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Downsize 很多情境下我们都需要缩减规模

Would you be ready to downsize?

Neil: Hello. Neil here with you. And this is Feifei.

Feifei: Hello!

Neil: The word we are going to focus on today is the verb ‘to downsize’. That’s the word companies use to describe cutting a number of jobs and making employees redundant1. ‘Downsizing’ is the noun2.

Feifei: Yes. When they make workers redundant the companies become smaller in size. They downsize. 如果一个公司企业决定裁员从而缩小其规模，这个行为就可以用动词 downsize 来形容。Downsizing 是其名词形式。

Neil: You might have heard or read this verb during the economic downturn of the last few years. As most people were short of cash, they decided3 to save the money they did have and it had an impact4 on businesses all over the world.

Feifei: And some people have started applying the term to their own situations. If you've had to sell your house and move to a smaller flat, for example, you might say you were ‘downsizing’. 这个词也适用于个人生活里的一些改变。比如，因为需要，你卖了大房子，然后般进小房子去住，这你就可以说“你在 downsizing”。

Neil: ‘To downsize’ is today's expression in Authentic5 Real English. Let's hear some examples of how it's used.

Examples

The growth of online sales in the UK has forced many retail6 businesses to downsize. Some of them have reduced their number of outlets7 in the high street.

Now that I am going to university, my parents have decided to downsize. They are selling the house, moving to a flat and using some of the money to travel the world.

Feifei: 诶，Neil, 你要不介意我说啊你就应该缩小缩小规模。I think you would benefit from downsizing.

Neil: What do you mean? I don’t own a company and I’m not selling my house.

Feifei: No but I've noticed you've… well, you know, you really enjoy your food, 你挺爱吃的，不是吗？

Neil: Are you calling me fat!?

Feifei: Oh no, no, no… well, yes. A little.

Neil: How dare you! And anyway, we don't use 'downsize' for bodies, so you're confusing our audience!

Feifei: Sorry, Neil.

Neil: I am a bit fat, actually…

Feifei: Well, maybe if the company downsizes, you won't be able to afford all those meat pies.

Neil: That’s what I like about you, Feifei. You always look on the bright side.


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1 redundant Tt2yO     
adj.多余的，过剩的；(食物)丰富的；被解雇的
参考例句：
  • There are too many redundant words in this book.这本书里多余的词太多。
  • Nearly all the redundant worker have been absorbed into other departments.几乎所有冗员，都已调往其他部门任职。
2 noun JHux3     
n.名词
参考例句：
  • What kind of noun is this?这是哪类名词？
  • This word is a collective noun.这个词是个集体名词。
3 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
4 impact Ganx3     
n.冲击，碰撞；影响；vt.装紧，压紧
参考例句：
  • The computer had made a great impact on modern life.计算机对现代生活产生了巨大的影响.
  • How will the war impact on such a poet?战争对这样一个诗人会产生什么影响？
5 authentic ZuZzs     
a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的
参考例句：
  • This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
  • Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。
6 retail VWoxC     
v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格
参考例句：
  • In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
  • These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。
7 outlets a899f2669c499f26df428cf3d18a06c3     
n.出口( outlet的名词复数 )；经销店；插座；廉价经销店
参考例句：
  • The dumping of foreign cotton blocked outlets for locally grown cotton. 外国棉花的倾销阻滞了当地生产的棉花的销路。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • They must find outlets for their products. 他们必须为自己的产品寻找出路。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

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