QuickServe 2.0
QuickServe is a successful home repair company.
It provides quick reliable repair services to homes.
It was established 5 years ago and has been expanding rapidly.
In the last two years, it has opened offices in three new cities.
译文：QuickServe是一家成功的家居维修企业，为千家万户提供快速可靠的维修服务。它成立于5年前，并一直在迅速扩张，在过去两年中，它在三个新城市开设了办公地点。
Exercise:
1.— When was the company established?
— It was established 5 years ago.
2. In the last two years, it has opened offices in three new cities.
Because of its rapid growth, it has to hire many new employees.
In the last 6 months, it has hired 50 new employees.
The total number of employees in the company is now over 500.
And the number of customers has increased to more than 5000.
译文：由于增长迅速，公司不得不雇佣许多新员工，在过去的6个月里，公司雇佣了50名新员工。公司现有员工500多人，客户数量已增加到5000多家。
Exercise:
1.— How many people has the company hired in the past six months?
— In the last 6 months, it has hired 50 new employees.
2.— How many customers does the company have?
— The number of customers has increased to more than 5000.
Repeat & Read Sentences:
1. In the last two years, it has opened offices in three new cities.
2. It was established 5 years ago and has been expanding rapidly.
3. The number of customers has increased to more than 5000.
The company has also improved its business model.
Instead of offering only repair services, it can now help customers upgrade their appliances.
QuickServe does this by giving a choice.
Customers can choose to repair an appliance or upgrade it by buying a new one.
If they choose to buy a new one, they will get a discounted price.
So a customer can either repair a broken refrigerator for a small fee or buy a new one.
译文：该公司还改进了其商业模式，现在可以帮助客户升级电器，而不仅仅是提供维修服务。QuickService通过提供一个选择来做到这一点。顾客可以选择修理电器，也可以通过购买新电器实现升级。如果他们选择买新的，他们将享受到一个折扣价，所以，顾客可以花一小笔钱修理破旧的冰箱，也可以买台新的。
Exercise:
1. If they choose to buy a new one, they will get a discounted price.
2. So a customer can either repair a broken refrigerator for a small fee or buy a new one.
If they buy a new one, they will get a discounted price, along with free installation.
This is possible because several appliance manufacturers have agreed to give QuickServe big discounts.
QuickServe then installs the new appliance and removes the old one.
Feedback from customers has been positive.
译文：如果他们买一台新的，他们将享受折扣价，包括免费安装。这是有可能的，因为几家电器制造商已经同意给QuickService很大的折扣。然后QuickServe安装新设备并删除旧设备，来自客户的反馈是积极的。
Exercise:
1.— Who have agreed to give QuickServe big discounts?
— Several appliance manufacturers have agreed to give QuickServe big discounts.
2. QuickServe then installs the new appliance and removes the old one.
A high percentage of customers have taken advantage of this new service.
As a result, QuickServe has developed a great reputation.
Its dedication to high quality service has proven to be successful.
Its word-of-mouth approach to advertising has been cost effective.
The appliance manufactures have also been happy with the results.
Their growing relationship with QuickServe has helped to increase their sales.
Exercise:
1. What is the company delicated to providing?
Its dedication to high quality service has proven to be successful.
2. Click the right choice.
QuickServe's approach to business is proving to be successful.
Repeat & Read Sentences:
1. If they choose to buy a new one, they will get a discounted price.
2. As a result, QuickServe has developed a great reputation.
3. Its dedication to high quality service has proven to be successful.
4. So a customer can either repair a broken refrigerator for a small fee or buy a new one.
The World's Population
The world's population is growing.
There are now over 7 billion people in the world.
During the 20th century, the population grew from 1.65 billion to 6 billion.
It's now growing at a rate of around 1.1 percent per year.
That means an increase about 80 million per year.
By 2024(two thousand twenty-four), the population is expected to be around 8 billion people.
Exercise:
— How fast is the world's population growing?
— It's now growing at a rate of around 1.1 percent per year.
The growth rate used to be higher.
In the late 1960s (nineteen sixty s), the rate of growth was about 2%.
Since then, the growth rate has declined.
It is estimated that the growth rate will be less than 1% by 2020 (two thousand twenty).
By the year 2050, the growth rate should be even less.
Exercise:
— What has happened to the growth rate?
— It has declined since the late 1960s.
Even with a declining growth rate, the population will continue to grow.
But it will grow at a slower rate.
In the past 50 years, the world's population has more than doubled.
It has doubled from around 3 billion in 1960 to more than 7 billion in 2011.
Exercise:
1. Even with a declining growth rate, the population will continue to grow.
The rate of growth varies by country.
The growth rate in India is more than twice that of China.
And the growth rate in Nigeria, which is in Africa, is more than twice India's growth rate.
Russia, on the other hand, has had a negative growth rate in some years.
When a country has a negative growth rate, its population is decreasing.
Exercise:
1. When a country has a negative growth rate, its population is decreasing.
Repeat & Read Sentences:
1. The rate of growth varies by country.
2. Since then, the growth rate has declined.
3. It's now growing at a rate of around 1.1 percent per year.
4. Even with a declining growth rate, the population will continue to grow.
5. The growth rate in India is more than twice that of China.
