Three years ago, we were at the top of the world. But today, we are nowhere near where we once were.
三年前，我们处在世界领先地位。但是现在，我们远不如从前了。
Remember it can take years to build a good reputation, but it only takes seconds to lose it.
要记住，建立良好的声誉需要很多年，而失去它只需几秒钟。
Everybody said that it was impossible, but we made it anyway.
大家都说这是不可能的，但是我们还是做到了。
The competition in the cosmetics market was very fierce last year. Our sales revenues, however, have increased due to our sophisticated designs and low prices.
去年化妆品市场的竞争非常激烈。但是因为我们的产品设计精致，而且价 格较低，我们的销售收人还是增加了。
We implemented many regulations to keep our costs down last year. On the contrary, our costs have gone up slightly because workers were not used to these new regulations.
去年，我们执行了很多规定来降低成本。但与此相反，我们的成本却稍有增加，因为工人们不习惯这些新规定。