Describe a big company you are interested in.

描述一家你感兴趣的大公司。

You should say：

What is the company called

How do you know the company

What kind of business this company does

And explain why you are interested in this company.

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1. For this topic, I would really like to say something about a well-known retail company, called Carrefour.

对于这个话题，我真的很想说说一个知名的零售商公司：家乐福。

2. Carrefour is a French international hypermarket chain, with global network outlets.家乐福是一个法国国际超市连锁品牌，全球有很多分店。

3. It is the largest hypermarket chain in the world in terms of size, which operates mainly in Europe, China, Brazil and Argentina, but also has branches in North Africa and other parts of Asia.

从规模上来讲，(家乐福)是世界上最大的连锁超市，它主要分布在欧洲，中国，巴西和阿根廷，但是它在北非和亚洲的其他地区也有分店。

4. Actually, Carrefour means “crossroads” in French as its first store opened near a crossroads in a French city.

实际上，家乐福在法语中的意思是“十字路口”，因为它的第一家商店开在了法国一座城市的十字路口附近。

5. As a company, Carrefour successfully expanded its business worldwide and gained great profit annually.

作为一家公司，家乐福成功地在全球范围内扩展了它的商业业务，每年都从中获得了巨大的利润。

6. In addition, the products and the service of the company are really widely-known andreputable among the customers.

除此之外，家乐福的产品和服务是广为人知的，在消费者当中声誉很好。

 

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7. In my hometown, there are several Carrefour supermarkets, located downtown.

在我的家乡那里有几个家乐福超市，坐落在市中心。

8. I am keen on buying daily necessities in Carrefour supermarkets in my leisure time, especially for some stationary and some snacks there.

我喜欢在闲暇的时候去家乐福超市买买日常用品，尤其是在那买些文具和零食。

9. You can mostly find food, commodities, clothes, books and electrical household appliances. They are all available and credit cards are welcome.

在家乐福你可以找到食物，日用品，衣服，书以及家用电器。这些东西你在家乐福都能找到，刷信用卡也是可以的。

10. I would say, in most cases, the quality of the goods in Carrefour can be guaranteedand the price is often the lowest among the supermarkets.

我想说的是，在大多数情况下，家乐福产品的质量都是有保障的，价格在众多超市当中也通常是最低的。

11. To be more specific, Carrefour provides a cash-on-delivery service and a 7-day return policy. Within 7 days, for any dissatisfaction, your order can be refundable without any fuss.

说的更具体一点，家乐福提供货到付款服务以及七天无条件退款政策。在七天之内，如果(对产品)有任何的不满意，没有任何繁琐的程序你的订单就可以被退款。

12. It is really an amazing place for people to have fun and enjoy a better convenience in life.

家乐福真的是人们享受乐趣，享受生活便利的完美去处。

 

本期话题所用关键词

1. well-known可以替换我们经常说的famous和popular

2. retail company 表示零售商

3. hypermarket表示大规模超市，可以替换我们经常说的supermarket

4. outlet这一词我们经常会在一些折扣店看到，当然这里表示一家分店

5. in terms of size表示 从规模上来讲，这里的in terms of 表示 关于，依据，依照

6. electrical household appliances表示家用电器

7.质量有保障在英文中可以经常用被动来表示，can be guaranteed

8. a cash-on-delivery service 和7-day return policy两个词组分别表示货到付款服务和货到付款服务