(单词翻译:单击)
Woman：Good morning, nice to meet you. Do sit down.
女：早上好，很高兴见到你。请坐。
Man：Thank you.
男：谢谢。
Woman: Now, you're Human Resources manager of Jenkins, aren't you? Give me some background on the company - so I get a general picture.
女：你是詹金斯公司的人力资源经理，对吗？给我介绍一下公司的背景信息吧-这样我就能有一个大致的了解。
Man：Stephen Jenkins founded the company nearly thirty years ago, and named it after himself, and he ran it for a long time. Last year one of our competitors proposed combining, with the idea that separately the two companies were too small to survive. They were probably right, but anyway Stephen turned down the offer. Then, because he was getting on, he handed over the day-to-day running to his daughter，Catherine, while retaining full control himself.
男：史蒂芬·詹金斯大概于30年前成立的这家公司，并且以他自己的名字命名，他经营了很长一段时间。去年，我们公司的竞争对手之一建议两家公司合并，他们认为两家公司太小，如果分开经营将难以存活下去。他们或许是对的，但是不管怎样，史蒂芬拒绝了他们的建议。然后，因为史蒂芬正在前进，他把日常运行移交给他的女儿凯瑟琳，同时保留自己对公司的完全控制。
Woman: And you make children’s clothes，don’t you? Aren't there problems in the sector?
女：你们生产儿童的衣服，对吗？这个行业不存在什么问题吗？
Man：Well, we mostly sell to retail chains, which sell them under their own brand labels. Things aren't as easy as they were, what with cheap imports, and the more expensive children’s boutiques making inroads at the top end of the market. But we position ourselves in the middle range, so we're not too badly affected. We're under increasing pressure to cut our profit margins, though, because of growing competition between High Street retailers.
男：我们主要卖给零售连锁店，他们用自己的品牌标签销售。行情不像以前那么好了，有了廉价的进口商品，更昂贵的儿童精品店正在进军高端市场。但我们把自己定位在中端市场，所以我们不会受到太严重的影响。不过，我们面临着越来越大的降低利润率的压力，因为大型零售商之间的竞争越来越激烈了。
