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A: Maybe, we can develop a market for our production Africa.
或許我們可以再非洲對我們的產(chǎn)品開拓一個市場。
B: Get real! According to our research, there is nomarket for our product in Africa.
別做夢了!根據(jù)我們的調(diào)查,我們的產(chǎn)品在非洲沒有市場的。
地道表達(dá)
get real
1. 解詞釋義
Real是“現(xiàn)實的,實際的”的意思,那么,“Get real!”就是指“認(rèn)清事實,別做夢了!”
2. 拓展例句
A: I broke up with Jane but I cannot forget her. Is there possibility that we could get backtogether?
我和Jane分手了,但是我忘不掉她。我們還有重歸于好的可能性嗎?
B : Forget it! Get real! She married a rich businessman.
少來了,別做夢了,別人已經(jīng)嫁給了一個富商了。
Ps 1:according to是一個復(fù)合連詞,意思是“根據(jù),基于”。例如:
According to etiquette, you should stand up to meet a guest.
按照禮節(jié)你應(yīng)該站起來接待客人。
According to their own accounts, they had barely managed to scrape through.
按照他們自己的說法,他們好容易才勉強(qiáng)對付過去的。
Ps 2:表示一種產(chǎn)品在市面上不能為大眾接受,不受到歡迎,沒人買,可以這樣說:There is no marketfor...例如:
There is no market for expensive package tour in November .
11月豪華包價旅游沒有銷路。
There is no market for these goods in China.
這些貨物在中國沒有銷路。
Ps 3:develop a market:開發(fā)市場 develop a market for something:開發(fā)......的市場