Vol269.日常英语对话Giving a Presentation

获取全部文本资料公众号搜索：yymaster888Hello everyone and welcome to English Pod. My name is Marco.My name is Katherine. And today we've got another episode in our series about giving a presentation.That's right. Today we're going to talk about some key elements of the topic that we're talking about. We're talking about a laptop computer. So we're going to give some more details and characteristics about the computer and what makes it so special.So let's take a listen to what Mr. Ford has to say about what makes this company's computers very special.Mr. Ford: Now, a key question you might ask yourself is what differentiates the new X420 line with our previous models and also of course with some of our competitors. In other words, what makes the X420 stand out from all the others? This is a key question and is something I'd like to explore in a little depth.Firstly, the X420 has a range of USPs that really make it a cut above the rest. The first thing to mention is that the X420 is the first in a new generation of ultra-light laptop computers. It is only 2 lb, which compares very favorably with all our key competitors. In terms of computer performance, for such a light machine, it's very powerful. 4 GB of RAM with an ultra-fast processor. The most advanced video and sound cards on the market are installed with a crystal clear 15-inch LCD display. The X420 really stands out as a next-generation laptop. Compared with our previous X540 range, it really is in a league of its own.Now, if we go on to look at projected sales for the X420, we can see that sales revenue for 2010 is expected to hit at least $20 million. Now, this is really a conservative estimate. If our marketing campaign is successful, I'm confident that we could see a doubling of this figure at the very least. Now, please bear in mind that this is only for the first year of production. I'm certain that in the coming 3 years, the X420 will actually overtake all our existing products, both in terms of sales and revenue. Okay, now let's move on to discuss our marketing concept and look more closely at our key competitors.All right, we're back. So, we obviously heard a lot of vocab here, a lot of interesting things regarding the computer. Why don't we take a look at some of the words that he used onLanguage Takeaway?So, the first word that is pretty challenging is to differentiate. It's a verb. So, Mr. Ford says, "Ask yourself what it is that differentiates this new computer line with other ones."That's right. So to differentiate, that means what makes it different? What is so special about it? Right.That's right. So you can ask a question like this: What differentiates Apple computers from other computers?That's right. So you're asking what makes it so different?That's right. Okay. So then he rephrases the question and he says, "Well, in other words, what makes the X420 stand out from all the other computers?"All right, so this is a verbal phrase, to stand out. It's very similar to the one that we just mentioned, to differentiate. This means what makes this computer special? Why is it unique?That's right. So we're basically saying, why is this one more noticeable than the rest? That's to stand out. So maybe if everyone in the office is wearing white t-shirts today, but somebody comes in wearing a red t-shirt, that person is going to stand out.Actually, Marco, I think today that's you. You're wearing a red t-shirt today, so you stand out. Okay. So, uh, now as he continued to talk about the computer, he used this prefix before an adjective that was very interesting. He said, "This computer is ultra light." And then he said it's ultra thin as well. And that it has an ultra fast processor.Okay. So ultra light. Ultra fast. Ultra thin. This is a way of saying "very very."That's right. So that's what he's saying. He's saying it's very light. It's very thin. So that's pretty much the structure. You can add ultra before an adjective to emphasize that it's very something.That's right. So when I think of cool actors, I think of James Dean. He was ultra cool.Ultra cool. Very cool.That's right. Okay. So, you can do it with pretty much all adjectives, but uh you know, don't really... you can't really exaggerate and use it all the time.That's right. Well, the key is to remember this is an exaggeration. So, yeah, you don't want to use it all the time, but if you want to emphasize that something is special or that it's very very something, you use the word ultra.That's right. Okay. As he continued to talk about the characteristics of the laptop computer, he made reference to the LCD display, the screen of the computer, and he said that it's a crystal clear 15-inch LCD display. What does he mean by crystal clear?Well, crystal is a very special kind of glass, right? And so, it's expensive. It's what some people have as their special glassware, you know, wine glasses and drinking glasses. And so crystal is very special because it's so clear to see through.So transparent.It's transparent. Light goes through it. You can see everything. And so to say something is crystal clear is to say that it's very very clear.Uh it's extremely clear. It's as clear as crystal. Okay. So basically the screen of this computer, you can see very very well everything that's on the screen, everything that's happening.All the colors, all of the words.Mhm.Okay. And then moving away from the characteristics of the computer, he talked about projected sales and uh he expected $20 million. But he said that that is a very conservative estimate. Okay. So an estimate is like a guess. It's how much we think we will earn in a year or how much we think will happen. Um but in this case, a conservative estimate means that it's a low estimate. You know, we might make $20 million next year. That's conservative. Uh, another estimate is we will make $40 million. So that's not conservative.That's right. Okay. So as you said, an estimate is we are more or less guessing how much it would be. And conservative... so what would be the opposite of a conservative estimate?You could say a generous estimate. That means you're giving a lot.Okay.Uh, so a generous estimate is our revenues will be at around $60 million next year.Okay. Very good. So I think we've taken in a lot. Why don't we take a break? Let's listen to the dialogue again and we'll be back with Fluency Builder.[Presentation Clip Replay: Mr. Ford]Mr. Ford: Now, a key question you might ask yourself is what differentiates the new X420 line with our previous models and also of course with some of our competitors. In other words, what makes the X420 stand out from all the others? This is a key question and is something I'd like to explore in a little depth.