英語流利說中國股票
❶ 三四：英語流利說Level3-Unit3-Part2懂你英語（中英文版）
QuickServe is a home repair company. QuickServe是一家家庭維修公司。
It provides quick, reliable repair services to homes. 它為家庭提供快速、可靠的維修服務。
QuickServe handles plumbing and electrical issues 24 hours a day. QuickServe全天24小時處理管道和電力問題。
It also cleans roofs, fixes Internet connections and replaces broken windows. 還清潔屋頂、修復互聯網連接和更換破損的窗戶。
For a small fee, customers subscribe to the service. 顧客只需付少量費用就可以訂閱這項服務。
Its main customers are the elderly, which means older people. 它的主要客戶是上了年紀的人，也就是老年人。
Whenever customers have a problem, they can call for help. 每當顧客有問盯渣題時，他們都可以打電話尋求幫助。
There is also a small service charge for each service call.對每個服務電話也要收取少量的服務費。
The company was established five years ago, and is growing rapidly. 這家公司成立於五年前，目前發展迅速。
It started in one city, but it』s now in 5 cites. 它開始於一個城市，但現在在5個城市。
The company plans to expand to 10 cities within the next 24 months. 該公司計劃在未來24個月內將業務擴展到10個城市。
In each city, there is a small central office in a low-rent area of the city. 在每個城市，都有一個小的中心辦公室在城市的低租金地區。
The central office handles the businesses, advertising, payroll and billing. 中央辦公室處理業務，廣告，工資和帳單。
It also takes calls from customers, either online or by telephone. 它還接聽客戶的電話，無論是在線上還是電話。
It takes calls 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 每周7天，每天24小時接聽電話。
Sixty percent of the company』s employees work from their homes. 該公司60%的員工在家工作。
When a customer calls in to the central office, a service employee is contacted. 當客戶呼叫中央辦公室時，會聯系服務人員。
The service employee then contacts customer and sets up an appointment. 然後，舉培服務人員與客戶聯系並安排預約。
These service employees are highly trained and provide excellent service. 這些服務人員都受過良好的培訓，提供優質的服務。
In emergencies, such as a serious plumbing problem, service can be provided within an hour. 在緊急情況下，例如嚴重的管道問題，可以在一小時內提供服務凱答悄。
One reason for this is that the service employees live in different parts of the city. 其中一個原因是，服務人員居住在城市的不同地區。
They are not centrally located, so it』s quicker and easier for them to travel to a customer』s home. 他們不位於中心位置，所以對他們來說，去客戶家裡更快捷、更容易。
QuickServe has an excellent reputation. QuickServe有很好的聲譽。
Its prices are reasonable and its services are quick and efficient. 其價格合理，服務快捷高效。
The company』s service employees are clean, polite and efficient. 公司的服務人員干凈、禮貌、高效。
In this type of business, person to person contact is the key to success. 在這類業務中，人際交往是成功的關鍵。
With each satisfied customer, more customers subscribe. 隨著每一個滿意的客戶，更多的客戶訂閱。
Satisfied customers recommend QuickServe to their friends. 滿意的客戶向他們的朋友推薦QuickServe。
This kind of word-of-mouth advertising is very cost effective. 這種口碑廣告是非常劃算的。
Cost effective means that the results are good without paying a high price. 成本效益是指在不付出高昂代價的情況下取得良好的效果。
In other words, quality service provides its own reward to the company. 換句話說，優質服務本身就是對公司的回報。
The company takes great pride in being honest with its customers. 這家公司以對顧客誠實而自豪。
There are no hidden charges for their services. 他們的服務沒有隱藏的費用。
As a result, the number of customers in each city is growing rapidly. 因此，每個城市的客戶數量都在迅速增長。
With the aging population, there are more elderly people who need home repair services. 隨著人口老齡化，越來越多的老年人需要家庭維修服務。
These people need to have confidence in the service provider. 這些人需要對服務提供者有信心。
They don』t want to be cheated. 他們不想被騙。
