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As you know, we adopted various measures three years ago with the aim of boosting sales. We managed to increase output and cut costs by introducing new machines. We also cut our profit margins still further. But even though we were able to lower prices as a result, I'm afraid we still didn't meet targets. The demand for this particular commodity just isn't there any more, so we should stop production as soon as current contracts expire.

如你所知，3年前，我们采取了各种各样的措施来提升销售额。我们设法通过引进新机器来增加产量和降低成本。我们还进一步削减了利润率。但是尽管最后我们把价格降了下来，恐怕我们还是不能实现目标。对这个特定商品的需求已经不存在了。现在的合同到期后，我们就应该停止生产。

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I think your analysis of the situation is correct. The product is already doing very well, but demand hasn't peaked yet, by any means. And if we want to take full advantage of a boom, we've got to step up our promotion and have mechanisms in place to increase manufacturing capacity if necessary. And that means we'll need additional funding before long So, let's start approaching people who've expressed an interest in us in the past.

我觉得你对局势的分析是正确的。产品已经做得非常好了，但是，无论如何，需求还没有达到顶峰。如果我们想充分利用市场的繁荣，那我们得加快我们的推广，在必要时建立机制来提升生产能力。这意味着我们不久后会需要额外的资金，所以，让我们开始联系过去对我们表示过兴趣的人吧。