450)=450"> [color=#600000]BEC HIGHER 聽力訓(xùn)練,希望對(duì)備考的同學(xué)們有所幫助。 全文聽寫,英式拼法[/color] 商務(wù)英語播客每日19點(diǎn)更新,BEC高級(jí)每日9點(diǎn)更新。 450)=450"> 上一期BEC高級(jí):搬遷的經(jīng)歷(1/2) HINTS Hungary
Competition is so tough in our field that reducing costs became a necessity. We didn't really want to move the operation, but in the end we had to get our wage bill under control. Moving to Hungary has been a great success. The people are highly skilled, hard-working and very productive. The salary bill is about half what it was, but it is creeping up. I guess that's inevitable with developing economies. People want more money to buy more expensive things. We'd heard so many people say how stress-free life was in Australia, that we decided to take the plunge and move out here. And what they say is true. The people are relaxed, the sun shines and it's easy to get around. I say easy, but actually any trip becomes a major expedition. Australians will drive two hours to visit some friends without giving it a second thought. So we don't go out as much as we used to. When we do there are lots of things to do, it's not the cultural desert that people in Europe make out it is. Basically, it was just a lack of space. Our business was growing and we couldn't keep the level of stock that the orders demanded. We’ve now got more than enough.I just hope business stays buoyant. It has made delivery a little more expensive because we’re not as central as we were, most of our customers are in the London area. But you can't have it both ways. On the other hand, our suppliers probably find it easier to get stock to us, so I suppose the move has benefited them.
我們行業(yè)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)如此激烈,以致于降低成本勢(shì)在必行。我們本不愿意搬遷,但最后我們不得不控制成本。事實(shí)證明,遷到匈牙利是重大的成功之舉。人們技術(shù)水平高,工作努力,生產(chǎn)率高,而我們支付的薪水是從前的一半,但現(xiàn)在薪水也悄然上漲了。我想對(duì)于發(fā)展中的經(jīng)濟(jì)體,這是不可避免的。人們需要掙更多的錢來購買更昂貴的物品。 我們?cè)缇吐牶芏嗳苏f澳大利亞的生活沒有壓力,所以我們決定搬到這里。事實(shí)證明,那些人說的一點(diǎn)不假。這里的人很輕松,陽光照耀,旅行是一件易事。我說的容易,但其實(shí)任何旅途都會(huì)成為一次重大的探險(xiǎn)。澳大利亞人走訪朋友要駕車兩小時(shí),他們絲毫都不會(huì)猶豫就出門了。但是我們卻不像以前那樣外出頻繁。我們一旦出門,就肯定會(huì)有很多事要做,這可不是因?yàn)闅W洲人認(rèn)為的文化貧瘠的緣故。 基本上,就是空間缺乏的問題。我們的生意規(guī)模擴(kuò)大,以致于我們沒有足夠的存貨來滿足那么多的訂單需求?,F(xiàn)在我們有足夠大的空間。但愿生意蒸蒸日上。如今交貨價(jià)格略高于以往,因?yàn)槲覀儾幌胍郧耙粯犹幱谥行牡貐^(qū),而我們的客戶主要在倫敦區(qū)。 但是沒有辦法兩全其美。從另一方面看,我們的供貨商很可能會(huì)覺得發(fā)貨更容易了,所以我認(rèn)為此次搬遷供貨商是受益者。 ——譯文來自: isabelle_