六级This is really about trying to cut through the confusion that consumers have when they are buying a product and that businesses have when they are selling a product, said Jon Leibowitz, chairman of the commission.

该委员会主席乔恩·莱博维茨（Jon Leibowitz）表示：“这实际上是为了消除消费者在购买产品时和企业在销售产品时的困惑。”。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级To get access to millions of new customers, insurers would have a strong incentive to sell on the exchange.

为了获得数以百万计的新客户，保险公司将有强烈的动机在交易所进行销售。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级Suddenly, our market has exploded in size and we could now sell our products all across the continent.

突然间，我们的市场规模爆炸式增长，我们现在可以在整个欧洲大陆销售我们的产品。

2018年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section B

四级More recently, however, some companies have been investing money in a more ambitious undertaking: learning how to adjust the fundamental make-up of the food they sell.

然而，最近，一些公司一直在投资一项更为雄心勃勃的事业：学习如何调整他们出售的食品的基本成分。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级Indeed many organizations also useinstitutional or prestige advertising which is designed to build uptheir reputation rather than to sell particular products.

事实上，许多组织也使用机构或声望广告，旨在建立其声誉，而不是销售特定产品。

2015年12月听力原文

六级Google's business model has always been to provide information for free, and sell advertising on the basis of the traffic this generates," points out James Grimmelmann, associate professor at New York Law School.

谷歌的商业模式一直是免费提供信息，并根据由此产生的流量销售广告，”纽约法学院副教授詹姆斯·格里曼（James Grimmelmann）指出。

2011年12月阅读原文

六级While providing information for free, Google makes money by selling advertising

在免费提供信息的同时，谷歌通过销售广告赚钱

2011年12月阅读原文

四级Well, I guess I'd sell my watch or computer or do some odd jobs till I could afford a return plane ticket.

嗯，我想我会卖掉手表或电脑，或者做些零工，直到我买得起回程机票。

2011年6月听力原文

四级Many of its 800 stores are likely to close following the company’s decision to call in administrators after an attempt to sell the business for a token £1 failed.

在试图以1英镑的代币出售该公司业务失败后，该公司决定聘请管理人员，此后，该公司800家店铺中的许多可能会关闭。

2015年12月听力原文

四级Many of its 800 stores are likely to close following the company's decision to call in administrators after an attempt to sell the business for a token £1 failed.

在试图以1英镑的代币出售该公司业务失败后，该公司决定聘请管理人员，此后，该公司800家店铺中的许多可能会关闭。

2015年12月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section A

高考Afterwards, she and her father secured their first business meeting with a supermarket owner, who finally agreed to sell Moore's product—cancandy.

之后，她和她的父亲与一家超市的老板进行了第一次商务会谈，后者最终同意出售摩尔的产品。

2019年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

高考Painters, digital media experts, photographers, booking agents and promoters are hired to sell tickets and promote the event.

聘请画家、数字媒体专家、摄影师、订票代理和促销员来销售门票和宣传活动。

2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 填空题 原文

四级Years ago, the government made money by selling public lands, but most of the best public lands have now been sold.

几年前，政府通过出售公共土地赚钱，但现在大部分最好的公共土地都被出售了。

2016年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

四级Among them: Density restrictions: licenses to sell alcohol aren't handed out unplanned to all comers but are allotted（分配）based on the number of places in an area that already sell alcohol

其中包括：密度限制：销售酒精的许可证不是无计划地发给所有来者，而是分配给所有来者(分配）根据一个地区已经出售酒类的场所数量

2013年6月阅读原文

四级There are already too many stores selling alcohol

已经有太多的商店卖酒了

2013年6月阅读原文

高考He broke down as he thought of his failure to sell all his papers.

他一想到自己没能把所有的报纸都卖掉，就崩溃了。

2015年高考英语湖北卷 完形填空 原文

考研And dead markets partly reflect the paralysis of banks which will not sell assets for fear of booking losses, yet are reluctant to buy all those supposed bargains.

