實用外貿(mào)口語精選系列情景系列184:市場調(diào)研

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Market research 市場調(diào)研

A: Did you get a good response from a discounted introductory?

你從定價打折之后得到好的反饋了嗎?

B: We've just carried out a survey of both consumers and retailers regarding our future sound cards.

我們已經(jīng)就我們的計劃推出的聲卡進行了客戶和零售商的調(diào)查。

A: Did you get a good response from the telephone survey? A lot of people won't give market researchers the time of day on the telephone.

你的電話調(diào)查反饋好嗎?許多人不愿意接受電話調(diào)查。

B: That may be true at home. But we called people at office numbers and found some people were more willing to talk on company time.

在家里是那樣的。但是我們打辦公室號碼，發(fā)現(xiàn)一些人更愿意在上班時間接受市場調(diào)查。

A: Really? What do they day?

是嗎?他們都在說什么?

B: Well, it looks like our plans for a fully functional but low end sound card were right on.

看起來我們計劃推出的全功能低價位的聲卡非常受歡迎。

A: People are looking for cheaper ones?

人們愿意買便宜的嗎?

B: Of course. Price is an important variable in our market, so we can use it to build our customer base.

當(dāng)然，價格在市場上是一個重要的變量，我們可以利用價格建立我們的顧客基數(shù)。

A: Right. They want low prices, but most important, the cards must be reliable.

是的，他們希望價格便宜一些，但是最重要的是，聲卡質(zhì)量必須要好。

：重點講解

1.look for something 盼望或待某事物

We shall be looking for an important in your work this term.

我們待你這學(xué)功課進步。

look for 尋找

So where should we look for happiness?

那么，我們應(yīng)該去哪里尋找幸福?

Every time a door closes another one opens, look for the open doors, look for the opportunities that are in front of you.

每次當(dāng)一扇門關(guān)閉的時候,就會有另一扇門打開,去尋找那些敞開的門,尋找在你面前的那些機會。

2.carry out vt. 執(zhí)行，實行;貫徹;實現(xiàn);完成

You must carry out my orders.

你必須執(zhí)行我的命令。

Seeing that he could not carry out his plan,he flung up his cards.

他看到不能實現(xiàn)自己的計劃，就撒手不管了。

To carry out and implement guidelines and policies on the administration of industry and commerce and draft the related local laws and regulations.

貫徹執(zhí)行國家有關(guān)工商行政管理的法律、法規(guī)和方針政策，研究起草有關(guān)地方性法規(guī)和規(guī)章草案。