Emma's Best 艾玛的爱好

Emma's Best is a small but growing health food company.Emma's Best是一家规模虽小但发展迅速的健康食品公司。

It was started in 1995 by a married couple who were tired of working for large companies.1995年，一对厌倦了在大公司工作的夫妇创办了这家公司。

The two founders were Ed and Emma Smith, both health-conscious vegetarians.两位创始人是爱德华·史密斯(Ed Smith)和艾玛·史密斯(Emma Smith)，两人都是注重健康的素食主义者。

Despite the risks, Ed and Emma wanted to start their own business.尽管有风险，Ed和Emma还是想自己创业。

They knew it would be hard work, but they were determined to try.他们知道这将是一项艰苦的工作，但他们决心去尝试。

Their plan was to create a business that provided healthy food to busy people.他们的计划是创建一家为忙碌的人们提供健康食品的企业。

They wanted it to be something they could be proud of.他们希望这是一件值得骄傲的事情。

They wanted their new company to be something they could be proud of.他们希望他们的新公司是值得骄傲的事情。

They wanted to start their own business despite the risks.尽管有风险，他们还是想自己创业。

Their plan was to create a business that provided heathy food to  busy people.他们的计划是创办一家为忙碌的人们提供健康食品的企业。

When they started the company, organic food was becoming more popular.当他们创办公司时，有机食品变得越来越受欢迎。

People were becoming more food conscious and worried about foodsafety.人们对食品的意识越来越强，越来越担心食品安全

In fact, people were willing to pay higher prices for food that was free of harmful chemicals.事实上，人们愿意为不含有害化学物质的食品支付更高的价格。

In addition, an increasing number of people had little time to go shopping and cook at home.此外，越来越多的人几乎没有时间去购物和在家做饭。

They wanted meals that were healthy but easy to prepare.他们想要健康但容易准备的食物。

There were very few frozen meals available at the time, and none of them were vegetarian or organic.当时市面上的冷冻食品非常少，而且都不是素食或有机食品。

There was a gap in the market.市场上有一个缺口。

What was becoming more popular when they started the company? organic food什么东西在他们创办公司时变得更受欢迎?有机食品

To be conscious of something means to beaware of it.意识到某事意味着意识到它。

Ed and Emma immediately saw the opportunity and launched their first product.Ed和Emma立刻看到了机会，推出了他们的第一个产品。

It was a frozen pasta meal with a mix of vegetables and a delicious cream sauce.这是一顿由蔬菜和美味奶油酱混合而成的冷冻意大利面。

The market response was enthusiastic and profitable beyond their expectations.市场反应热烈，盈利超出了他们的预期。

Their product was an instant success.他们的产品立竿见影。

To their surprise it was soon being eaten by millions of people,not only vegetarians or those interested in organic foods.令他们惊讶的是，它很快就被数百万人食用，不仅是素食者或那些对有机食品感兴趣的人

It was being bought because it was easy to prepare and it tasted good.之所以买它，是因为它易于准备，而且味道很好。

And of course it was healthy.当然这是健康的

What was the market response to their first product?  enthusiastic and profitable市场对他们的第一款产品的反应如何?热情的和有利可图的

They saw the opportunity andlaunchedtheir first product.他们看到了机会，推出了第一款产品。

To be more conscious of something means to be more aware of it.对某事更有意识意味着对它更有意识。

Other products followed in rapid succession.其他产品纷纷跟进。

As a result, at the end of 5 years, the company was producing over 100 frozen meals.结果，5年后，公司生产了100多份冷冻食品。

Since then they have increased the number of meals toover150,including pizzas, sandwiches and snacks.从那时起，他们增加了用餐的数量到150多份，包括披萨、三明治和零食。

Their foods are carried by natural food stores and supermarkets throughout North America.他们的食物由北美各地的天然食品店和超市出售。

People were willing to pay more for food that was free of harmful chemicals.人们愿意为不含有害化学物质的食物付更多的钱

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Although they have expanded their production facilities and increased the number of employees, they have remained a private company.虽然他们扩大了生产设施，增加了雇员人数，但他们仍然是一家私营公司。

They enjoy the fact that they are a family-owned business,sensitive to the needs of their customers.他们很高兴自己是一家家族企业，对客户的需求很敏感。

They don't have to worry about pleasing shareholders.他们不必担心取悦股东。

Rather thanpaying dividends to shareholders, Emma's Best has a profit-sharing plan thatbenefitsitsemployees.Emma's Best没有向股东派发股息，而是制定了一项让员工受益的利润分享计划。

