Transport can be a major expense for many companies,especially when cars have to be provided for both managerial and sale staff. __1__ As a result, it's important to keep a close eye at the many costs __2__ associated with company cars and how these different costs compare.
" h, B0 A& Z0 q; U- f7 M1 o The moment a new car is driven away from the showroom,its value will drop as much as 12 percent. This is what is __3__ known as depreciation and is the largest single cost to the buyer of a new vehicle. Depreciation is the highest in the __4__ first two years of a vehicle's life: at the end of that period a car could be worth just the third of its brand new price. __5__ Although the rate of depreciation decreases as time goes by, it remains a major cost factor, as around 85 percent of company vehicles are brought brandly new. __6__ However, it is important to know that some cars depreciate much more than others——regardless of price. This is often __7__to do with rarity and prestige value. The more common the car, the more quickly, in general, it loses vaule. Exported __8__ models, which are restricted in number, can hold their value better than those are produced domestically and widely available. __9__ In the same way, depreciation on a new model of a particular make may be low for the first few years after their launch. __10__ This happened when diesel cars were first introduced. They depreciated more slowly when they were rarely seen; now that they are relatively common, this is no longer true.7 K' P; x$ B; f0 r. b
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% m/ L( @) W; f- N; E 1. sale—sales。名词做定语时一般用单数形式,但在个别情况下也需要用复数。此处sales便是这种情况。再如 arms race 军备竞赛,savings bank储蓄银行。
' d3 W* z& K' E6 X1 |9 \ 2. at—on。keep an eye on为固定搭配。
1 Q) ^, {) K0 U& P 3.drop后面加by。by与as much as 12 percent结合,做谓语动词drop的表示程度的状语。
+ a6 M/ R. X) F0 w' V$ [ 4. 删除highest之前的the6 [8 r" e6 ^; o* R5 a4 @4 k
5. the—a。序数词表示次序时要用定冠词修饰。% O( ^1 M) z) e, k% L# v
6. brandly—brand。“崭新地”习惯用brand new或brand-new,此处修饰brought,做状语,意义相当于“崭新地”。
( l- D( y Z3 j3 y. e7 {9 I 7. more—less。less所在的句子是该段落的主题句,据该段落的细节可知应为less。; m# V* F- h3 f8 @
8. Exported—Imported。根据常识,进口车由于其进口的数量受到限制,有可能比国产车贬值得慢一些。
; |6 U" m: O- o/ u9 K8 l 9. are之前加which/that 或 删除are。要么使用定语从句修饰those,妖媚用形容词做those的补足语。
, O' S, J- Q& K 10. their—its/the。据上下文,its或the指代或特指a new model of a particular make |