IT与电信业美语口语[法律翻译论坛]

Joining a new company and chatting with co-workers

加盟新公司与周边同事交谈

1. He just joins the Network Security Management Group today and is our new co-worker. 他今天刚刚来网络安全小组报到，是我们的新同事。

co-worker 同事，也常用 new guy, new comer 称新同事

The new guy who just came in yesterday is my brother-in-law. 昨天来的新同事是我妹夫。

2. Let me walk you through our Enterprise Support Group. 我来带你见见企业技术支持小组的全体同事。

walk you through 带你参观、领你转转

Our CTO will walk ITAA convention attendees throught the WiFi PCMCIA product presales show. 本公司技术总监将带领ITAA年会代表参观无线高保真PCMCIA产品预售展。

3. He is your team leader and you just talk to him when necessary.  他是你的组长，有事只管找他谈。

team leader 小组长、课题组长、项目主管

teamwork 团队协作、团队精神

team control 群控

team work key (话务台)坐席间协作键

4. He will report the thin-client architecture development progress to you directly from now on. 今后他就直接将瘦身型客户机体系结构的开发进度向你报告。

report to 向某人报告

美国人多用Who do you report to?来问谁是你的主管。加盟公司的新员工会被告知You will report to ... ，言外之意就是某某人是你的主管。

5. You must report to the Data-Warehousing Department today. 你务必今天向数据存储部报到。

Has the new programmer come to report to the company yet? 新程序员来公司报到了吗？

report to 此指向某人、某单位报到

6. You'll definitely gain a lot in Web hosting area under his leadership. 在他的引领下你一定会在网站托管方面有长足进步。

under his leadership 在他的引领下、在他的管理下

Everyone in my group performs enthusiastically under the new leadership. 有新管理团队领航，我们全组成员工作都很投入。

7. The new company you will join is a Telco giant with solid reputation. 你要加盟的新公司是声誉显赫的电信业巨臂。

giant 某行业实力强大的超级企业

Microsoft is an undisputable software giant. 微软是软件业无可争辩超强企业。

solid 指坚实的、扎实的、实实在在的

solid experience 可靠的经验

solid background 扎实的基础

a solid hour 整整一小时

8. He is in charge of the Server Management Department you will report to. 你将去报到的服务器管理部门由他负责。

in charge of 负责、主持、做主（口语）

be responsible for 负责、主持（正式用法）

9. You'll join the offshore operating headquarters as the Senior Regional VP of Asia Pacific. 你将以亚太区资深副总裁的身份加盟海外运营总部。

offshore operating headquarters 国外运营总部、跨国运营总部

offshore company 海外公司、跨国企业

headquarters 公司总部（要用复数形式）

10. She has been assigned to the HR Director to make a bold move in corporate restructuring. 她已被任命为人力资源总监，以便大刀阔斧地进行公司机构重组。

assign somebody to a position 任命某人某职位

assign 分配、分派、指定

She was assigned an important mission. 她分配到一个重要任务。

restructuring 重组、重建、整顿

HR Human Resources 的缩写

11. He was elected as the new CEO under critical circumstances with the turnaround mission. 他临危受命出任新CEO，肩负着重振公司的使命。

under critical circumstances 在紧急、危难情况下

He never panics under critical circumstances. 他一向临危不惧。

turnaround 转向、振兴、重振

12. Based on his outsourcing experience, he will be incharge of oversees operations. It's the chance of make or break for the outsourcing business. 基于其外包经验，他将主持海外运营。公司外包业务的成败在此一举。

outsourcing 指公司将业务外包给其他公司（并不一定是外国公司），其动词为outsource。

Kodak has outsourced its IT business to IBM. 柯达已将其IT业务外包给IBM公司。

the chance of make or break 成功或失败的机会

If I can pass the CCIE test is the chance of make or break of my career. 能否通过CCIE考试是我事业成败的关键。

