In a classic case of supply(供应) and demand(需求), the price of roses peaks(达到高峰) on Valentine's Day. Women may be used to receiving flowers on birthdays and anniversaries(周年纪念). But flowers given for no reason other than “I was thinking of you today” make higher impact(影响力) because they are unexpected. Every woman remembers the last time she got flowers. Just as you never forgot the first time a woman other than your mom served(为……服务) you a home-cooked meal, she'll treasure(珍藏) this gesture(姿态、心意) forever. 「读书笔记」 首先来看一个商业术语, supply意思是“提供”,demand是“需求”,和在一起supply and demand,就是“供求”。“供求规则”就是the law of supply and demand,商场上的成功者就是掌握这个规则的专家,所以在他们看来,The law of supply and demand is simple.(供求规则很简单。) 接下来,我们来看看玫瑰花的销售规律。Classic是“经典的”,case有“案例”的意思,“玫瑰花供求的经典案例” (In a classic case of supply and demand)也就是“就玫瑰花的供求最佳时期来说”,也就是情人节,是玫瑰花售价最高的时候了。(the price of roses peaks on Valentine's Day) 女人总是习惯于(be used to)在她们的生日宴会或是周年纪念时收花(receiving flowers on birthdays and anniversaries)。 注意这段中的other than,这里,它表示否定意义,即不同于(= different from),非(= not)。flowers given for no reason other than “I was thinking of you today”就是“没理由的送花不同于说'我今天想你'”,用“flowers given for no reason”和说“I was thinking of you today”相比较,显然后者不如前者,因为flowers given for no reason可以make higher impact(产生更高的影响力),因为they are unexpected(这些花是意外惊喜。) 所以,把这段话的意思连起来,就是:但比起“我今天想你了”这种送花的理由,毫无缘故的收到鲜花会给她们留下更深地印象,因为这是她们意想不到的一份礼物。 每个女人都能记住她上次她收到的鲜花,(Every woman remembers the last time she got flowers.)就像你永远不会忘记第一个除了妈妈之外的女人给你准备的家常饭一样,(Just as you never forgot the first time a woman other than your mom served you a home-cooked meal) 这里,又出现了other than,不过这一次它的意思变成了“除了”,相当于except.举个例子:There's nobody here other than me.(这儿除了我没有别人。)很容易理解,是吧! 她将永远珍藏你的这份心意。(she'll treasure this gesture forever)treasure当名词讲是“金银财宝,财富”,做动词时,意思自然就变成了“珍藏”。 「句型留言板」 今天,我们来记住一个很常用的句型: be used to 习惯于…… She is used to hard work. 她习惯于艰苦工作。 如果主语换成I,后面的系动词自然也要跟着变,举个例子: I'm used to having milk and bread for breakfast. 我习惯早餐吃牛奶和面包。 你有什么习惯呢?不妨写写看。 用心 爱心 专心 - 1 - 今天的节目就到这里,记住other than表示“不同于”或者“除了”,be used to句型的意思用心 爱心专心 - 2 - 是“习惯于……”。 本文来源:https://www.wddqw.com/doc/6d5dc3d412661ed9ad51f01dc281e53a59025104.html