Dividends are share of a company's revenues that arepaid to its shareholders.股息是公司收入中支付给股东的部分。

Bonuses and salary increases keep employees happy and motivated to work hard.奖金和加薪能让员工开心，并激励他们努力工作。

As a result, employee turnover is low and the company has been recognized as one of the best companies to work for.因此，员工流动率低，公司被认为是最好的公司之一

In addition, Emma's Best supports local charities, especially those that provide healthy food to children from low-income families.此外，Emma's Best还支持当地的慈善机构，特别是那些为低收入家庭的孩子提供健康食品的慈善机构。

Given its success, the companyfeelsan obligation to contribute to society.考虑到它的成功，公司感到有义务为社会做贡献。

Inspiteof the fact that other companies now producesimilarproducts, Emma's Bestremainsthe market leader.尽管现在其他公司也在生产类似的产品，但艾玛的Best仍是市场领导者。

Their total commitment to quality hasmadethe difference and they areproudof their accomplishments.他们对质量的全身心投入带来了改变，他们为自己的成就感到自豪。

How was the company doing compare to its competitors? It's the market leader.与竞争对手相比，这家公司做得怎么样?它是市场的领导者。

If employees are happy and motivated, employee turnover is usually low.如果员工快乐、积极，员工流动率通常很低。

Feelings and Attitudes

People are often nervous orapprehensive before performing in front of an audience.在观众面前表演之前，人们常常紧张或忧虑。

People who are really nervous may feeltense, which is the opposite of relaxed.真正紧张的人可能会感到紧张，这与放松相反。

Sometimes, taking a deep breath can help a nervous person feel more relaxed.有时，深呼吸可以帮助紧张的人感到更放松。

When someone is nervous their muscles oftentense up and their heart rate increases.当有人紧张时，他们的肌肉往往会紧张，心率也会加快。

Someone who strongly believes in theirability to do something is often confident.坚信自己有能力做某件事的人往往很自信。

The best way to build confidence is to practice what you are going to do until you can do it withease.建立自信的最好方法是实践你将要做的事情，直到你能轻松地做到。

Someone with confidence can perform  at a higher level than someone who is nervous.自信的人比紧张的人表现得更高。

Thekey to building confidence and reducing nervousness is effective and frequent practice.建立信心和减少紧张的关键是有效和频繁的练习。

To be indifferent means to not careone way or the other about something.漠不关心意味着不关心某件事。

If you are indifferent to a person or a project, it means that the person or project isn't important to you.如果你对一个人或一个项目漠不关心，这意味着这个人或项目对你来说并不重要。

People who are indifferent may not value anything or anyone but themselves.漠不关心的人可能不重视任何东西或任何人，除了他们自己。

To beappreciative is to be thankful or grateful for something.感恩就是对某物的感恩或感激。

If someone does something nice for you, you should appreciate it.如果有人为你做了好事，你应该感激。

It's important to show your appreciation for someone's support or help.对某人的支持或帮助表示感谢很重要。

If someone does a favor for you, you should show your appreciation by thanking them.如果有人帮了你一个忙，你应该感谢他们以示感谢。

To be depressed is the opposite of to be happy.沮丧是快乐的对立面。

When someone is depressed, they feel very sad.当某人情绪低落时，他们会感到很难过。

When people are depressed, they are usually pessimistic about the future.当人们情绪低落时，他们通常对未来感到悲观。

Depression can be caused by disappointing news or by failing to reach a goal.抑郁可能是由令人失望的消息或未能达到目标造成的。

Someone who has practiced a lot and believes in his or her ability is? -confident 一个经常练习并且相信自己能力的人是？-自信

When you are really sad, you may be depressed.

Types of Character性格的类型

Aggressive people often push their own ideas or try to force others to follow them.有进取心的人通常会推动自己的想法，或者试图强迫别人跟随自己的想法。

Someone who is passive, will usually not resist the efforts of others.被动的人，通常不会抗拒别人的努力。

An aggressive person pushes or attacks, and a passive person doesn't resist.一个好斗的人推搡或攻击，而一个被动的人不会反抗。

A passive person is often seen as weak and easy to control.被动的人通常被认为软弱和容易控制。

An optimistic person believes in a positive future.乐观的人相信积极的未来。

Optimists see a glass half full rather than half empty.乐观主义者看到的是半杯水，而不是半空的。

The opposite of an optimist is a pessimist.乐观主义者的反面是悲观主义者。

A pessimist sees things with a negative light and has little hope for the future.悲观主义者以消极的眼光看待事物，对未来没有什么希望。