These people don』t mind paying a reasonable fee for high quality service. 這些人不介意為高質量的服務支付合理的費用。
High quality service should be rewarded. 高質量的服務應該給以報酬。
The company provides a range of service plans, each with a different subscription price. 該公司提供一系列的服務計劃，每個計劃都有不同的訂閱價格。
The least expensive service plan is called the basic plan. 最便宜的服務計劃稱為基本計劃。
This plan provides non-emergency services with a very low service charge. 該計劃以極低的服務費提供非緊急服務。
The most expensive service plan is their VIP plan. 最昂貴的服務計劃是他們的貴賓計劃。
The VIP plan provides emergency services 24 hours a day with no additional service charge. VIP計劃提供24小時的緊急服務，不收取額外的服務費。
It also provides rebates to customers who don』t call for any service ring the year. 該公司還向全年沒有申請任何服務的客戶提供回扣。
In addition, QuickServe gives bonus points to customers for each year that they subscribe. 此外，客戶每訂閱一年，QuickServe就會給他們額外的積分。
These bonus points can be used to buy new appliances such as stoves and refrigerators. 這些積分可以用來購買新的電器，如爐灶和冰箱。
If the business continues to grow, the owners may decide to take the company public. 如果業務繼續增長，老闆可能會決定讓公司上市。
This means that the public can buy shares of the company. 這意味著公眾可以購買公司的股票。
It will then change from a privately-owned company to a public company. 然後，它將從一家私營公司轉變為一家上市公司。
The owners believe that their business is successful and can expand around the world. 老闆們認為他們的生意很成功，可以在世界各地擴張。
They also believe that taking their company public can make them rich. 他們還相信，公司上市可以讓他們變得富有。
Biology is the study of life, including its structure and evolution. 生物學是研究生命的學科，包括生命的結構和進化。
Biologists study how life survives and reproces. 生物學家研究生命如何生存和繁殖。
Chemistry is the study of matter, including the structure of atoms and molecules. 化學是研究物質的學科，包括原子和分子的結構。
Chemists study how various substances interact with each other. 化學家研究各種物質如何相互作用。
Astronomy is one of the oldest sciences. 天文學是最古老的科學之一。
Astronomers study the structure and evolution of the universe, including the study of stars, planets and galaxies. 天文學家研究宇宙的結構和演化，包括研究恆星、行星和星系。
Geology is the study of the structure and history of the Earth and other planets. 地質學是研究地球和其他行星的結構和歷史的學科。
Geologists study different types of rocks, earthquakes and different layers of the Earth. 地質學家研究不同類型的岩石、地震和地球的不同層。
Mathematics is the study of numbers, shapes, patterns and change. 數學是研究數字、形狀、圖案和變化的學科。
Mathematics is used by all other branches of science. 所有其他科學分支都使用數學。
Here are some types of terrible events that hurt or kill people. 以下是一些傷害或殺死人的可怕事件。
Earthquakes are caused by forces deep within the Earth. 地震是由地球深處的力量引起的。
During earthquakes, many people are often killed by collapsing buildings and bridges. 在地震中，許多人經常死於倒塌的建築物和橋梁。
Floods happen when rivers rise and overflow their banks. 當河水上漲溢出堤岸時，就會發生洪水。
Floodwaters damage or destroy many houses and businesses. 洪水破壞或摧毀了許多房屋和企業。
Fires destroy buildings, land and forests. 大火摧毀了建築物、土地和森林。
There are many causes for fire, including lightning. 引起火災的原因有很多，包括閃電。
In a hurricane, high winds destroy buildings and sometimes cause flooding. 在颶風中，大風會毀壞建築物，有時還會引起洪水。
Some hurricanes have winds of more than 200 miles an hour. 有些颶風的風速超過每小時200英里。
Car accidents happen when cars collide or when drivers lose control of their cars. 當汽車相撞或司機失去對汽車的控制時，就會發生車禍。
One of the main causes of car accidents is driving too fast. 交通事故的主要原因之一是開車太快。
W: What』s in that big box you're carrying? 你搬著的那個大箱子里是什麼?
