六级Well, my current research is really about consumer behaviour.

嗯，我目前的研究实际上是关于消费者行为的。

2017年6月听力原文

六级Companies are pushing it hard but make it almost overwhelming even to dip a toe in the water for the average consumer, because there are so many compatibility issues to think about.

公司正在努力推动，但对于普通消费者来说，这几乎是压倒性的，因为有太多的兼容性问题需要考虑。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级And when it comes to the hyper-connected super-smart world that technology firms are painting for us, it seems that consumers are growing more uneasy about handing over the massive amounts of consumer data needed to provide the personalized, customized solutions that companies need to improve their services.

当涉及到科技公司为我们描绘的超互联超智能世界时，消费者似乎越来越不愿意交出大量消费者数据，以提供个性化、定制的解决方案，而这些解决方案正是公司改善服务所需要的。

2016年12月阅读原文

考研The first and more important is the consumer's growing preference for eating out: the consumption of food and drink in places other than homes has risen from about 32 percent of total consumption in 1995 to 35 percent in 2000 and is expected to approach 38 percent by 2005.

首先也是更重要的是消费者越来越倾向于外出就餐：在家以外的地方，食品和饮料的消费量占总消费量的比例已从1995年的约32%上升到2000年的35%，预计到2005年将接近38%。

2010年考研阅读原文

考研At any rate, this change will ultimately be acclaimed by an ever-growing number of both domestic and international consumers, regardless of how long the current consumer pattern will take hold.

无论如何，这一变化最终将受到越来越多的国内和国际消费者的欢迎，无论当前的消费模式将持续多久。

2010年考研阅读原文

四级Kodak's decision to file for bankruptcy（破产）protection is a sad, though not unexpected, turning point for a leading American corporation that pioneered consumer photography and dominated the film market for decades, but ultimately failed to adapt to the digital revolution.

柯达申请破产的决定(破产）对于一家领先的美国公司来说，保护是一个悲伤但并非意外的转折点。这家公司开创了消费摄影并主宰了电影市场几十年，但最终未能适应数字革命。

2013年6月阅读原文

六级Those dangers can be addressed with farmer and consumer education, he said, while the free water and nutrients from human waste can help urban farmers in developing countries to escape poverty.

他说，这些危险可以通过农民和消费者教育来解决，而人类粪便中的免费水和营养可以帮助发展中国家的城市农民摆脱贫困。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级Each group over the coming decades will need to address different issues surrounding food production, storage and transportation, as well as consumer expectations, if we are to continue to feed all our people.

如果我们要继续养活我们所有的人民，在未来几十年中，每个群体都需要解决围绕食品生产、储存和运输以及消费者期望的不同问题。

2013年12月阅读原文

四级Familiar consumer products are being adopted by businesses, government and the armed forces.

企业、政府和武装部队正在采用人们熟悉的消费品。

2012年12月阅读原文

六级The report doesn't really say how that information would affect consumer buying decisions.

该报告并没有真正说明这些信息将如何影响消费者的购买决定。

2015年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

六级But over the last couple of years, and in this one in particular, we are starting to see companies shift from what is the largest screen size, the smallest form factor or the shiniest object and more into what all of these devices do that is practical in a consumer's life.

但在过去的几年里，尤其是在这一年中，我们开始看到公司从最大的屏幕尺寸、最小的外形尺寸或最亮的物体，转向所有这些设备在消费者生活中实用的功能。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级Companies are pushing it hard but make it almost overwhelming even to dip a toe in the water for the average consumer, because there are so many compatibility issues to think about.

公司正在努力推动，但对于普通消费者来说，这几乎是压倒性的，因为有太多的兼容性问题需要考虑。

2016年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

四级Rachel Botsman, the author of a book on the subject, says the consumer peer-to-peer rental market alone is worth $ 26 billion

瑞秋·博茨曼（Rachel Botsman）是一本关于这一主题的书的作者，她说，单是消费者点对点租赁市场就价值260亿美元

2013年12月阅读原文

六级However, despite 2 billion people worldwide already supplementing their diet with insects, consumer disgust remains a large barrier in many western countries.

然而，尽管全世界已有20亿人在饮食中添加昆虫，但消费者的厌恶感在许多西方国家仍然是一大障碍。

2019年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section B

六级The Consumer Technology Association is the sponsor of the annual Consumer Electronics Show.