死气沉沉的市场在一定程度上反映了银行的瘫痪状态，这些银行因担心账面损失而不愿出售资产，但又不愿意购买所有那些所谓的便宜货。

2010年考研阅读原文

考研Almost everyone who was interviewed for this special report said that the biggest problem at the moment is not a lack of demand but a lack of good work to sell.

几乎所有接受本期特别报道采访的人都表示，目前最大的问题不是需求不足，而是缺乏好的产品可供销售。

2010年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

高考When harvest came around, he was already selling herbs, vegetables and cotton in the market which people from the towns met regularly.

丰收时，他已经在集市上卖草药、蔬菜和棉花了，镇上的人经常在集市上见面。

2015年高考英语广东卷 语法填空 原文

四级There are already too many stores selling alcohol.

已经有太多的商店卖酒了。

2013年6月阅读原文

四级And although you don't read about this much, the United States is also a large exporter of oil products, selling about 2 million barrels of petroleum products per day to about 90 countries.

虽然你不怎么了解，但美国也是一个石油产品出口大国，每天向大约90个国家出售约200万桶石油产品。

2014年6月阅读原文

高考Wander among a variety of shops selling gifs while enjoying a live music show and nice street entertainment.

在各种各样卖礼物的商店中漫步，一边欣赏现场音乐表演和街头娱乐。

2018年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

考研But anyone who does not have to sell is keeping away, waiting for confidence to return.

但任何不需要出售的人都在远离，等待信心回归。

2010年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级The microwave and fast-food chains were the biggest catalysts ( ' , 催化剂 ), but the big food companies—which want to sell anything except the raw ingredients that go into cooking—made the home cook an endangered species.

微波和快餐连锁店是最大的催化剂（'，催化剂 ), 但是，那些想出售除了烹饪原料以外的任何东西的大型食品公司使家庭厨师成为了濒危物种。

2015年12月阅读原文

四级The microwave and fast-food chains were the biggest catalysts, but the big food companies—which want to sell anything except the raw ingredients that go into cooking—made the home cook an endangered species.

微波炉和快餐连锁店是最大的催化剂，但大型食品公司想出售除了烹饪原料以外的任何东西，这使得家庭厨师成为濒危物种。

2015年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

六级Its big selling point is that nobody else will have it: You won't see this kitchen anywhere else in the world.

它的最大卖点是没有其他人会拥有它：你在世界其他任何地方都看不到这个厨房。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级But functioning fireplaces remain to this day a powerful selling point in a house or apartment.

但功能强大的壁炉至今仍是房屋或公寓的一个强大卖点。

2014年6月阅读原文

六级They sell stocks and other assets.

他们出售股票和其他资产。

2013年6月阅读原文

四级Byun Young-jin chairs the Songdo real estate association and started selling property here when the first phase of the city opened in 2005.

金炳荣（Byun Young jin）是松岛房地产协会的主席，2005年松岛第一期开盘时，他就开始在这里出售房产。

2019年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

四级Facebook then attempts to make money by selling their data to advertisers that want to send targeted messages

然后，Facebook试图通过向想要发送有针对性信息的广告商出售数据来赚钱

2012年6月阅读原文

考研But successive governments have presided over selling green spaces, squeezing money from local authorities and declining attention on sport in education.

但历届政府都在出售绿地，从地方当局那里榨取资金，并减少了对体育教育的关注。

2017年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级However,if your bond does not have features hat make it attractive to other investors, you may be forced to sell your bond at a discount i.

然而，如果你的债券没有吸引其他投资者的特性，你可能会被迫以折价出售你的债券。

2014年6月阅读原文

四级The Competition Commission is now to investigate whether the British airports Authority needs to sell off some of its assets.

竞争委员会现在正在调查英国机场管理局是否需要出售其部分资产。

2016年6月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section A

高考If producers are required to take back packaging they use to sell their products, would they reduce the packaging in the first place?

