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Interviewer: Well, today on Starting Out, we look at the sandwich industry in Britain.
采訪者：好的，今天的Starting Out節目，我們來看看英國的三明治行業。
I have with me Brian Fraser, the owner of ‘Designer Sandwiches’, and Geraldine Holmes, another successful sandwich shop owner from Brighton.
我們邀請到了“設計師三明治”的老板布賴恩·弗雷澤，還有一位來自布萊頓的成功的三明治店老板杰拉爾丁·福爾摩斯。
Brian did you have any problems developing your business?
布賴恩，你在發展業務方面遇到了什么問題嗎？
Brian Fraser: Not at the start. I set up my first sandwich shop in Leeds in 1994. That went well.
布萊恩·弗雷澤：一開始沒問題。1994年我在利茲開了第一家三明治店，進展很順利。
Unfortunately, though, just before the opening of my second shop, there was a fire in the empty building.
但不幸的是，就在我的第二家店開張之前，空樓里發生了火災。
So I had to start again and find new premises for it.
所以我必須重新開始，尋找新的場所。
It’s doing as well as the first one now, though.
不過，現在的情況和第一次一樣好。
Interviewer: Why do you think you have been so successful?
采訪者：你認為為什么自己如此成功？
Brian Fraser: There’s a high demand for sandwiches made from fresh ingredients, especially when they're served in a relaxed and friendly place.
布萊恩·弗雷澤：人們對用新鮮原料制作的三明治的需求很高，尤其是在一個輕松友好的地方享受服務。
Although people have a bit less time nowadays, they’re still happy to pay more for something really good.
盡管現在人們的時間有點少，但他們仍然樂于為真正的好東西花費更多。
Interviewer: Of course some people take your sandwiches straight back to their desks. Is that a growing trend?
采訪者：當然，有些人會把你們的三明治直接帶回到辦公桌。這是一種增長趨勢嗎？
Brian Fraser: Quite the opposite! It used to be true, but now, because many offices ban smoking completely, we find a lot of people stay at our tables and chat over a cigarette after their sandwich.
布萊恩·弗雷澤：完全相反！以前確實如此，但現在，由于許多辦公室完全禁止吸煙，我們發現很多人吃完三明治后留在我們的餐桌旁，一邊抽煙一邊聊天。
No one wants to stand outside smoking, especially in winter, and because we’ re near their offices, people often come in twice a day.
沒有人愿意站在外面抽煙，尤其是在冬天，因為我們離他們的辦公室很近，他們經常會一天來兩次。
Interviewer: So how long is the average lunch break nowadays?
采訪者：那么現在的平均午休時間是多久？
Brian Fraser: It’ s nowhere near an hour, of course.
布萊恩·弗雷澤：當然還不到一個小時。
I’m told it’s slightly more than 30 minutes, I can’t remember the exact figure, but well under forty minutes.
我聽說略多于30分鐘，我記不清確切的數字了，但還不到40分鐘。