消费者技术协会是年度消费电子展的赞助商。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级Plain packaging would be another step in the reclassification of cigarettes from inviting consumer products to narcotics ( ' , 麻醉剂).

普通包装将是香烟重新分类的另一个步骤，不再将消费品用于毒品（“，麻醉剂).

2016年12月阅读原文

六级There is not any one-hit wonder, and there will not be one for years to come, said Gary Shapiro, president and chief executive of the Consumer Technology Association ( ' , CTA).

消费者技术协会（CTA）主席兼首席执行官加里·夏皮罗（Gary Shapiro）说，现在还没有一个热门奇迹，未来几年也不会有。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级"There is not any one-hit wonder, and there will not be one for years to come," said Gary Shapiro, president and chief executive of the Consumer Technology Association CT.

消费者技术协会CT主席兼首席执行官加里·夏皮罗（Gary Shapiro）表示：“现在还没有一个热门奇迹，未来几年也不会有。”。

2016年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

六级Major supermarkets, in meeting consumer expectations, will often reject entire crops of perfectly edible fruit and vegetables at the farm because they do not meet exacting marketing standards for their physical characteristics, such as size and appearance.

为了满足消费者的期望，大型超市通常会拒绝农场里所有完全可以食用的水果和蔬菜，因为它们的物理特性（如大小和外观）不符合严格的营销标准。

2013年12月阅读原文

考研The first and more important is the consumer's growing preference for eating out: the consumption of food and drink in places other than homes has risen from about 32 percent of total consumption in 1995 to 35 percent in 2000and is expected to approach 38

首先也是更重要的是，消费者越来越喜欢外出就餐：在家以外的地方，食品和饮料的消费占总消费的比例已从1995年的约32%上升到2000年的35%，预计将接近38%

2010年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级The consumer was ultimately to be mentioned as well, especially by the likes of Dorothy Shaver, who could point to the sales figures at Lord & Taylor.

消费者最终也会被提及，尤其是多萝西·肖弗（Dorothy Shaver）这样的人，他们可以指出洛德·泰勒（Lord&Taylor）的销售数据。

2017年6月阅读原文

六级However, characteristics associated with modern consumer culture mean produce is often wasted through retail and customer behaviour

然而，与现代消费文化相关的特征意味着，农产品往往因零售和消费者行为而浪费

2013年12月阅读原文

四级Manufacturers can produce consumer goods at a much lower cost.

制造商可以以更低的成本生产消费品。

2016年12月阅读原文

考研Grade inflation—the gradual increase in average GPAs grade—point averages over the past few decades—is often considered a product of a consumer era in higher education, in which students are treated like customers to be pleased.

分数膨胀在过去几十年中，平均GPA分数平均值的逐渐增加通常被认为是高等教育消费时代的产物，在这个时代，学生被当作顾客来对待，以获得满意。

2019年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级Are people suffering from gadget overload? Are they exhausted by the consumer equivalent of the brain fatigue—information overload—that is caused by constant updates of devices and online media?As you are probably aware, the latest job markets news isn’t good: Unemployment is still more than 9 percent, and new job growth has fallen close to zero.

人们是否正遭受着电子设备过载的痛苦？他们是否因消费者的大脑疲劳而精疲力竭，这相当于设备和在线媒体的不断更新所导致的信息过载？正如你可能知道的，最新的就业市场消息并不好：失业率仍然超过9%，新的就业增长率已经接近于零。

2015年12月听力原文

六级But some companies are realizing that placing the burden of recycling entirely on the consumer is not an effective strategy, especially when tossing something away seems like the easiest and most convenient option.

但一些公司意识到，将回收的负担完全放在消费者身上并不是一种有效的策略，尤其是当扔掉一些东西似乎是最简单、最方便的选择时。

2019年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

考研Because electronic payments are immediate, they eliminate the float for the consumer.

因为电子支付是即时的，它们消除了消费者的浮动。

2013年考研真题（英语二）完形填空 Section Ⅰ

考研"Our products succeed when they become part of daily or weekly patterns," said Carol Berning, a consumer psychologist who recently retired from Procter and Gamble, the company that sold $76 billion of tide, Crest and other products last year.

