166. We're making products in those countries; we're adapting them to the tastes of those countries, building businesses and employing people and changing lives.
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我们在那些国家生产食品,改进它们(薯片)的味道以迎合当地人的口味,同时我们还在创造商业机会和就业机会,并改善着他们的生活。点睛
本句由简单句We're making products in those countries和we're adapting them to the tastes of those countries, building businesses and employing people and changing lives并列组成。adapt to为固定短语,意为“使适应”。如:
Most of the tools have been specially adapted for use by disabled people. 这些工具多数已经过特别改装,供残疾人使用。
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adapt to与adjust to都可以表示“适应”,二者的含义十分相近但不完全相同:adapt to指人或物在原有情况下改变思维和行为习惯,以适应新的环境或不同的条件,强调改变的目的性和重要性。如:
You must adapt to the norms of the society you live in. 你必须适应你所生活的社会的行为准则。
adjust to所改变的幅度相对于adapt to而言要小一些,侧重于过程的变化,主要用于调整角度或高度等。如:
Astronauts in flight must adjust to weightlessness. 宇航员在飞行中必须适应失重状态。