One: Why is the man late for the meeting?
一：这个男人为什么开会迟到了？
Woman: Sorry we had to start the meeting without you. What happened - train late again?
抱歉我们不得不在没你的情况下开始会议。发生什么事了，又是火车晚点？
Man：It was, but only by a few minutes. According to my diary, we're not starting till eleven.
是的。但是只晚点了几分钟。根据我的日志，我们要到十一点才开始。
Woman: We were, but I've got to fly out to the Tokyo office on urgent business this afternoon, so we had to bring the meeting forward.
本来是的，但是我下午有急事要飞往东京的办公室，所以我们不得不把会议提前了。
Man: Well, no-one told me ...
好吧，没人告诉我这个...
Two: Why is Timtex performing badly?
二：为什么蒂姆特克斯表现不佳？
Woman: Timtex isn't doing too well, is it? I see profits are right down again.
蒂姆特克斯表现不佳，是吗？我看到利润又下降了。
Man: Mm. Well, at the moment the market's sharply divided between those who want fashionable clothing, even though it costs a lot,
现在这个市场在两种人之间严重分裂，一种是想买时尚衣服，即使它会花费很多，
and those who want to pay as little as possible. So by aiming at the middle market, Timtex doesn't really please anyone very much.
另外一种是想要消费尽可能少的人。定位为中端市场的蒂姆特克斯并没有取悦到任何人。