13. Judging by the way he behaves, I don't think our boss is a tricky guy. 从他的一举一动判断，我觉得我们的老板不阴。

Tricky 难对付、狡猾的、耍花招的、有陷阱的

You must be careful since the final exam will be tricky. 你得留神点儿，期末考试可不好对付啊。

final exam 期末考试

mid-term exam 期中考试

test 一般测验

14. My boss is thoughtful, decisive, open-minded, and career-oriented. That's why I have been working here for so many years. 我的老板考虑周全、当机立断、头脑开朗、所以这么多年来我一直在这儿干。

career-oriented 事业型的；family-oriented 家庭型的，一心顾家的

He is money-oriented. 他是个钱串子。

He lives in a poor but education-oriented family. 他生活在一个贫穷但重视教育的家庭。

15. Our CTO possesses solid software testing experiences and that's why he still holds the position after so many head count changes. 本公司技术总监具备实实在在的软件测试经验，所以历经如此频繁的人事变动，仍坐在这个位置上。

head count changes 人事变动

head counts 在册人员

The company had decided to sharply scale back the head counts. 公司已决定大幅裁员。

16. The company is pushing into the 3G cell phone market and the professionals in our department work day and night to get the communications part of the project done. 本公司正向3G手机市场挺进，为完成本项目的通信部分，我们部门的专业人士正夜以继日地工作。

put into 挺进、推进、迈进

The company has successfully pushed into the high-end server market. 本公司已成功进入高端服务器市场。

The group i pushing into the international field. 集团正向国际领域进军。

17. It is our division's newly developed SME networking products that end the prolonged period of the doldrums. 正是我们部门新近开发的中小企业网络产品结束了本公司旷日持久的萧条局面。

SME 中小企业 Small and Medium-sized Enterprises 的缩写

prolonged 长期的、持久的

prolonged period of weekness 旷日持久的疲软

prolonged period of run-up 长期增长

doldrums 无生气、消沉、萧条

18. Object-oriented systems software troubleshooting is the strength of our team. 面向对象型系统软件故障查询是本组的强项。

object-oriented 面向对象的、面向客体的

object-oriented data model 面向对象型数据模型

object-oriented architecture 面向对象型体系结构

object-oriented operating system 面向对象型操作系统

19. After the shipment of the Web-based management software developed by our department, the conpany regained some of the ground that we had lost in the market fighting. 推出本部门开发的万维网型管理软件后，公司收复了一度市场竞争中失去的部分份额。

shipment 产品的推出

The network monitoring software that addresses the Internet security challenges is ready to ship. 应对互联网安全挑战的网管软件可随时推出。

bead-and-butter product 拳头

20. He is the man of our group and developed corporate bread-and-butter products. 他是我们组的大拿，本公司的拳头产品就是由他开发的。

bread-and-butter product 拳头产品、强项产品、创收最高的产品

The high definition TVs are the bread-and-butter products of the company. 高清晰度彩电是本公司的强项产品。

premium products 拳头产品、强项产品（较正式表达方式）

21. Full cooperation is one of the top characteristics of our department and everyone is willing to offer assistance. 通力合作是本部门的显著特点之一，每人都乐意为他人提供帮助。
be willing to 愿意做某事
We are willing to conduct free technical consultation for the hard-hit company. 我们愿为该处境艰难的公司进行免费技术咨询。
offer 与 provide 意思接近，前者更口语化，美国公司给应聘者提供的职位也叫offer，美语用offer letter表示聘用书。竞标者、购买人愿意出的价格也叫offer，如final offer最后出价，counter offer还价

22. The working atmosphere in our company is pretty harmonious and everybody gets a foothold. 本公司的工作氛围很和谐，每人都有一席之地。
foothold 一席之地
to gain a foothold 表示占有一席之地、立足
to get a firm foothold 站稳脚跟
There are no virgins anymore in today's market so we must plan well to get a firm foothold in this area. 如今市场上已没有生手，为了在该领域站稳脚跟我们必须周密策划。

