物流寄送
    01 i would like to send the computer to my sister.
    我想把这台电脑寄给我的妹妹。
    常用单词
    transport ['tr?nsp?:t] n. 运输
    学学这样说
    1. please send this luggage by express delivery. 请以快递方式寄这件行李。
    2. how long does it take for delivery? 多长时间能送到？
    3. how much is it to send this luggage by express delivery? 快递这件行李多少钱？
    4. do you think it would be faster than express delivery? 你认为那会比快递还快吗？
    应用对话
    steven: hello. i want to send the computer to my sister.
    clerk: ok. is it in the box? may i have a look at it?
    steven: of course.
    史蒂文：你好。我想把这台电脑寄给我的妹妹。
    职员：可以。在这个箱子里吗？我可以看看吗？
    史蒂文：好的。
    02 it usually takes three days to deliver within the city.
    市区内一般3天就能到。
    应用对话
    steven: how much is it to send these things to that city?
    clerk: it depends on the weight of these things.
    史蒂文：寄送这些东西到那个城市要多少钱？
    职员：那要看这些东西的重量了。
    随机测验
    wrap them up and have the form ______.
    a. filled b. filling c. fill d. to fill
    翻译
    把它们包起来，填好这张表。
    答案：a
    提示：have的宾语为the form，空缺处所填内容为宾语补足语，由于fill与the form之间为被动关系，因此选a。
    03 there is great room for logistics development in china.
    在中国，物流行业有巨大的发展空间。
    解析 ▲ 本句中的room并非指“房间，屋子”，而是表达“机会，余地，可能性”的含义，此处也可以用space来进行替换。因此，该句也可改为：there is a huge space for logistics development in china.
    学学这样说
    1. modern logistics is one challenging and exciting job.
    现代物流是一个富有挑战性和激动人心的工作。
    3. logistics service is a balance between service priority and cost.
    物流是服务优先与成本间的平衡。
    4. logistics is anything but a newborn baby. 物流不是新鲜事。
    补充短语
    anything but 除……之外任何事（物）都……，决不
    04 logistics consists of warehousing, transportation, loading and unloading, handling, carrying, packaging, processing, distribution and logistics information.
    物流由仓储、运输、装卸、搬运、包装、加工、配送和物流信息所组成。
    语法tips
    表示“整体由部分组成”，可用consist of，comprise，be composed of和be made up of；而表示“部分组成整体”，则用compose，constitute。如：the group consists of/comprises/is composed of two girls and three boys.或two girls and three boys compose/constitute the group.
    学学这样说
    1. logistics is part of the supply chain. 物流是供应链的组成部分。
    2. logistics may be divided into supply logistics, production logistics, distribution logistics, returned logistics and waste material logistics.
    物流可以分成供应物流、生产物流、销售物流、回收物流和废弃物物流。
    3. logistics is related to the effective and efficient flow of materials and information. 物流涉及的是物资和信息有效、快速的流动。
    4. information is key to the success of logistics. 信息是物流成功的关键。
    补充短语
    be divided into... 划分为……
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