如果要求生产商收回用于销售产品的包装，他们会首先减少包装吗？

2015年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

考研As this new science of habit has emerged, controversies have erupted when the tactics have been used to sell questionable beauty creams or unhealthy foods.

随着这门新的习惯科学的出现，当这种策略被用于销售可疑的美容霜或不健康食品时，争议也随之爆发。

2010年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

高考She chose to sell a few larger objects that were less often used when we promised to put the money into her school fund our kindergarten daughter is serious about becoming a doctor.

当我们答应把钱投入她的学校基金时，她选择出售一些更大的物品，这些物品很少使用。我们幼儿园的女儿很想成为一名医生。

2018年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

六级It has become the world's most widely read magazine, selling 28 million copies each month in 17 languages and 41 different editions.

它已成为世界上阅读量最大的杂志，每月以17种语言和41种不同版本售出2800万份。

2018年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

考研DNT does not seem an obviously huge selling point for windows 8-though the firm has compared some of its other products favourably with Google's on that count before.

对于Windows8来说，DNT似乎不是一个明显的巨大卖点——尽管该公司之前已经将其一些其他产品与谷歌的产品进行了比较。

2013年考研阅读原文

高考So he spent time improving his painting skills and began to sell his paintings.

因此，他花时间提高绘画技巧，并开始出售他的画。

2019年高考英语全国卷2 听力 原文

考研The product they're selling is data, and we, the users, convert our lives to data for the benefit of the digital giants.

他们销售的产品是数据，而我们，用户，为了数字巨头的利益，将我们的生活转化为数据。

2018年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级with more than $12 billion in sales this year, the industry is booming and, according to the market research company, Grand view Research, is on track to sell billions more by 2025.

根据市场研究公司Grand view research的数据，该行业今年的销售额超过120亿美元，正在蓬勃发展，预计到2025年销售额将增加数十亿美元。

2019年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

高考He had hoped to sell more papers tonight to make more money to buy a cake for his mother and some seeds for his bird.

他本来希望今晚能卖出更多的报纸来赚更多的钱，为他的母亲买一个蛋糕，为他的鸟买一些种子。

2015年高考英语湖北卷 完形填空 原文

六级But if your bond is highly valued by other investors, you may be able to sell it at a premium, i

但如果你的债券被其他投资者高估，你或许可以溢价出售

2014年6月阅读原文

高考The instant view of water on both levels helped sell these $10 million houses.

这两个楼层的即时水景帮助售出了这1000万美元的房屋。

2015年高考英语重庆卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

高考Said Monday that its new flying car has completed its first flight, bringing the company closer to its goal of selling the flying car within the next year.

周一，该公司表示，新的飞车已经完成了首次试飞，使该公司更接近于在明年内销售飞车的目标。

2017年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

四级Broader definitions of the sharing economy include peer-to-peer lending or putting a solar panel on your roof and selling power back to the gr/d ( 电网)

共享经济的更广泛定义包括点对点贷款或在屋顶安装太阳能电池板，以及将电力出售给gr/d（电网)

2013年12月阅读原文

高考When it comes to the selling of houses, businesses also use highly rewarding tactics.

当涉及到房屋销售时，企业也使用高回报策略。

2015年高考英语重庆卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

六级We can’t expect kids to turn off that admiration when the same person is selling sugar.

当同一个人在卖糖的时候，我们不能指望孩子们会关掉这种崇拜。

2016年12月听力原文

高考The state also cleared the way for companies to sell or rent out self-driving cars, and for companies to operate driverless taxi services.

该州还为公司出售或出租自驾汽车以及运营无人驾驶出租车服务扫清了道路。

2018年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

高考But the phrase "penny paper" caught the public's fancy, and soon there would be papers that did indeed sell for only a penny.

