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QuickServe has an excellent reputation.??78
Its prices are reasonable and its services are quick and efficient/??f??nt/(有效率的).??91
? ? ? ?reputation?名譽,聲望；reasonable?合情理的(reason的形容詞形式)量淌；efficient?高效的骗村；
The company's service employees are clean, polite and efficient.86
In this type of business, person to person contact is the key to success.? 76
? ? ? ?person to person?面對面的,直接的?→?person to person contact?面對面的接觸；
? ? ? ?key?鑰匙,最重要的部分,關鍵?→?是什么的關鍵：the?key?to?→?the?key?to?success?成功的關鍵呀枢；
With each satisfied/?s?t?sfa?d/?customer, more customers subscribe/s?b?skra?b/(訂閱). 81
? ? ? ?satisfied?滿意的?→?satisfied?customer?滿意的客戶胚股；
Satisfied customers recommend QuickServe to their friends.
recommend?推薦,介紹?→?推薦某物給某人：recommend?sth.?to?sb.
? ? ? ?→?e.g.? I?recommend?this?movie?to?you.?我推薦這部電影給你
? ? ? ?? ? ? ? ? ? My?friend?recommended?that?book?to?me.?我的朋友給我推薦那本書
This kind of?word-of-mouth?advertising is very cost effective.??76
? ? ? ?word-of-mouth?口頭的,口碑的?→?word-of-mouth?advertising?口口相傳；cost effective?合算的,劃算的裙秋；
Cost effective?means that the results are good without paying a high price.??78
In other words, quality/?kwɑ?l?ti/(質(zhì)量) service provides its own reward/r??w??rd/(獎勵) to the company.?
? ? ? ?in other words換句話說,換言之
? ? ? ?→?e.g.? There?isn't?a?single?cloud?in?the?shy.? 天空中沒有一朵云
? ? ? ?? ? ? ? ? ? ?In other words,it's?a?very?clear?sky.?換句話說琅拌，現(xiàn)在是晴空萬里
? ? ? ?reward?獎賞,獎勵,報酬；provide?reward?to?sb.?為某人提供獎勵摘刑；
譯文：QuickServe的名聲很好进宝。他們價格合理，服務快速高效枷恕。公司的員工著裝整潔党晋、有禮貌、做事也很有效率徐块。在這種類型的業(yè)務中未玻，面對面的接觸是成功的關鍵。每一個滿意的客戶蛹锰，都會有更多的客戶訂閱深胳。滿意的客戶會把quickservice推薦給他們的朋友。這種口口相傳的廣告非常劃算铜犬。保證優(yōu)質(zhì)的優(yōu)質(zhì)服務能夠給公司帶來顯著的經(jīng)濟效益舞终，換句話說轻庆，優(yōu)質(zhì)的服務本身能為公司帶來獎賞。
The company takes great pride in being honest(誠實)??with its customers.?
? ? ? ?pride?自豪,驕傲(n.)? →?take?pride?in?sth.?為…感到自豪,為…感到驕傲敛劝；
? ? ? ?1）跟物?take?pride?in?my?work余爆；2）跟動作(動詞需要變成ing形式)
There are no?hidden charges?for their services.??81
? ? ? ?hidden?不為人知的(adj.) →?hidden?charges?隱形消費；
As a result, the number of customers in each city is growing rapidly.?
? ? ? ?什么的數(shù)量：the number of+?可數(shù)名詞復述?→?the number of?books夸盟；the number of customers顧客的數(shù)量蛾方；
? ? ? ?【注】the number of做句子的主語的時候，句子的謂語仍然要用單數(shù)的形式上陕，所以課文中be動詞還是用?is桩砰。
With the aging(老化) population, there are more elderly/?eld?rli/(老年人) people who need home repair services.(定語從句)
? ? ? ?aging?衰老的,變老的?→?with the aging population?隨著人口逐漸變老；
These people need to have confidence in the service provider.
? ? ? ?confidence?信心,信任(n.)?→?have confidence in?對…有信心→?e.g.?I?have?confidence?in?you.? 我對你有信心
? ? ? ?service provider：(provider-動詞provide的名詞形式) 提供者,供應商释簿；
They don't want to be cheated.
? ? ? ?be cheated?被欺騙?→?cheat?欺騙亚隅；
These people don't mind paying a reasonable fee(費用)??for high quality service.?
? ? ? ?mind 1）作名詞：頭腦,大腦?→?e.g. What?do?you?have?in?mind？?你有什么主意嗎庶溶？
? ? ? ?? ? ? ? ?2）作動詞：介意,反對(用于疑問句和否定句中) 后面的動詞使用ing形式：don't?mind?doing?sth.
