Day 26神句神词组
1.Last week, it was announced by the brand’s new president Abigail Klem (who stepped into the role in January) that the aspirational, fine-jewellery collection of which this bracelet was a prized example will henceforward be folded into the main line and made more accessible. 上周,与(特朗普牌)齐名的新任总裁阿比盖尔·克兰姆(Abigail Klem,她自今年1月起开始担任该职务)宣布,以这款手镯为主打产品的高端珠宝系列今后将融入其主流产品线,并面向更广大的消费群体。
2.It’s tempting to read this as yet another woe in the catalogue of ills that have befallen the brand since President Donald Trump’s ascension to power.
或许它可以解读为该品牌遇到的又一个困难,自从特朗普(Donald Trump)就任总统执掌政权以来,该品牌就麻烦不断。
3.In particular, the brand’s inventory is skyrocketing on second-hand resale sites such as ThredUP, where demand for Ivanka Trump-branded products in conservative cities such as Houston in Texas is massively outstripping the rate at which more liberal-minded coastal-dwelling urbanites are purging themselves of them. 该品牌在ThredUP等二手衣物寄售网站上的存货数量迅速膨胀,而德克萨斯州休斯敦等保守城市地区对特朗普品牌产品的需求远远超过了沿海地区自由派城市居民抛弃该品牌的速度。
4.The business of fashion, accessories and especially jewellery is built on the basis, like those of cars and houses, that they are imbued with various life-enhancing qualities.
时尚、配饰、特别是珠宝行业,和汽车以及住房领域一样,是建立在一个基础之上的,即它们具备各种能够丰富生活的特质。
5.By buying into a brand, so the retail culture has it, we buy into a society of similarly-minded sophisticates who share our values and wallet size.
按照零售文化的说法,购买一个品牌的产品,将使我们进入一个和自己价值观以及经济实力相似、观点相像的人组成的小世界。
6.Most brands recognize that their survival depends on partnering with high-street retailers in collaborations that will bounce them into a broader market. 绝大多数品牌都意识到,他们的生存取决于与高街零售商结成伙伴展开合作,这能将他们推向更加广阔的市场。
神词组
1. Show an intense passion for表现出强烈的热情
2. Poor sales经营惨淡
3. Increased publicity加大宣传
4. Give an unfair advantage over other competitors比其他竞争者略胜一筹
5. Permanent injunction永久禁令
6. Metropolitan, liberal, latte-drinking snowflakes大都会,自由
7. Sales increased/surged销售上升/激增
8. Just as….so is…正如……和……一样
9. pitch themselves at the highest echelons of luxury身处顶级阶层
10. make them accessible to more ordinary folk走平民路线
11. accessible price合理价格
12. collaboration with/team-up with:与……合作
13. Expand one’s entry-level offering扩大市场准入
14. accessible wilderness:可解决困境