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原文
Furniture giant Ikea is planning to sell spare parts for its furniture in a bid to scale up its green credentials.
The Swedish firm said it was looking at selling items such as sofa legs and covers and arm rests, in addition to the replacement nuts and bolts it currently offers for free.
Its aim is to prolong the life of its products and dispel the idea that it makes disposable goods.
语言点
1. giant n. 巨头
· furniture giant 家具巨头
· tech giant 科技巨头
2. spare parts 配件
· spare adj. 备用的
3. in a bid to do sth. 尝试得到……(表目的) (an attempt to get sth.)
4. scale up 增加(increase)
5. credential n. 资历(多用复数)
· 词根cred-表示trust相信
· She had excellent credentials for the job.
她有充分的资历胜任这项工作。
6. look at 研究(study and think about sth.)
7. replacement n. 替换装,备用装
· replace v. 替换
8. nuts and bolts 基本的细节;螺帽和螺钉
· You have to get into the nuts and bolts of working before you know the business better.
要先了解工作的具体细节,才能更好的熟悉业务。
9. aim is to do sth. 目的是做某事(in order to do sth.)
10. prolong v. 延长
· 构词:词根long-长,前缀pro-向前
11. dispel v. 消除(想法或感觉)
12. disposable goods 一次性产品
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