? ? ? ?? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?→?e.g.? I?don't?mind?working?a?few?more?hours?in?the?office.?我不介意在辦公室多工作幾個小時
? ? ? ?? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?She?doesn't?mind?paying?a?high?price?for?the?dress.?她不介意花高價錢買這條裙子
High quality service should be rewarded.??88
? ? ? ?reward：可做名詞,或動詞?→?be?rewarded?被獎勵,被給予報酬煮纵；
譯文：公司為誠信待客而感動驕傲。他們的服務是沒有隱形消費的偏螺。因此行疏，QuickServe每個城市的顧客數(shù)量都在增加。隨著人口老齡化套像，會有更多的老人家需要家居維修服務酿联。這些老人家需要對服務供應商有信心。他們不想被欺騙凉夯。這些人不介意為高質(zhì)量的服務而支付一筆合理的價錢货葬。優(yōu)質(zhì)量的服務應該被獎勵。
The company provides a range of service plans, each with a different subscription?/s?b?skr?p?n/ price.??78
? ? ? ?a range of?一批,一系列?→?a range of service plans?一系列的服務方案劲够；
? ? ? ?subscription：動詞subscribe的名詞形式?→?subscription?price?訂購價格
The least expensive service plan is called the basic plan.
? ? ? ?the least expensive?最便宜的(形容詞expensive的最低級形式)震桶；basic?基礎的,基本的?→?the basic plan基礎套餐；
This plan provides non-emergency/i?m??rd??nsi/(緊急情況) services with a very low service charge.??77
? ? ? ?non-emergency?services：前綴non(與形容詞或名詞連用)?無征绎，不蹲姐，非；非緊急的服務
The most expensive service plan is their VIP plan.???83
? ? ? ?the most expensive?最貴的(形容詞expensive的最高級形式)人柿；
The VIP plan provides emergency services 24 hours a day with no additional service charge.
? ? ? ?with no additional service charge：(additional?額外的,附加的?)?沒有額外的服務費用
? ? ? ?additional charge? VS?hidden?charge(更側重于坑人)? 都是額外的費用
It also provides?rebates/?ri?be?ts/?to customers who don't call for any service during the year.
? ? ? ?rebate?部分退款柴墩；
In addition, QuickServe gives bonus/?bo?n?s/(獎金) points to customers for each year that they subscribe.(定語從句)
? ? ? ?in addition?除此以外；bonus?獎金,津貼凫岖；point?比分,得分?→?bonus?point?消費積分江咳；long-term?長期的；
These bonus points can be used to buy new appliances(器具) such as stoves and refrigerators.
? ? ? ?appliance?家用電器哥放；stove?爐灶歼指；refrigerator?電冰箱爹土；
譯文：公司提供一系列的服務方案，每個方案定價不同踩身。最便宜的套餐就是基礎套餐胀茵。這種非緊急服務的比較基礎，價格也不貴挟阻。最貴的是他們的VIP套餐琼娘。除了24小時為VIP客戶提供緊急服務，不收取額外服務費用附鸽。QuickServe還為一年之內(nèi)不曾打過電話消費服務的顧客提供退款脱拼。除此以外，公司會為客戶訂閱的每一年提供消費積分拒炎。這些消費積分可以用來購買爐子和冰箱等新的家用電器挪拟。
What does the company give to the long-term customers? - It gives bonus points to customers for each year that they subscribe.
What kind of service plans does the company provide? - The company provides a range of service plans.
If the business continues to grow, the owners may decide to take the company public.??79
? ? ? ?continue to?do?sth.?繼續(xù)做某事；take the company public?讓公司上市击你；
This means that the public can buy shares of the company. 87
? ? ? ?public?公眾的,大眾的(adj.)?→ the?public?公眾,大眾；share?股票,股份(n.)
It will then change from a privately-owned/?pra?v?tli/(私下地) company to a public company.
? ? ? ?private?私人的,私有的(與public相反)?→?privately-owned?私人擁有的(adj.)谎柄；owned(動詞own的過去分詞形式)?被擁有丁侄；change?from?sth.?to?sth.?從…變成…
The owners believe that their business is successful and can expand around the world.???80(賓語從句)
They also believe that taking their company public can make them rich.? 85(賓語從句)
譯文：如果公司繼續(xù)擴張，所有者可能會決定讓公司上市朝巫。這意味著公眾可以購買該公司的股票鸿摇。一旦上市，公司就會從一家私營公司變?yōu)橐患疑鲜泄九场Ｋ姓呦嘈潘麄兊纳馐浅晒Φ淖炯梢詳U展到世界各地。他們也相信揪荣，將公司上市以后筷黔，他們能讓賺很多很多錢。