消费者心理学家卡罗尔·伯宁（Carol Berning）最近从宝洁公司退休。宝洁公司去年销售了760亿美元的tide、Crest和其他产品。

2010年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级Scan the highlights of this year's Consumer Electronics Show ( ' , CES), and you may get a slight feeling of having seen them before.

浏览一下今年消费电子展（CES）的亮点，你可能会有一种以前看过的感觉。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级Scan the highlights of this year's Consumer Electronics Show CES, and you may get a slight feeling of having seen them before.

浏览一下今年消费电子展CES的亮点，你可能会有一种以前看过的感觉。

2016年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

考研If we know we will overreact to consumer products or housing options when we see a happy face, we can take a moment before buying.

如果我们知道，当我们看到一张快乐的脸时，我们会对消费品或住房选择反应过度，那么我们可以在购买前花一点时间。

2013年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级The Consumer Electronics Show in recent years has begun to focus more on the practical value than the showiness of electronic devices.

近年来，消费电子展开始更多地关注实用价值，而不是电子设备的炫耀性。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级Consumer behavior may be influenced by the environment

消费者行为可能受到环境的影响

2013年6月听力原文

六级A stronger relationship between the retailer/producer and the consumer isn't just about financial incentives.

零售商/生产商和消费者之间更紧密的关系不仅仅是经济激励。

2019年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

考研They're part of a bunch of celebrities starring in a new video for World Environment Day—encouraging you, the consumer, to swap out your single-use plastic staples like straws and cutlery to combat the plastics crisis.

他们是一群名人中的一员，他们在世界环境日的一个新视频中主演，鼓励你，消费者，更换一次性塑料主食，如吸管和餐具，以应对塑料危机。

2019年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级The immediate cause for the collapse has been Britain's slide toward recession, which has cut into consumer spending.

崩溃的直接原因是英国经济滑向衰退，从而削减了消费者支出。

2015年12月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section A

六级There is no chance that will change anytime soon, even if the government creates a better social safety net and successfully encourages greater consumer spending.

即使政府建立了一个更好的社会安全网并成功地鼓励了更多的消费者消费，这种情况短期内也不可能改变。

2012年12月阅读原文

高考And in modern day consumer society everyone is considered to be middle class.

在现代消费社会，每个人都被认为是中产阶级。

2015年高考英语广东卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

四级According to the same study, efforts to reduce consumption should focus on improving consumer awareness and behaviour.

根据同一项研究，减少消费的努力应侧重于提高消费者的意识和行为。

2019年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

六级The consumer was ultimately to be mentioned as well, especially by the likes of Dorothy Shaver, who could point to the sales figures at Lord&Taylor.

消费者最终也会被提及，尤其是多萝西·肖弗（Dorothy Shaver）这样的人，他们可以指出洛德·泰勒（Lord&Taylor）的销售数据。

2017年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

六级Major supermarkets, in meeting consumer expectations, will often reject entire crops of perfectly edible fruit and vegetables at the farm because they do not meet exacting marketing standards for their physical characteristics, such as size and appearance

为了满足消费者的期望，大型超市通常会拒绝农场里所有完全可以食用的水果和蔬菜，因为它们的物理特性（如大小和外观）不符合严格的营销标准

2013年12月阅读原文

六级However, characteristics associated with modern consumer culture mean produce is often wasted through retail and customer behaviour.

然而，与现代消费文化相关的特征意味着，农产品往往因零售和消费者行为而浪费。

2013年12月阅读原文

六级And when it comes to the hyper-connected super-smart world that technology firms are painting for us, it seems that consumers are growing more uneasy about handing over the massive amounts of consumer data needed to provide the personalized, customized so

当涉及到科技公司为我们描绘的超互联超智能世界时，消费者似乎越来越不愿意交出提供个性化、定制的超智能服务所需的大量消费者数据

2016年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

六级Google will be able to display up to 20% of orphan works for free, include them in its subscription deals to libraries and sell them to individual buyers under the consumer licence.

谷歌将能够免费展示多达20%的孤儿作品，将其纳入图书馆订阅协议，并根据消费者许可证将其出售给个人XA0买家。

2011年12月阅读原文

四级And that is what put Mr Jobs on the right side of history, as technological innovation （创新）has moved into consumer electronics over the past decade.