Joining a new company and chatting with co-workers
加盟新公司与周边同事交谈

1. Dave is the top gun of the team and has demonstrated great leading talent through fulfilling a number of big time project assignments in streaming media, content delivery, data storage and recovery, and network scurity in enterprise infrastructure. Dave是我们组的头号干将，他带领全组成员完成了一系列企业级基础架构的数据流式媒体传输、内容发送、数据存储与恢复、网络安全等领域的重大工程项目，展示出非凡的领导才能。
the top gun （某方面）最厉害的，头一号，大拿（口语，带调侃色彩）
leading talent 领导才能
big time 重要的，了不起的，不容忽视的人或物（口语）反义词为small time
streaming media 流式传输媒体。stream作为名词是指数据流、流式数据信号，作为动词指传输数据流信号、信号的流式传输、将数据信号流式化。
相关词语：stream data transmission 流式数据传输
      stream of bits 数据流
      stream-oriented input/output 流式输入/输出
      streaming-oriented file 流式文件
      streaming tape drive 流式磁带机

2. give me a break 别对我这样/别跟我过不去/歇菜吧/得了吧（口语，表示不满或不以为然）

3. no sweet 没问题，没的说（美俚语）

4. We have another big gun. This is Frank Lynch, senior systems engineer, the veteran of our group. He has accomplished lots of critical missions including on-site project implementations, field services, and online support. 我们还有一位主力，这位是Frank Lynch，资深系统工程师，组里的元老。他出色地完成了一系列客户现场项目实施、区域项目服务、工程项目在线技术支持等紧急任务。
big gun 重量级人物、颇具实力的人物（非正式用语）
the veteran of our group 我们组的元老、我们组的老人。veteran 原指老兵，如the Second World War Veterans 二战老兵，the Korea War Veterans 韩战老兵。美国每年11月的第二个星期五为老兵纪念日（Veterans Day）。
相关词语：on-site project implementation 现场项目实施
      on-site processing 现场处理
      on-site terminal 本侧终端
      on-site survey 站址勘测、现场勘测
field service 区域业务、现场服务
相关词语：field equipment 户外设备
      field engineering 维修工程
      field engineer 维护工程师
online support 网上技术支持、联机技术支持

5. All he accomplished are for enterprise-level projects with performance excellence. 他完成的都是企业级项目，而且工作表现出色。
performance excellence 优异表现。美语常用excellence表示杰出、优秀。美国比较正规的修车行都竖有ASE(Automobile Service Excellence)标示，表示该车行通过了相关认证。

6.That’s very impressive. 很了不起/真不错。

7.Welcome aboard. 欢迎加盟。（美国人欢迎新同事的惯用语）

8.cube, cubicle 的简称，公司办公室的隔断区

9.chief 老大，当家的，头儿。美国人对熟人的亲切称呼，有的美国人也称初次见面的生人为chief。我们对自己的上级，也就是真正的老大、头儿最好不要称chief。

10. Victor is pretty sharp. Based on his excellent performance, he won the title "Professional of the Year", the top honor corporate-wide. Vitor很厉害，基于其卓越表现，他荣获了“年度优秀专业人士奖”，我们公司的最高荣誉奖。

be pretty sharp (非正式用语)本事大，能力强，很能干

professional of the year 年度优秀专业人士，类似的用法还有  The Rookie of the year 年度最佳新秀，  The Artist of the Year 年度最佳艺人

corporate-wide 全公司的，类似的用法还有  Storewide 全商场的，Nationwide 全国范围的

11.You are the man. 你太厉害了/没人比得过你。（美口语，对男人的称赞，多带有调侃色彩）

12. You don't need to show up there in person, just give me a call. 你人不用到那儿，给我打个电话就行了。

show up 来、到、出现、亲临，与come意思相近，口语和书面均可使用

13. give me a buzz = give me a call 一般用于非正式场合

14.  In case you can't reach him just give me a buzz or drop in to my office anytime and I'll be open to help. 万一你找不到他，只管给我打电话或随时到我办公室来，我随时提供帮助。

drop in 没约定就来，不期而来，随时来。美国学生（研究生）因故找自己的导师（advisor）前，都先定个时间（make an appointment），多数老师回答都是：I’ll stay in my office whole day so drop in anytime. 我全天都在办公室，什么时候来都行。

