證人;

witness to sth. 在法庭等上作證

14. We've already cut down our prices to cost level.

我們已經(jīng)將價格降到成本費的水平了。

還能這樣說：

The price we give you is the cost level.

This is already our cost price. We can't reduce it any more.

應用解析：

hair cut 理發(fā);

power cut 停電;

a cut above 高人一等的;

cut across sth. 與通常的分類不符;

cut and run 急忙逃跑;

cut no ice 不起作用

15. I wish that this business will bring benefit to both of us.

希望這筆生意對我們雙方都會帶來好處。

還能這樣說：

I hope that both of us will benefit from the business.

I desire that this business will do good to both of us.

應用解析：

for one's benefit 以對某人進行指引、指導;

give sb. the benefit of the doubt 因證據(jù)不足而承認某人無罪;

benefit from sth. 從某物中利益;

be of benefit to 對……有益

16. You may trust me that any money spent now will bring you big profits in future.

請您相信我，今天投入的資金以后會為您帶來巨大的利潤。

還能這樣說：

You can believe in me, the money you spent today will make you gain a lot in the future.

You can have faith in me that if today's little money doesn't go out; tomorrow's great moneydoesn't come in.

應用解析：

have big ideas 想要做大事的;

get too big for one's boots 自大，自負;

a big cheese 要人，大亨;

big deal 重要的人;

a big fish in a little pond 小地方的大人物