而这正是让乔布斯先生站在历史正确一边的原因，因为技术创新(创新）在过去的十年里，它已经进入了消费电子领域。

2012年12月阅读原文

六级economy is slack domestic consumer demand

经济疲软，国内消费需求疲软

2011年12月阅读原文

四级Many people's homes now have more powerful, and more flexible, devices than their offices do; consumer gadgets and online services are smarter and easier to use than most companies'ystems

现在，许多人的家庭拥有比办公室更强大、更灵活的设备；消费者小工具和在线服务比大多数公司的系统更智能、更容易使用

2012年12月阅读原文

六级Governments in developed nations devise and implement policy that changes consumer expectations.

发达国家政府制定并实施改变消费者期望的政策。

2013年12月阅读原文

四级Kodak's decision to file for bankruptcy（破产）protection is a sad, though not unexpected, turning point for a leading American corporation that pioneered consumer photography and dominated the film market for decades, but ultimately failed to adapt to the digital revolution

柯达申请破产的决定(破产）对于一家领先的美国公司来说，保护是一个可悲但并非意外的转折点。该公司开创了消费摄影并主宰了电影市场几十年，但最终未能适应数字革命

2013年6月阅读原文

六级Yet due to poor practices in harvesting, storage and transportation, as well as market and consumer wastage, it is estimated that 30-50% of all food produced never reaches a human stomach.

然而，由于在收获、储存和运输方面的不良做法，以及市场和消费者的浪费，据估计，生产的所有食品中有30-50%从未到达人类的胃。

2013年12月阅读原文

四级The effect of falling oil prices on consumer spending.

油价下跌对消费者支出的影响。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级Their philosophy is that extending the life of a pair of jeans is not only great for the environment, but allows the consumer to get more value out of their product.

他们的理念是延长牛仔裤的使用寿命不仅对环境有好处，而且可以让消费者从产品中获得更多价值。

2019年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

六级One of the things that businesses and indeed government organizations often fail to do is to really see what is happening from the consumer's perspective.

企业和政府机构经常做不到的一件事是从消费者的角度真正看到正在发生的事情。

2017年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

六级That’s why it may be up to consumers to move the needle on chip and PI Says Robertson:” When you get the consumer into a position of worry and inconvenience, that’s where the rubber hits the road.

这就是为什么可能由消费者来移动芯片上的针头，PI Robertson说：“当你让消费者陷入担忧和不便的境地时，橡胶就会上路。

2015年6月大学英语六级考试真题（三）

六级"But over the last couple of years, and in this one in particular, we are starting to see companies shift from what is the largest screen size, the smallest form factor or the shiniest object and more into what all of these devices do that is practical in a consumer's life. "

“但在过去几年里，尤其是在这一年里，我们开始看到公司从最大的屏幕尺寸、最小的外形尺寸或最闪亮的物体等转变为所有这些设备在消费者生活中实用的功能。”

2016年12月六级（第一套）真题

六级For example, when asked whether they would buy a new smartphone this year, only 48 percent said yes--a six-point drop from 20 And when it comes to the hyper-connected super-smart world that technology firms are painting for us, it seems that consumers are growing more uneasy about handing over the massive amounts of consumer data needed to provide the personalized, customized solutions that companies need to improve their services.

例如，当被问及今年是否会购买新的智能手机时，只有48%的人表示会，比20人下降了6个百分点

2016年12月六级（第一套）真题

六级No, in this consumerist age, most buyers aren’t evaluating college as an investment, but rather as a consumer product—like a car or clothes or a house.

不，在这个消费主义时代，大多数买家并没有将大学视为一种投资，而是将其视为一款消费品——比如汽车、衣服或房子。

2009年6月英语六级真题

六级Is college an investment product like a stock or a consumer product like a car?

大学是像股票一样的投资产品，还是像汽车一样的消费产品？

2009年6月英语六级真题

六级In keeping with the automotive world’s hottest consumer trend, maybe it’s best to characterize it as a hybrid (混合动力汽车); an expensive consumer product that, over time, will pay rich dividends.

为了跟上汽车世界最热门的消费趋势，也许最好将其定性为混合动力(混合动力汽车); 一种昂贵的消费品，随着时间的推移，它将带来丰厚的回报。

2009年6月英语六级真题

六级Yet while broadband has come down in price too, those service providers targeting the business market warn against consumer services masquerading (伪装) as business friendly broadband.

