1.?????? Diana is working as a sales-person for an insurance company this summer, it is a tough job and she gets to be outdoors from time to time. But the pay is decent.

本句是個轉折題，盡管句子的前半形容Diana在保險公司做銷售的工作很辛苦，但句子的重心還是出現(xiàn)在but的后面，即報酬豐厚上。

2.?????? Please don't get annoyed over what I said now. I'm just worried about the delay. In no way do I blame you for what happened. You have tried your best.

本句用in no way的倒裝結構表達出否定的意味，顯示出說話者的態(tài)度并非指責對方。

3.?????? Mrs. Green called the after-sale service agency and had her almost-new refrigerator repaired for free because it was still under warranty.

有意思的是，昨天正巧是"三·一五"消費者維權日，這句話描述的就是在under warranty---保修期內，消費者找售后服務修冰箱的事情。

4.?????? George is a true pal. He is ready to offer any kind of assistance whenever you are in need. Friends like him are few and far between.

本句出現(xiàn)詞組few and far between，"稀少，很少見"的意思，曾經(jīng)在托?？荚囍谐霈F(xiàn)過。即時考生不知道詞組的含義，也能根據(jù)前文的內容判斷出來。

5.?????? Unless the whole production cost could be reduced to a reasonable limit, the company would have to double its budget by next year.

作為條件句的一種，unless句型在歷年考試中出現(xiàn)的并不多。"除非把產(chǎn)品成本降到合理極限，否則明年前公司不得不將預算翻倍"，也就是說，成本降不下來的話，預算就必須翻倍。

6.?????? If the goods could not arrive in time for the Christmas rush, good quality and competitive price would mean nothing at all.

圣誕購物高峰前貨物到達不了的話，再高的質量和再有競爭力的價格都于事無補。這句話還是比較容易理解的。

7.?????? Well, I'm sure we can work something out but it's almost dinner time. May I suggest that we come back tomorrow, say 9 o'clock, to continue the talk?

我們在上海新東方的中口聽力課上強調過小詞用法的重要性，考生應經(jīng)常在詞典上翻閱諸如work, get, take等詞后接不同介詞的意思及用法。本句中詞組"work things out"的意思---解決問題。

8.?????? If our products are to compete on the international market, advanced technology is a key element. The higher the technology, the better the products and the greater the competitiveness.

本次考試關于商務類的內容考得非常多，這句話牽涉到"科技是第一生產(chǎn)力"的問題，技術越高，產(chǎn)品越好，越有競爭力。

9.?????? The fact that Mr. Parkinson is a high-ranking CEO doesn't mean that he can advise you about finance and investment questions.

句子雖長，但應抓住主干The fact...doesn't mean...，就算是CEO也不一定能給你關于金融投資問題正確的建議。

10.?? In this country, the total number of people over 65 years old is 23 million today, but it will swell to 45 million by the year 2020.

唯一的一道數(shù)字題，即時出現(xiàn)的數(shù)字不一定每個都考，但應作好筆記。2千3百萬和4千5百萬，一看就知道是2倍的關系。

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