What he is really selling is a thought process designed to help people keep track of the endless tasks of modern life -- whether buying birdseed or closing a billion-dollar merger.
他真正推销的是一种思维方式,帮助人们跟蹤日常生活中无尽琐事的的一种方法——无论是买鸟食或者敲定10亿美元的收购计划。
A birdseed store might come up with a list that includes consumers who shop at outdoor equipment outfitters or are affiliated with local conservation groups.
一家鸟饵商店可能会列出一个单子,上面有光顾过户外旅行装备商店或与当地环保团体有交往的顾客。
The neighbor who came home at lunchtime scattered birdseed on his balcony, and the doves came and cooed.
中午回家吃饭的邻居们在凉台上撒了鸟食,那些鸽子出来,发出咕咕的叫声。