然而，尽管宽带的价格也有所下降，但那些以商业市场为目标的服务提供商警告说，不要伪装消费者服务(伪装) 作为商业友好型宽带。

2009年12月英语六级真题

六级It can include them in subscription deals sold to libraries or sell them individually under a consumer licence.

它可以将它们包括在出售给图书馆的订阅交易中，也可以根据消费者许可证单独出售。

2011年12月英语六级真题

六级One great challenge for the U. S. economy is slack domestic consumer demand.

美国经济面临的一大挑战是国内消费需求疲软。

2011年12月英语六级真题

四级When a consumer finds that an item she or he bought is faulty or in some way does not live up to the manufacturer’s claim for it, the first step is to present the warranty (保单), or any other records which might help, at the store of purchase.

当消费者发现自己购买的商品有缺陷或在某种程度上不符合制造商的要求时，第一步是提供保修(保单), 或任何其他可能有帮助的记录。

1993年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级However, if it does not, there are various means the consumer may use to gain satisfaction.

然而，如果没有，消费者可能会使用各种方式来获得满意度。

1993年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级In general, the “higher up” the consumer takes his or her complaint, the faster he or she can expect it to be settled.

一般来说，消费者接受投诉的级别越高，他或她就越快得到解决。

1993年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级In such a case, it is usually settled in the consumer’s favor, assuming he or she has a just claim.

在这种情况下，通常会以有利于消费者的方式解决，假设他或她有正当的索赔。

1993年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Complaining is usually most effective when it is done politely but firmly, and especially when the consumer can demonstrate what is wrong with the item in questions.

投诉通常在礼貌而坚定的情况下最有效，尤其是当消费者能够证明问题中的商品有什么问题时。

1993年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级If this cannot be done, the consumer will succeed best by presenting specific information as to what is wrong, rather than by making general statements.

如果不能做到这一点，消费者最好通过提供具体的错误信息，而不是做出一般的陈述来取得成功。

1993年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级The store manager may advise the consumer to write to the manufacturer.

商店经理可以建议消费者写信给制造商。

1993年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级If so, the consumer should do this, stating the complaint as politely and as firmly as possible.

如果是这样，消费者应该这样做，尽可能礼貌和坚定地陈述投诉。

1993年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级But if a polite complaint does not achieve the desired result, the consumer can go a step further.

但是，如果礼貌的投诉没有达到预期的结果，消费者可以更进一步。

1993年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级On the positive side, emotional appeals may respond to a consumer’s real concerns.

从积极的方面来看，情感诉求可能会回应消费者真正的担忧。

1999年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Each consumer must evaluate her or his own situation.

每个消费者都必须评估自己的情况。

1999年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Monopolies (垄断者) that until recently have been free to take their customers for granted now fear what Michael Perry, a marketing professor, calls “the revengeful (报复的) consumer.

垄断(垄断者) 直到最近，他们还可以自由地认为自己的客户是理所当然的，现在他们担心市场营销教授迈克尔·佩里所说的“复仇者”(报复的) 消费者

2003年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Among the report’s more outrageous (令人无法容忍的) findings-a German fertilizer described itself as “earthworm friendly” a brand of flour said it was “non-polluting” and a British toilet paper claimed to be “environmentally friendlier” The study was written and researched by Britain’s National Consumer Council (NCC) for lobby group Consumer International.

报告中更离谱的(令人无法容忍的) 发现——一种德国肥料自称“对蚯蚓友好”——一种面粉品牌称其“无污染”，一种英国卫生纸声称“更环保”

2005年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级By opening the North American continent, highways have enabled consumer goods and services to reach people in remote and rural areas of the country, spurred the growth of suburbs, and provided people with greater options in term of jobs, access to cultural programs, health care, and other benefits.

通过开放北美大陆，高速公路使消费品和服务能够到达该国偏远和农村地区的人们手中，刺激了郊区的发展，并为人们提供了更多的就业选择、文化项目、医疗保健和其他福利。

2006年6月大学英语新四级(CET-4)真题

四级Natalie Hormilla, a fashion writer, is an example of the unconverted consumer, when asked if she owned any sustainable clothes, she replied: “Not that I’m aware of.

时尚作家娜塔莉·霍米拉（Natalie Hormilla）就是一个未转变消费者的例子，当被问及她是否拥有可持续发展的服装时，她回答说：“据我所知，没有。

2009年6月英语四级考试真题

四级Are they exhausted by the consumer equivalent of the brain fatigue — information overload — that is caused by constant updates of devices and online media?

