The start-up pitch

The lesson’s vocabulary

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• 回收
  huíshōu

  to recycle; to reclaim; to retrieve

• 二手
  èrshǒu

  indirectly acquired

• 出售
  chūshòu

  to sell; to offer for sale; to put on the market

• 生命
  shēngmìng

  life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being

• 投资
  tóuzī

  investment; to invest

• 数字
  shùzì

  numeral; digit; number

• 数据
  shùjù

  data

• 来自
  láizì

  to come from (a place); From: (in email header)

• 销售
  xiāoshòu

  to sell; to market; sales (representative, agreement etc)

• 记录
  jìlù

  record (written account); note-taker; record (in sports etc)

• 检测
  jiǎncè

  to test; to detect

• 报告
  bàogào

  to inform; to report; to make known

• 资料
  zīliào

  material; resources; data

• 统计
  tǒngjì

  to count; to add up; statistics

• 对手
  duìshǒu

  opponent; rival; competitor

• 用户
  yònghù

  user; consumer; subscriber

• 可靠
  kěkào

  reliable

• 经验
  jīngyàn

  experience; to go through; to experience

• 维修
  wéixiū

  to protect and maintain; maintenance (of equipment)

• 标准
  biāozhǔn

  standard; norm; (adjective) standard

• 合格
  hégé

  qualified; eligible (voter etc)

• 保证
  bǎozhèng

  to guarantee; to ensure; to safeguard

• 免费
  miǎnfèi

  free (of charge)

• 成本
  chéngběn

  (manufacturing, production etc) costs

• 利润
  lìrùn

  profits

• 空间
  kōngjiān

  space; room; (fig.) scope

• 占
  zhàn

  to take possession of; to occupy; to take up

• 放心
  fàngxīn

  to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease

• 信任
  xìnrèn

  to trust; to have confidence in

• 降低
  jiàngdī

  to reduce; to lower

• 广告
  guǎnggào

  a commercial; advertisement; to advertise

• 统一
  tǒngyī

  to unify; to integrate; unified

• 资金
  zījīn

  funds; capital

• 用于
  yòngyú

  to use in; to use on

• 扩大
  kuòdà

  to expand; to enlarge; to broaden one's scope

• 规模
  guīmó

  scale; scope

• 开发
  kāifā

  to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development)

• 软件
  ruǎnjiàn

  software

• 材料
  cáiliào

  (raw) material; data

• 联系
  liánxì

  to get in touch with; to integrate; to link

The lesson’s grammar

• 到……为止: up to, as of

  到 + time / point + 为止，…

• 从……来看: judging from, from the angle of

  从 + evidence / angle + 来看，+ conclusion

• 凭 / 依据 / 依照: on the strength of, based on, in accordance with

  凭 + ability / proof / experience + (就) + result | 依据 + facts / data + V | 依照 + rule / wish + V

• 将 / 将要: will, about to; 将 as formal 把

  S + 将 / 将要 + V (+ 了) ; S + 将 + O + V

• ……，为的是……: the aim being to

  Action / fact，(S) 为的是 + purpose

• 从而: thereby, thus

  Means/cause，从而 + result (V)

• 一旦…就…: once, as soon as (something happens)

  一旦 + event (often serious)，(S) 就 + consequence