I’ll be open to help. 我随时提供帮助。

I am open to trade. 我随时准备转会。（美国运动员有意离开现有球队，转到其它球队）

15. No big deal. 没事，没什么了不起，没什么新鲜的。（美非正式用语，表示对某人或某事不当回事，不以为然）

16. Take it easy. 悠着点儿。美俚语，劝别人不要玩儿命，适可而止

17. Dave sent me to fix a data loss disaster in our client's corporate network at our Churchill service field. 我们Churchill服务区一个客户的企业网发生了数据丢失事件，Dave派我去那儿进行数据恢复。

send me to 派我去（执行外勤）
send + 介词的用法较普遍，例如：
Send her in, please. 请让她进来。
We'll send ther Letter of Intent to the decision panel. 我们将把意向书上报到决策层。
The paychecks will be sent out immediately. 工资支票（美国公司支付员工薪金的方式）马上就寄出去。
fix 修理、把某某搞定（口语及书面语）
Are you able to fix my HDTV? 你能修修我的HDTV吗？HDTV（High Definition TV）高清晰度电视
Can you fix me a Mai Tai please? 能不能请你给我调一杯Mai Tai？（Mai Tai是美国餐厅很流行的一种鸡尾酒）
If it is not broken, don't fix it. 别庸人自扰（美谚语）。
data loss disaster 数据丢失灾难
service field  业务片儿、服务区

18. Churchill is under our coverage. Churchill归我们管。

under our coverage 在我们的辖区内、归我们管、由我们负责

19. Greater Burlington area 大伯灵顿地区，类似的用法还有：
Greater China 大中华
Greater National Union 民族大团结

20. No kidding. 一点儿不假。/真不错/是这么回事儿（感叹中带有敬意）

21. You can say that again. 你说的对。/你说着了。

22. People here are pretty outgoing and outspoken, so the working atmosphere is very harmonious. And we do take care of each other. 这儿的同事都很外向，也很健谈，所以工作气氛很和谐，大家都相互关照。
outgoing and outspoken 外向型且健谈的人

23. a technical guy 搞技术的人，口语，非正式场合，美国人称从事某种工作的人为guy，如network guy, systems guy

24. He is a double-dipping guy with the popularity on both sides of the aisle. 他是（技术和管理）两栖型，所以两边都受欢迎。
double-dipping guy 两种工作都作的人、涉足两个领域的人
double-dipping 两栖，美语非正式用法
with the popularity on both sides of the aisle 两头都吃得开，两边都受欢迎

25. He never steps in the detailed parts of our job and leaves us the largest room to play, which keeps most of us here. 他从不介入我们工作的具体步骤，给我们最大的发挥空间，因此多数人他都留得住。
step in 介入、遄?/SPAN>
The company will step in WiMAX product development in the near future. 公司将于近期进军WiMAX产品开发。
leave us the largest room to play 给我们最大的发挥空间

26. 美语用三个单词形容三种类型的人：
cool 多面手（书读得好、工作干得出色、又会玩儿）
nerd 书呆子
jerk 窝囊废（什么都不行）

27. This is my man. 这是我的铁兄。/这是我铁哥儿们。美语中男人之间称this is my man说明两人之间交情很深。如果某女人称某男人为my man，则说明两人关系非同一般（不一定是夫妻）

28. Peter helped me all the time when I was in a hot seat. 我一有麻烦，Peter就总是帮我搞定。
in a hot seat 处境艰难、狼狈不堪

29. I'll leave Clint in your hands for a while. I am still in the middle of something I must get straight. 我这儿正忙着呢，你先和Clint待会儿（聊一会儿）。
in the middle of something 正忙于某事
I must get straight ... 我得把某事捋顺
get straight 捋顺、摆平、搞定某事，多用于口语
We'd better get everything straight before taking any action. 我们最好把所有相关事宜都捋顺再采取行动。

30. Could you share with me some of your favorite technologies and hands-on experiences? 你能和我谈谈你得意的技术和得心应手的工作经验吗？
hands-on experience 实际动手经验

31. I have been involved in the Web caching area for quite a few years and learned first hand experience in Web cache solution design, implementation, configuration and maintenance. 我涉足万维网高速缓存领域多年，掌握了万维网高速缓存技术的方案设计、项目实施、系统配置与维护的第一手经验。
caching area 高速缓冲存储领域、高速缓存方面

