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One hundred and thirteen million Americans have at least one hank-issued credit card. They give their owners automatic credit in stores, restaurants, and hotels, at home, across the country, and even abroad, and they make many banking services available as well. (46)More and more of these credit cards can be read automatically, making it possible to withdraw or deposit money in scattered locations, whether or not the local branch bank is open. For many of us the "cashless society" is not on the horizon—it's already here. While computers offer these conveniences to consumers, they have many advantages for sellers too. (47)Electronic cash registers can do much more than simply ring up sales. They can keep a wide range of records, including who sold what, when, and to whom. This information allows business- men to keep track of their list of goods by showing which items are being sold and how fast they are moving. Decisions to reorder or return goods to suppliers can then be made. (48)At the same time these computers record which hours are busiest and which employees are the most efficient, allowing personnel and staffing assignments to be made accordingly. And they also identify preferred customers for promotional campaigns. Computers are relied on by manufacturers for similar reasons. (49) Computer-analyzed marketing reports can help to decide which products to emphasize now, which to develop for the future, and which to drop. Computers keep track of goods in stock, of raw materials on hand, and even of the production process itself. (50) Numerous other commercial enterprises, from theaters to magazine publishers, from gas and electric utilities to milk processors, bring better and more efficient services to consumers through the use of computers.
【答案解析】[解析] 本句是一个复合句,主句的主干是more and more of these credit cards can be read automatically,making引导的现在分词短语作主句的结果状语,whether or not引导的句子是一个条件状语从句。it是一个形式宾语代替后面的to withdraw or deposit money in scattered locations。 [词汇] read credit cards(读取信用卡,刷卡)withdraw or deposit money(取钱和存钱)scattered(分散的,离散的)
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withdraw or deposit money in scattered locations:在各个分散的地点取钱和存钱
withdraw or deposit money in scattered locations:在偏僻的地方撤回或安置钱财
whether or not the local branch bank is open:不管当地的分支银行是否营业
whether or not the local branch bank is open:不论地方树枝河岸是否打开
【答案解析】[解析] 第一句中的do much more than的意思是“做的不只是”,说明ring up sales只是electronic cash registers工作的一部分;第二句中的who sold what,when,and to whom是介词including的宾语。第二句中的介词结构by showing...作方式状语,其中showing后面的which items are being sold和how fast they are moving都作showing的宾语。 [词汇] electronic cash registers(电子现金出纳机,即收款机)ring up(把(款项)记入现金出纳机)keep track of(跟踪,明了)
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do much more than simply ring up sales:做的不只是简单地记录销售金额
do much more than simply ring up sales:做得更多比仅仅是打电话销售
【答案解析】[解析] 第一个句子的主语是these computers,谓语是record,后面有两个以and连接的宾语从句which hours are busiest和which employers are the most efficient,作record的宾语;逗号之后的分词结构作全句的状语。 [词汇] efficient(有效率的,能干的)accordingly(依据,相应地)
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which employees are the most efficient:哪些员工的工作效率最高
【答案解析】[解析] which...now,which...future,and which...to drop这三个并列从句为动词decide的三个并列宾语;keep track of后也有三个并列的宾语,分别是goods in stock,raw materials on hand和the production process itself。 [词汇] emphasize(强调,重点加强)drop(这里是“使停止,使结束”的意思)
【答案解析】[解析] 本句的主干是Numerous other commercial enterprises...bring better and more efficient services,其中主语和谓语之间有一个很长的补充说明成分:from theaters to magazine publishers,from gas and electric utilties to milk processors,在开始阅读的时候,可以先跳过去。 [词汇] numerous(众多的,许多的,无数的)注意:gas and electric utilities中的utilities的意思是“公用事业公司”。