2014年ESL之商务英语 27 Spotting Trends
时间：2018-12-03 作者：英语课 分类：2014年ESL之商务英语
Spotting Trends
Heidi: You look very relaxed reading magazines in the middle of the workday.
Tim: It’s my job. I’m tasked with spotting new trends.
Heidi: And you do that by reading magazines with your feet up?
Tim: Why not? I also frequent places where hipsters hang out, listening to their conversations and observing what they’re wearing, eating, drinking, and doing.
Heidi: That doesn’t sound too onerous 1.
Tim: It’s all about finding the trendsetters, the people who are beta testers and early adopters. These are also the bellwethers 2 for when a trend has run its course.
Heidi: Can’t you just see what people are buying?
Tim: By then, it’s too late. Those are people who are jumping on the bandwagon, not the movers and shakers.
Heidi: Well, don’t look at me. I lag behind every trend and don’t have any idea what’s in or out.
Tim: Luckily, you have me to tell you. I’ve been meaning to talk to you about your choice of footwear...
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
- My household duties were not particularly onerous.我的家务活并不繁重。
- This obligation sometimes proves onerous.这一义务有时被证明是艰巨的。
- Two bellwethers- -Apple and Yahoo- -announced their third-quarter earnings after close of trading Tuesday afternoon. 两只领头羊-苹果和雅虎-宣布其第三季度盈馀后，周二下午收盘。 来自互联网