但是“便士纸”这个词引起了公众的兴趣，很快就会有真正只卖一便士的报纸。

2019年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

六级There are certain products andservices that are very suitable for selling online, and others that simply don’t work.

有些产品和服务非常适合在网上销售，有些根本不起作用。

2015年12月听力原文

六级But what is certain is that, in some way or other, Google's entrance into digital book selling will have a significant impact on the book world in the years to come

但Xa0可以肯定的是，在未来几年，谷歌进入数字图书销售领域将对图书世界产生重大影响

2011年12月阅读原文

六级There are certain products and services that are very suitable for selling online, and others that simply don't work.

有些产品和服务非常适合在网上销售，有些则根本不起作用。

2015年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

六级"This is really about trying to cut through the confusion that consumers have when they are buying a product and that businesses have when they are selling a product," said Jon Leibowitz, chairman of the commission.

该委员会主席Jon Leibowitz说：“这实际上是为了消除消费者在购买产品时和企业在销售产品时的困惑。”。

2016年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

六级Fitbit, for example, released its first smartwatch Monday, selling with a clear purpose – to improve your fitness – and promoting it as a tool, not a toy.

例如，Fitbit周一发布了其首款智能手表，其销售目的明确——改善健康状况——并将其作为工具而非玩具进行推广。

2016年12月阅读原文

考研More than two dozen companies sell DNA tests Directly to the public , ranging in price from a few hundred dollars to more than $2500.

二十多家公司直接向公众出售DNA检测，价格从几百美元到2500美元不等。

2009年考研阅读原文

六级Products which are usually considered unsuitable for selling online include those that have a taste or smell component.

通常被认为不适合在线销售的产品包括有味道或气味成分的产品。

2015年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

四级In original business model, which involved selling ads and putting then At the side of the pages totally Who wants to took at ads when they're online connecting with their friends?

在最初的商业模式中，这涉及到销售广告，然后将广告放在页面的一侧，当他们在线与朋友联系时，谁愿意看广告？

2012年6月阅读原文

六级Conventional wisdom would seem to suggest that companies have no incentive to lengthen the life cycle of their products and reduce the revenue they would get from selling new goods.

传统观点似乎表明，公司没有动机延长产品的生命周期，减少销售新产品的收入。

2019年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

四级Corporations created home pages where they could place text and graphics to sell products.

公司创建了主页，在那里他们可以放置文本和图形来销售产品。

2017年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A

六级Publishers were interested only in books that would sell fairly quickly in sufficient numbers to cover the costs of production and make a profit.

出版商只对那些能迅速卖出足够数量的书感兴趣，以弥补生产成本并赚取利润。

2017年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section B

四级That's when Addison and her friends Erika and Emily Borden decided to sell lemonade for 50 cents a cup and sell pictures for 25 cents each.

就在那时，艾迪生和她的朋友埃里卡和艾米丽·波登决定以每杯50美分的价格出售柠檬水，并以每杯25美分的价格出售照片。

2017年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section A

高考Since the plants took a while to grow, he started cutting down trees to sell the wood.

由于植物生长需要一段时间，他开始砍伐树木来出售木材。

2015年高考英语广东卷 语法填空 原文

六级How about selling that new motor cycle of yours in Indonesia?

在印度尼西亚卖你的新摩托车怎么样？

2017年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section A

四级Facebook then attempts to make money by selling their data to advertisers that want to send targeted messages.

然后，Facebook试图通过向想要发送目标信息的广告商出售数据来赚钱。

2012年6月阅读原文

四级It profits by selling its users' personal data.

它通过出售用户的个人数据获利。

2012年6月阅读原文

考研Digital services include everything from providing a platform for selling goods and services online to targeting advertising based on user data, and the tax applies to gross revenue from such services.

数字服务包括一切，从提供在线销售商品和服务的平台到基于用户数据的定向广告，税收适用于此类服务的总收入。

2020年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

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So why not limit the density of food outlets, particularly ones that sell food rich in empty calories?

