Everyone knows that consumers are migrating to a multi-screen world. As people spend more of their leisure time on digital devices, advertising dollars should follow the eyeballs. For marketers, you are no longer constrained to the formats of old standards that TV once held firm. By thinking outside the 15 and 30 second box, you can create rich and compelling stories for viewers that are emotional, memorable and impactful.
thinking outside the box表示跳出固定思维,那么这里的15 and 30 second如可理解在句中的位置,是否可以写成:thinking outside the box the 15 and 30 second?
... By thinking outside the 15 and 30 second box, ...
这是作者利用成语 think outside the box 玩的一个写作手法而已, box 是该成语的核心,意思是指“盒子、框框”; 加的15及30自然来修饰 它。此外,box还有电视机的联想意味。
the 15 and 30 second 中间用的是and, second没有用-s, 与那 a 15-year-old boy 是同样的语法。说明平常这种电视广告的老套路一般是15秒的,以及30秒的那那种(至少作者认为是这样)。可想而知,作者接下来是要让广告商打破常规,在时间上玩出点新花样。从语法修饰的角度,这种量词性修饰语不可以放名词后面。