Pessimists see a glass as half empty rather than half full.悲观主义者认为杯子是半空的，而不是半满的。

Sensitive people are emotional and have strong feelings about things.敏感的人感情丰富，对事物有强烈的感情。

It's important to becareful when dealing with sensitive people, because it's easy to up set them.和敏感的人打交道时要小心，因为他们很容易心烦意乱。

Insensitive people don't seem to be aware of or care about the feelings of others.不敏感的人似乎不知道或不关心别人的感受。

It's important to know how to act around extremely sensitive people.知道如何与极度敏感的人相处是很重要的。

He doesn't realize when she's up set because he's quite insensitive to the feelings of others.他不知道她什么时候难过，因为他对别人的感觉很麻木。

A mean person doesn't treat other people well, or with kindness.一个刻薄的人不会善待他人，也不会善待他人。

Mean people often enjoy making people suffer for their mistakes.刻薄的人常常喜欢让别人为自己的错误而痛苦。

To be kind is the opposite of to be mean.善良是卑鄙的反面。

Nobody ever asks him for help because he's mean and selfish.没有人向他求助，因为他又小气又自私

Conceited people have a very high opinion of themselves.自负的人对自己的评价很高。

They often talk about how great they are, and tend to exaggerate their strength.他们经常谈论自己有多伟大，往往夸大自己的力量。

Modest people don't show off their strength, but are often very good at what they do.谦虚的人不炫耀自己的力量，但往往很擅长他们所做的事情。

Modest people are often overlooked in a job interview because they fail to communicate their strengths.谦虚的人在求职面试中经常被忽视，因为他们无法表达自己的优点。

Conceited people often exaggerate their abilities that can fool people into believing them.自负的人常常夸大自己的能力，从而愚弄人们相信他们。

Arranging an Appointment安排一个约会

Ace Industries, may I help you?埃斯工业公司，我能为您效劳吗?

This is Sue Mitchell speaking.我是苏·米切尔。

Hi, Sue, This is Ben Wang, of job link.嗨，苏，我是job link公司的王本。

Oh, hi Ben, how are you.嗨，本，你好吗?

I've been expecting your call.我一直在等你的电话。

I'm sorry to be late.对不起，我迟到了。

I'vebeen traveling.我一直在旅行。

It seems like everyone is traveling these days.这些天似乎每个人都在旅行。

That's for sure.这是肯定的。

I'm a way more than I'm here.我远比在这里重要。

Anyway I'm callingto seeif wecan arrangea meeting.不管怎样，我打电话来是想看看我们能否安排一个会议。

Good.好。

There are severalmattersI'dliketo discuss with you.有几件事我想和你谈谈。

Sure, would later this week be possible?当然，这周晚些时候可以吗?

Let me see.让我看看。

According to my schedule, I'll have sometime Thursday afternoon and Friday morning.根据我的日程安排，我星期四下午和星期五上午有空。

How long do you think we'll need?你认为我们需要多长时间?

I think an hour should be enough.我想一个小时应该足够了。

That should be fine.那应该没问题。

Would Thursday at 3:30 work for you?星期四3点半你方便吗?

Yes, that's fine.是的,这很好。（是的，可以的）

How much time did she think they will need? She thinks an hour should be enough time.她认为他们需要多少时间?她认为一小时应该足够了。

OK, I'm looking forward to seeing you at 3:30 on Thursday.好的，我期待着周四3:30见到你。

Right, see you then, and thanks.好的，到时候见，谢谢。

You are welcome Ben.不客气，本。

Take care.照顾。（礼貌回答类似take care yourself）

He suggests that they meet later this week.他建议他们本周晚些时候见面。

Hi Sue, I'm sorry, but something urgent has come up. So I'd like to change the time for our meeting on Thursday.嗨，苏，对不起，我有急事。所以我想更改一下我们星期四开会的时间。

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.哦，听到这个消息我很难过。

What about Friday morning?星期五上午怎么样?

That should work.这应该工作。

How early?多早?

I'm usually here by 9:00.我通常九点以前到。

Could you be here by then?那时你能来吗?

Yes, that shouldn't be a problem.是的，这应该不成问题。

OK, Friday at 9:00.好的，星期五9点。

Once again, sorry for the last minute change.再次为最后一分钟的改变道歉。

What reason does he give for changing the meeting time?Something urgent has come up.他为什么要更改会议时间?发生了急事。

What time did she suggest for the meeting? Friday at 9:00.她建议什么时间开会?周五9点。