那么，为什么不限制食品店的密度，特别是那些出售富含空热量食品的商店呢？

2013年6月阅读原文

高考It is difficult to sell services to poor people.

向穷人出售服务是困难的。

2015年高考英语广东卷 阅读理解 阅读B 选项

四级Today, given the job losses of the past year, fewer unhappy couples will risk starting separate households, Furthermore, the housing market meltdown will make it more difficult for them to finance their separations by selling their homes.

如今，考虑到过去一年的失业情况，越来越少的不幸福的夫妇会冒险开始分居，此外，房地产市场的崩溃将使他们更难通过出售房屋来为分居融资。

2012年6月阅读原文

六级But what is certain is that, in some way or other, Google's entrance into digital book selling will have a significant impact on the book world in the years to come.

但Xa0可以肯定的是，在未来几年，谷歌进入数字图书销售领域将对图书世界产生重大影响。

2011年12月阅读原文

六级Google's entrance into digital book selling will tremendously change the world's book market in the future

谷歌进入数字图书销售领域将极大地改变未来的世界图书市场

2011年12月阅读原文

考研More than two dozen companies sell DNA tests directly to the public, ranging in price from a few hundred dollars to more than $2500.

二十多家公司直接向公众出售DNA检测，价格从几百美元到2500美元不等。

2009年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

高考Young models selling dreams to the world.

向世界推销梦想的年轻模特。

2019年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读B 选项

四级Amazon, by far the largest bookseller in the country, reported on May 19 that it is now selling more books in its electronic Kindle format than in the old paper-and-ink format.

亚马逊，迄今为止全国最大的书商，在5月19日报道说，它现在销售的电子Kindle格式的书比旧的纸张和墨水格式的书更多。

2014年6月阅读原文

六级It is not only polite, it is essential if we want to sell British products overseas.

如果我们想把英国产品卖到海外，这不仅是礼貌，也是必要的。

2018年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

六级The prospect of having to sell their home and give up their independence, and move into a retirement home was an extremely painful experience for them.

对他们来说，不得不卖掉房子，放弃独立，搬进养老院的前景是一次极其痛苦的经历。

2015年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

六级When they get to know me and to trust me, knowing for sure I'm not selling them something -- there'll be more honest feedback from them.

当他们了解我，信任我，确信我没有向他们推销东西时，他们会给出更诚实的反馈。

2019年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

六级Rodriguez says it's important that residents here don't feel like he's selling them something.

罗德里格斯说，重要的是这里的居民不要觉得他在向他们推销什么。

2019年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

六级Some of the most profitable e-commerce companies are those selling sex-related products or services.

一些最赚钱的电子商务公司是那些销售性相关产品或服务的公司。

2015年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

六级Fitbit, for example, released its first smartwatch Monday, selling with a clear purpose--to improve your fitness--and promoting it as a "tool, not a toy. "

例如，Fitbit于周一发布了其首款智能手表，销售目的明确——提高你的体质——并将其宣传为“工具，而不是玩具”

2016年12月六级（第一套）真题

六级Its big selling point is that nobody else will have it: “You won’t see this kitchen anywhere else in the world.

它最大的卖点是没有人会拥有它：“你在世界上其他地方都看不到这个厨房。

2016年6月大学英语六级第2套真题

六级When they get to know me and to trust me, knowing for sure I’m not selling them something—there’ll be more honest feedback from them.

当他们了解我并信任我，确信我没有向他们推销什么时，他们会给出更诚实的反馈。

2019.6六级真题第一套

六级Miller suggests that once job seekers know who they are, they need to know how to sell themselves.

米勒建议，一旦求职者知道自己是谁，他们就需要知道如何推销自己。

2007年6月英语六级真题

六级Perhaps their biggest stroke of luck came early on when they tried to sell their technology to other search engines, but no one met their price, and they built it up on their own.

