2-- You're right, we need to start making money soon, or at least manage to break even. But I think that the market is slowly begining to heat up--sales are bound to pick up any time now.
1-- Deman is droping. The problem is our competition. They are monopolizing the market!
2-- Maybe we should rethink our marketing stategy to include the possibility that our new line of cosmetics could be a big seller.
1-- It's really too early to tell, but a lot is riding on the new products. If we don't do better after the product launch, we may have to go bankrupt.
2-- Do you think it's that serious?
1-- Look at this numbers and see for yourself. Read'sm and weep.
2-- My goodnees, I didn't realize it was that bad.
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注解:
1.depressing使人沮丧的
2.monopolizing垄断
3.bankrupt破产的
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译文:
1--看一下这些销售数字,情况非常不妙.今年我们要大赔本了.我们不能任凭这种情况继续下去了.
2--你说的没错,我们需要快点儿开始挣钱,或者至少设法保持收支平衡.但我认为市场在慢慢开始回升—说不定什么时候销售额肯定会增加的.
1--需求在不断下降.问题是我们的竞争力.他们现在垄断了市场.
2--也许我们应该再考虑一下营销策略,把新推出的系列化妆品包括进去,这很可能会很畅销.
1--说这些实在是为时过早,但我们把太多的赌注压在了新产品上.如果在产品投放市场后我们仍然没有起色的话,那很可能只有破产了.
2--你认为有那么严重吗?
1--你自己亲眼看看这些数字就知道了.看了你会哭的.
2--我的天哪,我还没意识到情况有那么糟糕.