他们是否因设备和在线媒体的不断更新而导致的大脑疲劳（信息过载）而疲惫不堪？

2012年12月大学英语四级真题试卷（1）

四级The report doesn’t really say how that information would affect consumer buying decisions.

该报告并没有真正说明这些信息将如何影响消费者的购买决策。

2012年12月大学英语四级真题试卷（1）

四级And that is what put Mr Jobs on the right side of history, as technological innovation (创新)has moved into consumer electronics over the past decade.

这正是乔布斯站在历史正确一边的原因，即技术创新(创新)在过去的十年里，已经进军消费电子领域。

2012年12月大学英语四级真题（2）

四级As our special report in this issue (printed before Mr Jobs’s death) explains, innovation used to spill over from military and corporate laboratories to the consumer market, but lately this process has gone into reverse.

正如我们本期的特别报道（在乔布斯去世前印刷）所解释的那样，创新曾经从军事和企业实验室渗透到消费市场，但最近这一过程发生了逆转。

2012年12月大学英语四级真题（2）

四级Many people’s homes now have more powerful, and more flexible, devices than their offices do; consumer gadgets and online services are smarter and easier to use than most companies’ systems.

现在，许多人的家庭拥有比办公室更强大、更灵活的设备；消费电子产品和在线服务比大多数公司的系统更智能、更容易使用。

2012年12月大学英语四级真题（2）

四级For the consumer, it’s a matter of paying now for the hardware to save later on the utilities.

对于消费者来说，这是一个现在支付硬件费用以节省日后公用事业费用的问题。

2013年6月大学英语四级考试真题(第1套)

四级Kodak's decision to file for bankruptcy (破产) protection is a sad, though not unexpected, turning point for a leading American corporation that pioneered consumer photography and dominated the film market for decades, but ultimately failed to adapt to the digital revolution.

柯达申请破产的决定(破产) 对于一家领先的美国公司来说，保护是一个可悲但并不意外的转折点，该公司开创了消费摄影的先河，并主导了电影市场数十年，但最终未能适应数字革命。

2013年6月大学英语四级考试真题(第2套)

四级Kodak’s decision to file for bankruptcy（破产）protection is a sad, though not unexpected, turning point for a leading American corporation that pioneered consumer photography and dominated the film market for decades, but ultimately failed to adapt to the digital revolution.

柯达申请破产的决定(破产）对于一家领先的美国公司来说，保护是一个可悲但并不意外的转折点，该公司开创了消费摄影的先河，并主导了电影市场数十年，但最终未能适应数字革命。

2013年 6月大学英语四级考试真题

四级Rachel Botsmam , the author of a book on the subject, says the consumer peer-to-peer rental market alone is worth $26 billion.

Rachel Botsmam是一本关于这一主题的书的作者，她说，仅消费者对等租赁市场就价值260亿美元。

2013年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第1套)

四级Rachel Botsman, the author of a book on the subject, says the consumer peer-to-peer rental market alone is worth $26 billion.

Rachel Botsman是一本关于这一主题的书的作者，她说，仅消费者对等租赁市场就价值260亿美元。

2013年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套）

四级Kodak’s decision to file for bankruptcy (破产）protection is a sad, though not unexpected, turning point for a leading American corporation that pioneered consumer photography and dominated the film market for decades, but ultimately failed to adapt to the digital revolution.

柯达申请破产的决定(破产）对于一家领先的美国公司来说，保护是一个可悲但并不意外的转折点，该公司开创了消费摄影的先河，并主导了电影市场数十年，但最终未能适应数字革命。

2015年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第3套)

四级That was great for the consumer, not so much for the manufacturer.

这对消费者来说很好，但对制造商来说就不那么好了。

2020年12月大学英语四级真题（第3套）

考研An important factor in a market-oriented economy is the mechanism by which consumer demands can be expressed and responded to by producers.

市场经济的一个重要因素是生产者能够表达和回应消费者需求的机制。

1994年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研In the first year or so of Web business, most of the action has revolved around efforts to tap the consumer market.

在网络业务的第一年左右，大部分行动都围绕着挖掘消费者市场的努力展开。

1999年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition.

一些庞大的美国产业，如消费电子，在外国竞争面前已经萎缩或消失。

2000年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题