也许他们最大的运气出现在早些时候，当时他们试图将自己的技术出售给其他搜索引擎，但没有人能满足他们的价格，而是自己建立起来的。

2007年6月英语六级真题

六级For people who buy and sell companies, or who allocate capital to markets all around the world, that’s the real nightmare.

对于那些买卖公司的人，或者向世界各地的市场分配资本的人来说，这才是真正的噩梦。

2007年12月英语六级真题

六级In fact, Knight started the company by selling shoes from the back of his car at track meets.

事实上，奈特是通过在田径比赛中销售汽车后部的鞋子起家的。

2008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"Google's business model has always been to provide information for free, and sell advertising on the basis of the traffic this generates," points out James Grimmelmann, associate professor at New York Law School.

纽约法学院副教授James Grimmelmann指出：“谷歌的商业模式一直是免费提供信息，并根据由此产生的流量销售广告。”。

2011年12月英语六级真题

四级It was so hard to sell a story that barely made enough to eat.

卖一个几乎赚不饱饭的故事太难了。

1997年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级” Many countries pay their athletes to train year-round, and Olympic athletes are eager to sell their names to companies that make everything from ski equipment to fast food.

“许多国家付钱给运动员全年训练，奥运会运动员渴望将自己的名字卖给从滑雪设备到快餐等各种产品的公司。

2003年9月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级The 1972 games in Munich cost the Germans 545 million dollars, but by selling medal symbols, TV rights, food, drink, hotel rooms, and souvenirs (纪念品), they managed to make a profit.

1972年在慕尼黑举行的奥运会花费了德国人5.45亿美元，但通过出售奖牌符号、电视转播权、食物、饮料、酒店房间和纪念品(纪念品), 他们设法获利。

2003年9月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级You have to be able to sell yourself and your ideas, both publicly and behind the scenes.

你必须能够在公开场合和幕后推销自己和你的想法。

2004年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级As a result, some restaurants are turning up the pressure to sell bottled water.

因此，一些餐馆加大了销售瓶装水的压力。

2006年12月大学英语新四级(CET-4)真题

四级According to an article in The Street Journal, some of the more shameless tactics include placing attractive bottles on the table for a visual sell, listing brands on the menu without prices, and pouring bottled water without even asking the diners if they want it.

根据《华尔街日报》的一篇文章，一些更无耻的策略包括将有吸引力的瓶子放在桌子上进行视觉销售，在菜单上列出没有价格的品牌，甚至在不询问食客是否想要的情况下倒瓶装水。

2006年12月大学英语新四级(CET-4)真题

四级In original business model, which involved selling ads and putting then At the side of the pages totally Who wants to took at ads when they’re online connecting with their friends?

在最初的商业模式中，包括销售广告，然后完全放在页面的一边。当他们在网上与朋友联系时，谁想看广告？

2012年6月英语四级考试真题

四级For inroads (进展) to be made, say the authors in their statement, people have to be better educated about the hazards of sugar and agree that something’s got to change: Many of the interventions (干预) that have reduced alcohol and tobacco consumption can be models for addressing the sugar problem, such as imposing special sales taxes, controlling access, and tightening licensing requirements on vending machines (自动售货机) and snack-bars sell high sugar products in schools and workplaces.

对于入侵(进展) 作者在声明中说，要做到这一点，人们必须更好地了解糖的危害，并同意必须改变一些事情：

2012年12月大学英语四级真题试卷（1）

四级And it’s a good thing for whose who sell health club memberships, quit-smoking programs and other products that help us think we can improve our lives.

对于那些销售健康俱乐部会员资格、戒烟计划和其他产品的人来说，这是一件好事，这些产品帮助我们认为我们可以改善我们的生活。

2012年12月大学英语四级真题(3)

四级For students, it means they're basically stuck with a four pound paperweight that they Can't sell back.

对于学生来说，这意味着他们基本上被一个四磅重的镇纸卡住了，卖不回。

2013年6月大学英语四级考试真题(第2套)