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1. As a salesman, I am on the road about three weeks per month.
身为业务员,一个月当中有三个星期我都到处奔走兜揽生意。
2. Their marriage broke up because her husband had affairs on the road.
他们的婚姻破裂了,因为她丈夫在旅途中有了外遇。
Bikes-(自行车)
B:Hey, Jim. I didn’t know you biked to work.
嘿,吉姆。我可不知道你骑自行车上班。
A:Yeah, it helps keep me fit and helps the environment, too.
是这样。他可以帮助我保持体形,同时也有利于环境。
B:One less car on the road means less pollution.
马路上车少也意味着污染更少。
A:Right. Since my work is near a park, it’s a really nice ride, too.
是呀。我上班的地方挨着公园,骑车是件很惬意的事情。
B:How far is it?
有多远。
A:Oh, about 10 miles. It takes me about an hour.
哦,大概10英里。花大概1个小时。
B:That doesn’t sound too bad. I wish I could do it, but I work in the city. So I take the train.
那还不至于太糟糕。我希望我也可以这样,可是我在市区上班,所以坐火车去。
A:You’re doing your part for the environment by using public transportation, too.
使用公交车也算是为环境尽了一点你自己的力量。
B:True. Well, see you tomorrow.
这倒是。好了,明天见。
A:See you.
再见。
Promotional Activities-(促销活动)
A:As you know, the FastTrek 2000 is due for release next month. I think we''ve finally worked the kinks out.
正如你所知,FastTrek 2000 预定在下个月推出。我想我们已经解决了所有琐碎的问题。
B:Great. That''s vital. Quality is the focus of the ad campaign. The boards must work well if they''re going to be the cash cow we want them to be.
太好了。那很重要。品质是广告活动的焦点。如果要让这些适配卡如我们所要的成为摇钱树的话,就不能出乱子。
A:Let''s go over our promotion plans again.
我们再看一遍我们的促销计划。
B:OK. We have six major retailers running demonstrations at most branches. And our exhibition team is already on the road setting up for computer shows.
我们有六家主要的零售商在大部分的分店做展示。而且我们的展示队伍已经为计算机展在起跑了。
A:Good. What about print and radio?
很好,那印刷品和广播呢?
B:We''ve taken out full-page ads for two large trade magazines. And more important, our press releases have been well received.
我们在两家大的商业杂志刊登了全版广告。更重要的是,我们的新闻稿已经全被采纳了。
A:Any larger ads?
有再大一点的广告吗?
B:Yes. We''re putting the same full-page ad in the Sunday edition of three major newspapers.
有的。我们在三大报的星期天版面放了相同的全版广告。
A:Sounds perfect.
听起来很周全。
B:But nothing ever works out as you want it. So I have a number of other tricks up my sleeve, as well.
不过有时候就是会事与愿违,所以我还有很多其它的妙计。
1. 在旅途中:on the quiet 秘密地,私下地 | on the road 在旅途中 | on the run 跑着;奔走;奔波
2. 在公路上:39.rain heavily 下大雨 | 40.on the road 在公路上 | 41.not know what to do 不知道该做什么
3. 在旅途中,(to)在...过程中:170、on/upon the point of 即将...之时,正要...的时候 | 171、on the road 在旅途中,(to)在...过程中 | 172、on the side 作为兼职;另外
noun
1. travelling about
e.g. they took the show on the road
they lost all their games on the road
Synonym: on tour