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Mr. Smith, It's a pleasure meeting you!
史密斯先生，很高興見到你！
Nice to meet you, too. What can I do for you?
我也很高興見到你。有什么事嗎？
Well, I'm here to show you what our firm can do for you.
我是來告訴你我們公司能為你做些什么的。
Astro Consultants has branches in over fifty countries, offering different business services.
Astro Consultants在50多個(gè)國(guó)家設(shè)有分支機(jī)構(gòu)，提供不同的商業(yè)服務(wù)。
We're a global company with 75 years of history.
我們是一家有75年歷史的跨國(guó)公司。
And our clients include some of the world's largest companies.
我們的客戶包括世界上一些最大的公司。
Thank you, Mrs. Houston.
謝謝你，休斯頓夫人。
I know Astro Consultants is a famous company.
我知道Astro Consultants是一家著名的公司。
But you said you would show me what you could do for me.
但你說過你會(huì)告訴我你可以為我做什么。
Well. What exactly can your firm do for my company?
那么，貴公司究竟能為我公司做些什么？
We advise businesses on all matters, from market analysis to legal issues.
從市場(chǎng)分析到法律問題，我們都為企業(yè)提供建議。
Anything a business like yours could meet.
像你這樣的企業(yè)能遇到的任何事情。
Our firm offers expert advice.
我們公司提供專家意見。
Could I ask you, Mr. Smith, to tell me a little about your company and the challenges you face?
史密斯先生，我能請(qǐng)你告訴我一些貴公司的情況和面臨的挑戰(zhàn)嗎？
That way, I could better respond as to how we can help you.
這樣，我就可以更好地回答我們?nèi)绾螏椭恪?/p>
OK, sure. This is a family business started by my grandfather in 1950.
好的，當(dāng)然。這是我祖父1950年創(chuàng)辦的家族企業(yè)。
We employ just over 100 people.
我們雇用了100多人。
We manufacture an export stone for buildings and other constructions.
我們生產(chǎn)建筑和其他建筑用出口石材。
Our clients usually want a special kind of stone cut in a special design.
我們的客戶通常需要一種特殊設(shè)計(jì)的石材。
And that's what we do in our factory.
這就是我們工廠的工作。
Our main challenge is that our national currency is rising, and we're losing competitive advantages to stone produces in India.
我們面臨的主要挑戰(zhàn)是，我們的國(guó)家貨幣正在升值，我們正在失去與印度石材產(chǎn)品的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)優(yōu)勢(shì)。
I see. That's very interesting.
我明白了。那很有意思。
I will suggest that you let us first conduct a financial analysis of your company, together with the analysis of your competitors in India.
我建議你讓我們先對(duì)貴公司進(jìn)行財(cái)務(wù)分析，同時(shí)對(duì)印度的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手進(jìn)行分析。
That way, we could offer the best advice on different ways forward for you.
這樣，我們就可以為您提供不同發(fā)展方向的最佳建議。
Question 8-11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
請(qǐng)根據(jù)剛才所聽文章回答8-11題。
Q8: What do we learn about the woman's company?
問題8：關(guān)于這位女士的公司，我們了解到了什么？
Q9: What does the man say about his own company?
問題9：關(guān)于他自己的公司男士說了什么?
Q10: What is the main problem with the man's company?
問題10：這位男士的公司的主要問題是什么?
Q11: What does the woman suggest doing to help the man's company?
問題11：女士建議采取什么措施來幫助這位男士的公司?