32.  I can tell the Web cache technique is getting hotter and hotter, especially for companies that rely heavily on the Internet, which consumes significant network resources and adds substantial system loads. 我能感到万维网高速缓存技术越来越火，尤其对那些互联网起举足轻重作用的公司。因为互联网上的业务运作消耗了公司大量资源，而且增加了可观的系统费用。
system load 系统负荷

33. Network overhead generated by Internet access degrades network behavior and it is pricey, too. 因走访互联网而导致的网络负荷降低了网络性能，且费用昂贵。
  network overhead 网络损耗相关词语：
overhead time 内务操作时间，损耗时间；
overhead traffic 损耗流量；
overhead charge 损耗费用，总管理费用；
overhead provision 损耗总量

34. That's why Web caching is a practical and cost-effective aproach for a network to trim corporate TCO by reducing latencies and traffic. 因此对（公司）网络而言，万维网高速缓存（技术）是通过降低（网络）延迟和（数据）流量，从而降低公司总体拥有成本的有效且节省费用的途径。
cost-effective 经济型的、降低成本的、费用低的
TCO 总体拥有成本 Total Costs of Ownership
Latency and traffic （网络）延迟及（数据）流量

35. I am a cache outsider. 我可是高速缓存器外行。
outsider 门外汉（反义词：insider 内行，知情者）

36. Browser caches let a user set aside a section of computer's hard disk to store accessed objects such as files, images, and HTML pages and check the stored objects periodically, usually once a session, to ensure their freshness. 浏览器型高速缓存器可使用户在其计算机硬盘上预留一定空间以存储文件、图片、超级文本标示语言网页等已经走访过的网页对象，同时定期检查已存储的对象，以确保其及时性。检查的时间间隔一般为一个网络通信的对话周期。
set aside a section of 预留
set something aside for somebody or something 为某人或某物预留
You are supposed to set some disk space aside for backup. 你应该在硬盘上预留备份空间。
HTML 超级文本标注语言 Hyper Text Markup Language

37. Proxy caches function on the same principle, but on a much larger scale and are mostly deployed by large corporations and ISPs to server hundreds or thousands of users to access shared hits. 代理型高速缓存器与（浏览器型高速缓存器的）工作原理一样，但规模比其大得多，多用于大公司及互联网服务供应商，以便为数以百计或千计的用户走访共享的高点击率网页提供服务。
shared hit 共享的高点击率（网页）
hit 用法很多，作为名词指大为轰动的、风行一时的歌曲、电影、戏曲小说等
This album comes with Celin Dion's 20 greatest hits. (hit指歌曲)本专辑收录了席琳.迪翁20首最火的歌曲。
hit 作为动词，经常指某人或某事遇到困难
Our MST product development hits snags. 我们MST的产品研发碰上了不少麻烦。
MST, Matrix Storage Technology 矩阵存储器技术
hit 也常用于表示敲打的意思，如hit the return key 按回车键； hit rate 网页点击率；
hit 也有袭击、暗杀的意思，美语contract hitter 指职业杀手

38.  The entry-level, midrange, and enterprise-level caches classified by the cache-ability all belong to shared caches. 按存储能力划分的初级、中级与企业级高速缓存器均属共享类高速缓存器。
midrange 中级，中间（产品）；midband 频带中心；midbandwidth 中心带宽
midvalue output 中值输出

39.admin 网管人员 administrator的简写

40. The rules tell a cache if to keep an object through reading the object's headers and not to cache the authenticated or secure objects, judge the freshness of the cached objects via designated criteria, and instruct a cache how to handle a stale object. 这些规则指示缓存器通过读取网页对象的报头信息决定是否存储该对象，并指示缓存器不得存储那些已经认证或安全的对象，通过特别设定的标准来判断对象的及时性，同时指导缓存器如何处理过时的对象。
the object's header 对象的报头
相关词语：header page 首页
                  header line 标题行
                  header record 起始记录
                  header label 首标
a stale object 过时的、锁死的对象

