Man: Yes, we use Herne Publishing's. Of course, given they know they're a crucial supplier,[qh]
男:沒錯,我們用了Herne Publishing的地圖,鑒于他們知道自己是關鍵供應商,[qh]
there's a danger in a few years they might want to buy us out. But in the meantime, I have a protected trademark,[qh]
幾年內他們可能會買斷我們。但是同時,我們的商標是受保護的,[qh]
and the people at Herne Publishing realise it's better for them to let me use my knowledge and contacts to establish the business.[qh]
Herne Publishin意識到他們最好是讓我們利用自己的知識和關系網創業。[qh]
The alternative for them would involve spending money on producing a rival product, which I know they would be reluctant to do.[qh]
他們的另一個選擇是投資生產對手的產品,我知道他們并不愿意這么做。[qh]
Woman: You must be pleased with Rainaway's performance?[qh]
女:對Rainaway的業績,你一定很開心吧?[qh]
Man: Absolutely. We launched Rainaway in September two thousand one, and sold two hundred thousand maps in the first year alone.[qh]
男:肯定的。我們在2001年成立Rainaway,僅第一年的銷量就有十萬。[qh]
In the last couple of years, the company turned over in excess of seven hundred thousand pounds, our best result so far,[qh]
在過去幾年中,公司營業額達到超過七十萬英鎊,是目前為止是最好的營業額,[qh]
which isn't bad when you consider our maps retail at ten to twenty-four pounds each.[qh]
我們每份地圖售價為10到24英鎊,考慮到這一點,這個銷量還不錯。[qh]
Woman: Very impressive! What's next for Rainaway? Do you plan to extend your range?[qh]
女:非常棒了!Rainaway接下來有什么計劃呢?有計劃擴展業務么?[qh]
Man: I already have plenty of other ideas for the longer term, but that's all I can say for now.[qh]
男:我已經有很多長期計劃想法了,但是我現在只能說這么多了。[qh]
I've been devoting a lot of time recently to facilitating expansion by setting up a call centre to deal with mail-order sales.[qh]
最近我在研究通過成立呼叫中心處理郵購訂單來促進擴張。[qh]
That's just opened, with a staff of twenty-five. I now need to concentrate on our advertisements—they've been very popular so far,[qh]
我們剛成立一個擁有25名員工的中心。現在我需要專注我們的廣告—目前為止它們非常受歡迎,[qh]
but it's tough coming up with new ideas to continue to attract attention.[qh]
但是要有新想法吸引注意很難。[qh]
Woman: I wish you luck.[qh]
女:祝你好運。[qh]
n. 零售
vt. 零售,傳述
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