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Unit 17 产品与价格比较 KATE MCKENNA: The Boss isn t doing as well as we had hoped. 凯特．麦凯纳：“大老板”销售没有我们预计的好。 We didn t launch at the right time. 我们推出产品的时间不太合适。 I myself don t think the market was ready for us. 我本人认为市场还不成熟。 Dealer Dan came later and cheaper...Maybe we should move downmarket in a couple of key territories. “商人丹”推出的时间迟，价格又便宜…… 或许我们该在几个主要地区把市场放在低收入消费者身上。 EDWARD GREEN: Excuse me, can I interrupt? 爱德华．格林：打扰一下，我能插一句吗？ DON BRADLEY: Sure. 堂．布拉德利：当然。 EDWARD GREEN: I ve just had a call from Danny Mcneil at Eromart. 爱德华．格林：我刚刚接到丹尼．麦克内尔的电话。 KATE MCKENNA: Oh really? 凯特．麦凯纳：哦，真的吗？ EDWARD GREEN: He wants a meeting to discuss discounts. 爱德华．格林：他想开个会讨论一下优惠的问题。 Although he s talking about a substantial order, he wants better terms than I can authorise. 尽管他说的订货数量很大，但他要的条件已经超出了给我的授权。 Would you prefer to deal with him yourself? 你要不要亲自处理？ DON BRADLEY: How larger a discount does he want? 堂．布拉德利：他要多大的优惠？ EDWARD GREEN: He didn t say. 爱德华．格林：他不肯说。 But I think it s higher than anything we ve ever given before. 但我想比我们之前所有的优惠都高。 He loved the product, though. 不过，他到是喜欢这件产品。 I think he s ready to negotiate. 我认为他是可以沟通的。 DON BRADLEY: I think it s time that we worked on this together. 堂．布拉德利：我认为到了我们齐心协力做这件事情的时候了。 Do you agree? 你同意吗？ EDWARD GREEN: Yes! 爱德华．格林：同意! KATE MCKENNA: Edward, are you coming down to the workshop? 凯特．麦凯纳：爱德华，你要来研发室吗？ Derek wants to show us his latest idea. 德里克想给我们看一下他最新的想法。 EDWARD GREEN: Okay. I ll join you later. 爱德华．格林：好的。我过会来。 DON BRADLEY: No, I think Derek wants to talk to the whole team. 堂．布拉德利：不，我认为德里克想告诉整个团队。 Come on! 来吧! KATE MCKENNA: Well, it s a terrific idea, but how much will it cost to develop? 凯特．麦凯纳：嗯，是个好注意，但生产出来要多少成本？ DEREK JONES: Not as much as you think. 德里克．琼斯：不会比你想的多。 KATE MCKENNA: It will be too expensive. 凯特．麦凯纳：会太贵的。 DEREK JONES: No, not really. 德里克．琼斯：不，不会。 I have prepared a long, detailed, careful analysis of the development costs. 我已经准备了一份详尽严谨的生产成本分析。 See for yourself. 你们自己看吧。 KATE