考研英語長難句｜Day93

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今日長難句

The company’s ambition is a so-called dropship model where, instead of TikTok holding inventory, products are purchased from third-party suppliers as orders are placed and shipped directly to the customer, avoiding warehouse costs.

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詞彙解析

ambition [æmˈbɪʃn] n. 志向，抱負，追求的目標

dropship model 直銷模式，指生產商不經過中間商，把商品直接銷售到顧客手中的減少中間環節減低銷售成本的一種銷售模式。

inventory [ˈɪnvəntɔːri] n. 庫存，存貨

third-party supplier 第三方供應商

order [ˈɔːrdər] n. 訂單，貨物

warehouse cost 倉儲成本

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結構分析

✔句子主幹：

The company’s ambition is a so-called dropship model

✔定語從句：

where products are purchased from third-party suppliers

✔狀語從句：

as orders are placed and shipped directly to the customer

✔狀語：

avoiding warehouse costs

✔插入語：

instead of TikTok holding inventory

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參考譯文

The company’s ambition is a so-called dropship model where, instead of TikTok holding inventory, products are purchased from third-party suppliers as orders are placed and shipped directly to the customer, avoiding warehouse costs.

公司（TikTok）想要實現所謂的直銷模式，換言之，TikTok不再持有庫存，客戶下單時直接從第三方供應商處購買產品，貨物會直接運送給客戶，從而避免倉儲成本。