Man: I’ve been Chief Executive of the Thorpe Group for eight years now.
男：我担任Thorpe集团的首席执行官已经八年了。
I started my career as a bank clerk but I later trained as an accountant.
我的职业生涯开始于银行职员，后来我接受了会计培训。
I suppose in one way or another, I’ve had a lot of experience of the financial side of business.
我想，无论如何，我在商业的财务方面都拥有很多经验。
Nowadays it’s my job to know what’s happening in the market so every day at work I have financial reports to read.
现在我的工作是要了解市场动态，所以每天上班我都要看财务报告
I only get the chance to look at other things - for example business magazines - when I travel abroad.
我只有在出国旅行时才有机会看其他东西，比如商业杂志。
We invest customers’ money in many areas of the market.
我们把客户的钱投资到市场的许多领域，
Traditionally we’ve invested in property and in manufacturing.
一般是房地产和制造业。
However, an industry that is doing very well at the moment is high-tech companies so we plan to increase investment in that area.
不过，现如今高科技公司发展势头很好，所以我们计划在该领域增加投资。
Some of our competitors concentrate on achieving a friendly service.
我们的一些竞争对手专注于提供友好的服务。
This is important but I think that, on the whole, our customers prefer lower charges which is what we guarantee.
这确实很重要，但我认为，总的来说，我们的客户更喜欢较低的费用，这是我们所能保证的。
Although we encourage our staff to achieve a maximum return on investments, we have strict procedures to make sure that risks are avoided where possible.
虽然我们鼓励员工获得最大的投资回报，但我们有严格的程序，以确保尽可能地规避风险。
Some companies may put profits first but it’s important that our customers see us as a safe investment.
有些公司可能会把利润放在首位，但对我们来说，重要的是客户能将我们视为一种安全的投资。
Next month The Thorpe Group will merge with Chartwell Associates which means our company will be relocating to new offices.
下个月，Thorpe集团将与Chartwell联合公司合并，这就意味着我们的公司会搬到新的办公室。
Most things, however, won’t change - for example we won't lose any staff and there are no plans to invest in different areas of the market.
然而，大多数的情况不会改变——例如，我们不会裁减员工，也没有计划在不同的市场领域进行投资。
We are a market leader because of our experienced staff.
我们拥有经验丰富的员工，这使得我们成为市场的领跑者。
When we take on staff we look for people who will perform well in a team.
我们在招聘员工时，会寻找在团队合作中表现出色的人。
Since we train staff in many of the skills they need, a financial background is not essential.
我们会对员工就他们所需的多种技能进行培训，所以拥有财务背景并非必要因素。