41. HTML tags and HTTP headers. The comparison is that the HTML tags are set by the HTML document authors and are straightforward to apply, but are not that effective, since they  are only honored by browser caches, not proxy ones. 超级文本标示语言的标签及超级文本传输协议的报头，二者比较而言，超级文本标示语言得标签由超级文本标示语言文件的作者设定，便于应用，但这些规则只对浏览器缓存器有效，而对代理缓存器无效，因此效率不是那么高。
be straightforward to apply 应用简单、便于应用
honor 接受、认可，在此与accept的意思相同
例：Do you honor American Express card? 你们收不收大通银行的信用卡？（美国人去餐厅消费，有时得和餐厅人员确定一下。因为Visa、MasterCard是最普遍的信用卡，凡是收信用卡的商家都收这两种卡，而American Express、Discover就不如前两种普遍，有的店不收。）
honor还有兑现承诺的意思
例： You must honor your commitment to buy me a Pocket PC on our anniversary. 你必须兑现在我们结婚纪念日给我买一台掌上电脑的承诺。

42. make sense 是这么回事，说明问题，有意义
例：It doesn't make any sense to cut into NAS area at current market condition. 在目前行情下，切入NAS市场毫无意义。
NAS, Network Attached Storage 网络附带存储设备

Offering network solutions and associated services
为客户提供网络解决方案及相关服务

1. It's quite clear that we gain more implementation and support experiences in the specific area required by the project than competing bidders. 很明显，在本项目要求的特定领域内，本公司比竞标对手具备更多项目实施与支持经验。
competing adj. 竞争的； competitor n. 竞争对手
competing bidder 投标竞争对手
competing company 竞争公司
competing parties 竞争各方
the biggest competitor 最大竞争对手
major competitor 主要竞争对手
closest competitor 最直接竞争对手

2. The solution is created for the satellite-based customers without connectivity to remote sites via network in which we show traceable expertise. 本项目是为不具备远程工作分部网络连接的通信卫星型客户设计的，而本公司在该领域的技术专长有案可稽。
traceable expertise 有案可稽的专长、造诣
traceable 可追踪的、可查获的
What he impresses the management most is his traceable Internet content delivery control skills. 他的互联网内容发送管理技术给公司管理层的印象最为深刻。

3. Compared with the solution price quotation from the most vibrant bidder, this one is bit moderate. 与叫得最响的竞标者的方案报价相比，本方案报价不算高。
the most vibrant bidder 最强劲、激烈的投标者，叫得最响的投标者
vibrant 活跃的、激动的、充满活力的
Everyone is influenced for some level by the vibrant atmosphere of information age. 信息时代的激情多多少少地影响到每个人。
moderate 在此的意思是缓和的、适度的、不激进的

4. Although the price quotation for the dual-stage backups and online data recovery solution is not a rip off, the other charges afterwards will be a big time pullback. 尽管本双步备份及在线数据恢复方案报价不过分，但日后的其它费用将是一笔大开销。
rip off 盘剥，美俚语，作为名词指盘剥他人、坑害他人的人
The cell phone vendor is really a rip off since it never provides spare parts that it is supposed to. 这个手机厂商从不提供该提供的备件，真坑人。
rip off 作为动词指盘剥他人、坑害他人
Don't try to rip me off, I know the prices in this area pretty well. 别惦记着宰我啊，我对本地的价格门儿清。

5. After the heated price bargaining, the solution for streaming and production to operate in and IP network is ripe for the picking. 经过白热化的讨价还价，这个在IP网上进行流式技术应用与生产的方案该接受了。
price bargaining 讨价还价
bargain 作为动词是讨价还价，美语把降价、处理的商品也称为 bargain
be ripe for the picking 时机成熟了、是做某事的时候了
This company is ripe for the picking. 是该收购这家公司的时候了。

6. This solution is targeted for the Internet streaming service providers and built on high-performance hardware and software at an acceptable price, which just fits your needs. 本方案是为互联网流式数据传输服务提供商设计的，构建在高性能的硬件和软件之上且价位合理，正好符合贵公司需求。
be targeted for 定位于、为某某而设计、开发等
Our training courses are targeted for IT and Telco professionals. 我们的培训课程是以IT与电信业专业人士为定位的。
be targeted for 与 be aimed at 意思相近
The newly shipped network monitoring software is aimed at large enterprises. 新近推出的网管软件是为大企业开发的。

