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商务英语口语对话:人口统计报告  

A: The demographic reports are in... From the looks of it
we're going to have to re-evaluate some of the content for our promotional events in different venues.

B:Why
what's the lowdown?

A: According to the report
our Boston crowd is quite different make-up from our Chicago folks. Our Boston consumers are mostly from mid-level to upper-class ine levels
universtity or postgraduates
married no children
white collar... You know the kind. Chicago on the other hand is mostly mid to low ine levels
single parent homes
blue collar... I think we're talking about o totally different target groups.

B: I have no idea there was that great of deviation beeen the o venues… To make our products sell
we have to take the target audience into account.

A: No kidding. We've got to e up with o pletely different sales pitches to suit the needs of each groups.
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Lowdown: 内幕
真相
Give me the lowdown on the new manager. 告诉我那新经理的底细.
Make-up: the different things
people
etc. that bine to form something; the way in which they bine 组成成分;构成方式
the make-up of a TV audience 电视观众的构成
the page make-up of a text(= the way in which the words and pictures are arranged on a page) 文本的版面设计
deviation: the act of moving away from what is normal or acceptable; a difference from what is expected or acceptable 背离;偏离;违背
deviation from the previously accepted norms 违背事先接受的准则
sexual deviation 性偏离
a deviation from the plan 违背计划
take account of something; take something into account: to consider particular facts
circumstances
etc. when making a decision about something 考虑到;顾及
The pany takes account of environmental issues wherever possible. 只要有可能
这家公司总是尽量考虑到环境问题.
Coursework is taken into account as well as exam results. 除考试结果外
课程作业也要计入成绩.
The defendant asked for a number of other offences to be taken into account. 被告要求考虑其他一些罪行.
Pitch: talk or arguments used by a person trying to sell things or persuade people to do something 推销的话;说教;宣传论点
an aggressive sales pitch 强人所难的推销行话
the candidate's campaign pitch 候选人的竞选宣传
Each pany was given ten minutes to make its pitch. 每个公司有十分钟时间进行推销宣传.

来源:恒星英语-口语频道