接机后的次日，Brian在公司里，为Jonathan 介绍自己的老板Mr. Sun.5 A% `- U9 t2 E& N$ }# K
B：Mr. Sun，I’d like you to meet Mr. Jonathan Mitchell，sales manager for Northern Reflections of Canada.- G% _. Y6 H1 ] C$ u! [1 E" y# r
(Sun extends hand first;Sun and Mitchell shake hands)Mr. Mitchell，Mr. Steven Sun，general manager of Apex Trading.
' l: q, @+ l' C t3 z# p- F& P 孙先生，让我为你介绍加拿大Northern Reflections的业务经理-Jonathan Mitchell先生。(孙先生先伸出手，两人握手)Mitchell先生，这是Steven孙先生，Apex贸易公司的总经理。
7 p) G. l& I1 f! W8 w, Y0 v S：It’s very nice to finally meet you，Mr. Mitchell-after so many phone calls and faxes.(offers his business card first)I’d like you to have my business card., p; W/ f4 y2 ]* ?' V! c* _6 j) r* z
多次电话、传真往返之后，非常高兴终于见到您，Mitchell先生(先递出名片)，请收下我的名片。
+ {. T6 E a% a% o" W, V J：Thanks very much，Mr. Sun. Please accept mine.(offers his own card)And please，call me Jonathan.
. d) J4 {$ p! Y P+ Z+ D# S (both look at cards for a few seconds，then put them in wallets-not pockets)
* ]7 I! h0 h9 I9 X 谢谢您，孙先生。也请收下我的名片(递上自己的名片)，叫我Jonathan就行了。
% s# E9 r1 L/ N: V- U& e+ b2 y (两个人都看了一下对方的名片，放入皮夹而非口袋中)1 N: ^5 ?4 @& X* V2 W/ x
B：If you don’t mind，Jonathan，while you and Mr. Sun get acquainted，I’d like to check the arrangements for the meeting. D) @& h9 @5 Q3 N0 e
如果你不介意，Jonathan，在你和孙先生互相认识时，我先失陪，看看会议安排得如何。' x; v8 U* T8 U# T9 p9 [ T e! }
J：You’re certainly on top of things，Brian.
V6 H4 Q) p" P Brian，一切当然在你掌握之中!7 \; @3 x. @* ~$ c p
S：(looking at Brian)You’ll find Mr. Taylor Brian-is a force to be reckoned with at Apex Trading.
3 ]3 @+ S# G' k0 o* f4 j) d (看着Brian)Taylor先生，您会发现Brian是Apex贸易公司的大将。0 |- Z, [% t2 O
B：Thanks for the vote of confidence，Mr. Sun. I’ll be right back.(leaves room)
{$ M$ \* L& N1 Z, i 孙先生，谢谢你的信任票，我马上回来。(走出房间)3 |1 ?' Q7 K/ f
J：He appears to be a top-notch young man，Mr. Sun. Talent and enthusiasm like that are hard to find.
c0 X& \' \7 j$ a3 [- X 孙先生，他看起来是个有为的青年，很难找到像他这样有才干、有热忱的人。7 P: O! O- f4 ^$ t. w7 b
S：Don’t I know it. He’s doing a great job for us. And please，call me Steven.( b& I% E6 N' @% Z
我完全同意，他在公司表现不凡，请叫我Steven就行了。
' ~. ]1 d* I' A J：Steven，can you tell me in a nutshell what the retail market is like in Taiwan?% n. g- |, @$ T. K( g h1 o
Steven，你可以简单地告诉我台湾零售市场的现况吗?- k4 K- R. \2 y1 G2 Q* @
S：Well，as per capita income goes up and up，the growth sector seems to be in the to-end.) S1 T1 \5 y+ _/ X3 ?0 Q
唔，由于每人的平均收入不断地增高，市场的发展领域似乎偏向于高价位商品。
+ i- i; |7 }/ L( F5 n9 h: m J：Retail is going upscale here? Taiwan is certainly growing more quickly than I had imagined.' M. v7 k" `: }% Y& l9 Q0 ^: f
此地的零售走入高价位了?台湾的发展比我想像得要快多了。
+ h) A3 ^, y( j- H2 P+ B. _- K7 Y" A S：Yes. Things certainly have changed since I was a boy. We’ve developed very quickly.
# p u$ q# ?2 a( S& p 没错，现在的台湾和我小时候完全不一样了，这里发展得非常快速。9 }1 q" n; D% P7 H% `' v
J：Do you think the trend will continue?
3 d$ M9 j0 p3 V$ z5 K 你想这种趋势还会维持下去吗?1 H5 @6 d% A4 [$ R, T0 x* f. A
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