7. After a fierce debate, the corporate decision panel finally gives the database-housing solution a stamp of approval. 经过激烈辩论，公司决策层最终接受了本数据库存储方案。
give the solution a stamp of approval 采用本方案、通过本方案
The stamp of approval has been given to the network-upgrading proposal. 该网络升级提案已获通过。
stamp 在此意为加盖的印章。美国政府发放的食品代金券（只能在市场购买食品，不得用于餐厅消费）叫 food stamp。

8. Considering the quotation and maintenance fees later on, all of us have to tighten our belts to help the company survive if we take the price-fancy solution. 考虑到本方案的报价及日后的维护费用，要是采用本价格不菲的方案，我们都要勒紧裤腰带帮助公司求生存。
tighten belts 勒紧裤腰带
It won't work out the problem by simply tightening our belts. 光靠勒紧我们的裤腰带于事无补。
When father lost his job we had to tighten our belts. 父亲失业时，我们只得节衣缩食。

9. The key spotlight of the solution is that it spins off the unnecessary hardware configurations that otherwise are in other solutions. 本方案的主要亮点是甩掉了在其它方案中存在的不必要的硬件配置。
spotlight 亮点
spin off 甩掉、去掉
The comany has spun off 20% work force in the first wave of head count changes only. 仅在第一轮的人事变动中，公司就裁减了20%的员工。

10. There is no reason to put the solution on a shelf only because of its high quotation; other elements must be taken into account gracefully, too. 没有理由因报价高就把本方案束之高阁，其它因素也必须认真考虑。
put ... on a shelf 束之高阁，搁置，置之不理
The plan has been put on a shelf since it's unrealistic. 鉴于其非现实性，该计划已被搁置。

11. The dominating advantage of the solution is its well-created post-sales service with the price we can live on. 本方案的压倒性优势是其精心设计、价位合理的售后服务。
dominating advantage 压倒优势
dominating 绝对优势的，压倒性的，其动词为 dominate
Our solution dominates the debate. 我们的方案在论证中具有绝对优势。
with price we can live on 我们能够承受的价位

12. The complete follow-up consultation package makes the solution stand out in the crowd. 完善的后续咨询服务套餐使该方案鹤立鸡群。
complete 在此为形容词，意思是完善的、全面的、周详的
stand out in the crowd 鹤立鸡群、出类拔萃
His wireless network configuration skills stand out in the crowd. 他的无线网配置技术出类拔萃。

13. We gracefully take care of the post-implementation service all the time since we realize it clearly that it is the barometer of a client's confidence. 我们一向高度重视项目实施后续服务，因为我们清楚地认识到它是客户对我们信心的晴雨表。
the barometer of clients' confidence 客户的信心晴雨表
Job market has always been the barometer of economy. 就业市场一向是经济发展的晴雨表。
job market 就业市场、劳务市场。就业前景美语用 job prospect、job outlook、job picture等表示

14. All project-related services we offer are customer-driven, which significantly boosts our solution's competitiveness in the bidding war. 我们提供的所有项目相关服务均以客为尊，这使我们方案的竞争性在这场竞标大战中大为提升。
costomer-driven 面向客户的、以客户为本的、客户至上的
market-driven 面向市场的
people-driven 以人为本
money-driven 一切向钱看
competitiveness 竞争性、竞争力

15. After through studying the bids from all directions, corporate executives eventually picked the one with the most complete services and most competitive price as their top choice. 经过对所有投标的认真研究，公司决策层最终把服务最完善、价格最具竞争性的方案列为首选。
through studying 全面研究、彻底审查
the bids from all directions 来自各方的投标
directions 在此意为投标人、竞标者。也可以说 the bids from all sides、the bids from all parties 等
top choice 首选。也可以用 first choice 表示首选。请注意，如果表示最不愿意的选择、最无奈的选择，我们不能用 bottom choice，而必须用 last choice 。最终选择用 ultimate choice ，也可以用 final choice 。

16. The solution with the most reasonable configuration and the most favorable service items fends off other rivals and wins the bid. 配置最合理、服务最优惠的方案力克群雄，一举中标。
fend off 挡住、挡开
to fend off a blow 意为挡住一击、挡住一劫。如果要表示遭受一击、遭遇一劫，可以用 to suffer a blow。
The company suffers a blow right after buying part of its rival company's stake. 该公司刚刚迈进竞争公司的部分股份后旋即遭遇不测。

