商務英語口語對話:產品賣點

M: The product's selling points is its advanced technoledge.

F: Unfortunately, it's just too expensive for majority of consumer to afford.

M: Why is the price so high?

F: It's not just that the price is high, it's that the overhead to update an entire computer system to be compatible is costly.

M: Model of computers aren't compatible?

F: Most current computer systems simply can't handle it because this model truly has extradinary capabilities.

M: Maybe after the next generation of technology comes out, the price of this model will become more affordable.

F: But by then, the technology will be outdated.

M: True, but our focus has never been affordability anyway. Costwise, we may not be very competitive, but qualitywise, we definately have an edge.

F: That's right, no one else has a product on the market now that is comparable.

M: This model has advanced technoledge, superior components, it is compact, and it's a top-quality product.

F: I guess you get what you pay for.

來源:恆星英語-口語頻道這個產品的賣點就是採用了先進的技術.
遺憾的是,這種產品太貴了,大多數消費者都買不起.
價格爲什麼這麼高?
不是價格高,而是更新整個電腦系統兼容性的費用太高了.
現代電腦都不具有兼容性嗎?
因爲這種產品確實需要特別的兼容性能,因此目前大多數電腦根本沒法派上用場.
也許下一代技術推出之後,這種產品的價格會讓更多人買得起.
可是到那個時候,技術又該更新了.
確實如此,但是不管怎麼樣,我們的重心不應該一直放在價格承受度上.關注價格,我們的競爭力則不會很強,但是如果重視質量,我們肯定會佔有優勢.
你說得對,那樣在市場上沒有任何產品能與之相比.
這種產品技術先進,部件質優,外形小巧,質量上乘.
我想還是一分錢一分貨吧.

來源:恆星英語-口語頻道
Overheads: regular costs that you have when you are running a business or an organization, such as rent, electricity, wages, etc. 經費;營運費用;經常性開支

Compatible: of machines, especially computers 機器,尤指計算機 able to be used together 可共用的;兼容的 ~ (with sb/sth)

compatible software 可兼容的軟件
The new system will be compatible with existing equipment. 新的系統將與現有的設備相互兼容.

Outdated: no longer useful because of being old-fashioned 過時的;陳舊的

outdated equipment/laws/methods 過時的設備／法規／方法
These figures are now outdated. 這些數字現在已經過時.

Edge: a slight advantage over somebody/something (微弱的)優勢 singular ~ (on/over sb/sth)

The company needs to improve its competitive edge. 公司必須提高它的競爭力.
They have the edge on us. 他們略勝我們一籌.

Compact: small and easy to carry 小巧易攜帶的;袖珍的

a compact camera 袖珍照相機

來源:恆星英語-口語頻道