Man: Yes, we use Herne Publishing's. Of course, given they know they're a crucial supplier,[qh]
男:没错,我们用了Herne Publishing的地图,鉴于他们知道自己是关键供应商,[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]
几年内他们可能会买断我们。但是同时,我们的商标是受保护的,[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意识到他们最好是让我们利用自己的知识和关系网创业。[qh]
The alternative for them would involve spending money on producing a rival product, which I know they would be reluctant to do.[qh]
他们的另一个选择是投资生产对手的产品,我知道他们并不愿意这么做。[qh]
Woman: You must be pleased with Rainaway's performance?[qh]
女:对Rainaway的业绩,你一定很开心吧?[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。我们在2001年成立Rainaway,仅第一年的销量就有十万。[qh]
In the last couple of years, the company turned over in excess of seven hundred thousand pounds, our best result so far,[qh]
在过去几年中,公司营业额达到超过七十万英镑,是目前为止是最好的营业额,[qh]
which isn't bad when you consider our maps retail at ten to twenty-four pounds each.[qh]
我们每份地图售价为10到24英镑,考虑到这一点,这个销量还不错。[qh]
Woman: Very impressive! What's next for Rainaway? Do you plan to extend your range?[qh]
女:非常棒了!Rainaway接下来有什么计划呢?有计划扩展业务么?[qh]
Man: I already have plenty of other ideas for the longer term, but that's all I can say for now.[qh]
男:我已经有很多长期计划想法了,但是我现在只能说这么多了。[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]
最近我在研究通过成立呼叫中心处理邮购订单来促进扩张。[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]
我们刚成立一个拥有25名员工的中心。现在我需要专注我们的广告—目前为止它们非常受欢迎,[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难。[qh]
Woman: I wish you luck.[qh]
女:祝你好运。[qh]
n. 零售
vt. 零售,传述
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