M: It』s a new desk. 這是一張新桌子。
I just bought it, and now I have to put it together.我剛買的，現在我得把它拼起來。
W: Do you need any help? 你需要幫忙嗎?
M: No, I don』t think so. 我覺得不需要。
I just need to get my tools. 我只需要拿我的工具。
I』ll need a screwdriver and maybe a hammer.我需要一把螺絲刀和一把錘子。
W: Don』t forget to read the instructions. 別忘了看說明書。
W: How are things going? 事情進展如何?
M: I』 m almost finished. 我快做完了。
W: Something doesn』t look right to me. 我覺得有些不對勁。
The right side is higher than the left side. 右邊比左邊高。
M: Oh, you』re right. 哦，你說得對。
It looks like I put a couple of screws into the wrong places.看起來我把幾個螺絲釘放錯地方了。
W: So now you have to take it apart. 所以現在你得把它拆開。
M: Great, and I thought I was almost finished. 對，我以為我快完成了。
W: I told you to read the instructions. 我告訴過你要看說明書。
Did you read them? 你看了嗎？
M: No, I didn』t read them. 不，我沒看。
I hate to read the instructions. 我討厭看說明書。
I looked at them, but they were confusing.我看著它們，但它們讓我感到困惑。
W: Well, this is what happens when you don』t. 好吧，這就是你不看的後果。
You were too impatient. 你太沒耐心了。
Anyway, what can I do to help you? 話說回來，我能幫你什麼忙?
M: Could you get another screwdriver and help me unscrew some of these screws? 你能再拿一個螺絲刀來幫我把這些螺絲擰開嗎?
W: OK, but next time please read the instructions. 好的，不過下次請仔細閱讀說明。
W: Do you ever look up at the sky and think about life and universe? 你有沒有仰望天空思考過生命和宇宙?
M: I did when I was a kid. 我小時候做過。
But I don』t do that very much anymore. 但我已經不怎麼這么做了。
Why do you ask? 你為什麼問？
W: Sometimes I feel like I』m lost in day-to-day details. 有時我覺得自己迷失在日常的細節中。
Then when I look up at the sky, I see the big picture. 然後當我仰望天空時，我看到了大畫面。
I appreciate things more, even the little things.我更欣賞事物，甚至是小事。
M: You sound like a philosopher or a poet. 你聽起來像個哲學家或詩人。
I felt like that too when I was a kid.我小時候也有這種感覺。
W: Don』t you feel like that anymore? 你不再有那樣的感覺了嗎?
M: No, I don』t.沒有
In fact, I try not to. 事實上，我盡量不這么做。
When I think about things too deeply, I get depressed. 當我把事情想得太深刻時，我就會感到沮喪。
It』s even a bit frightening.這甚至有點可怕。
W: Really? For me it』s just the opposite. 真的嗎? 對我來說正好相反
Everything seems like a wonderful miracle.。一切都像是一個奇跡。
M: Doesn』t that frighten you a bit? 你不覺得有點害怕嗎?
The universe is so large and we are so small.宇宙如此之大，我們如此之小。
W: What I realize is how little we understand. 我意識到我們了解的太少了。
We just need to appreciate our lives and not get lost.我們只需要珍惜我們的生活，不要迷失方向。
M: Sometimes being lost isn』t so bad. 有時候迷失並不是那麼糟糕。
Do you know the expression "ignorance is bliss"? 你知道「無知是福」這句話嗎?
W: Sure, I』ve heard it many times. 當然，我已經聽過很多次了。
To be ignorant is to be happy.無知就是快樂。
M: Maybe it』s true. 也許是真的。
Maybe it』s best not to think or know too much.也許最好不要想太多或知道太多。
W: No, that』s not for me. 不，那不適合我。
I want to understand as much as possible. 我想要盡可能多的了解。
That』s why I became a scientist.這就是我成為科學家的原因。
M: Well, I respect your choice but it』s not for me. 好吧，我尊重你的選擇，但這不適合我。
If understanding is painful, I』d rather not understand.如果理解是痛苦的，我寧願不理解。