17. In terms of the established patterns of competition and other related elements in the area, the post-implementation service items from the solution are appealing. 从本领域既定竞争格局及其它相关因素考虑，本方案的实施后续服务条款很具吸引力。
the established patterns of competition 既已形成的竞争格局
established 已建立的、已成型的
established path 既有路径
established frequency 固有频率、稳定频率
established connection 已接通电路

18. All submitted bids to the project have their strengths in some level, but only the one with the highest performance/price ratio can win the bid. 所有投标都或多或少有其强项，但只有性价比最高的方案能出线。
all submitted bids to the project 所有项目投标
win the bid 中标
bid on 投标
bid out 招标
The auto giant plans to bid out $3B IT contracts, which will spark a bidding war. 该汽车巨擎计划招标30亿美元的IT合同，此举将引发竞标大战。

19. Based on the configuration and price gauges, the offer beats all competitors and takes the top spot. 基于配置及价位两项指标，本方案杀出重围，独占鳌头。
configuration and price gauges 配置与价格指标
take the top spot 占据首位、占领最高点
top spot 指最高位置
Dems fight for top spot. 民主党（总统侯选）人争夺第一位置。
Dems 为 Democrats （美国民主党人）的缩写，一般用于不太正式的场合

20. The post-sale service portfolio that comes with the disk-to-disk backup and data archiving project ranges from online support to onsite support. 本硬盘对硬盘及数据归档工程提供从在线支持到现场支持的售后服务项目。
service portfolio 服务量、服务责任、服务范围
disk-to-disk backup 硬盘到硬盘数据备份
data archiving 数据归档业务
online support 在线技术支持。这里的在线可能是在电话线上进行对话式技术支持，也可能是互联网上进行网上问答支持

21. The trouble related to the data migrating solution we provide will be escalated to appropriate party automatically if it is out of us. 如果我们对本公司提供的数据转移方案中出现的故障无能为力，该故障将被自动升级到适当一方。
be out of 超出，指超出某人或某物的能力，口语用法，相当于 be unable to do
This type of troubleshooting is out of me. 这类故障查询工作我无能为力。
Such a high-volume computation is out of this kind of computer. 在这种计算机上无法进行如此大量的计算。

22. Spare parts will be delivered on the time scheme specified in the solution and rush delivery available upon request with associated fees. 我们将按照方案规定的时间规划发送备件。我们可视客户需求，在收取相关费用的情况下，紧急发货。
time scheme 时间安排，scheme在此的意思是计划、规划，这种用法很普遍，如 mortgage scheme 房屋贷款计划、insurance scheme 保险计划、loan scheme 贷款计划
rush delivery 快速发货、送货

23. Free software upgrading, hardware replacement, performance tune up, and other relevant services are provided during the warrantee period. 在保修期内，本公司提供免费软件升级、硬件更换、性能优化调试及其他相关服务。
performance tune up 功能调试、性能优化操作
tune up 使某人或某物达到最佳工作状态的调试，在美国应用最多的地方就是汽车修理厂。汽车不一定出了毛病才 tune up，为了让汽车处于最佳运转状态，每三个月就可以给车进行一次 tune up。
I just got my car tuned up and that's why it runs so great. 我刚给我的车作了性能优化调试，所以开起来才这么带劲。

co-worker 同事，也常用 new guy, new comer 称新同事

上海元兆翻译有限公司　联系电话：021-22819006 　QQ：10028118　252707306　81060202 　MSN：etranslaw02@hotmail.com　etranslaw08@hotmail.com

元兆发展历程欢迎加盟投资元兆	可口可乐第二场法务培训今冬火热进行	法律翻译--实务精解（二）	分享TRADOS7.0的授权文件（license）
高薪诚聘校园代理	法律翻译论坛--友情连接申请原则	法律翻译--实务精解（一）	第十七期元兆法律英语培训班招生简章

回复标题：
上传附件：
验证码：
签名：不显示显示

主题：IT与电信业美语口语

IT与电信业美语口语