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[00:02.72]Look, we've got to do something. Doing nothing is not an option.
听着 我们必须要做些什么 不能选择无所作为 [00:07.83]Our margins will just get squeezed more and more.
我们的利润只会越来越少 [00:10.79]OK. What do you suggest?
好吧 你的建议是什么 [00:13.48]Personally, I'd recommend cutting the wage bill,
依我看 我建议减少工资开销 [00:15.97]either by laying some people off or by freezing salaries.
要么解雇一些人 要么冻结工资 [00:19.40]Neither of which are going to be very popular options.
这些选项没一个会被欢迎的 [00:22.18] No, but the alternatives are probably worse,
是的 但是其他选项会更糟糕 [00:25.41]reducing material costs will definitely have an impact on product quality
减少材料成本绝对会对产品质量产生影响 [00:29.75]and cutting back on advertising expenditure is only a short-term solution.
缩减广告费用也只是短期对策 [00:34.35]It will hurt us in the long run.
长远来看会给我们造成不利 [00:35.98]No, I see that. What about administrative costs or other overheads?
好吧 我明白了 那么管理费用和其他日常开支呢 [00:41.39]Instead of cutting staff, we could try and do something about getting our energy bills down for example.
与其裁员 不如我们尝试做些什么 比如说降低能源费用 [00:46.62]I've already done as much as I can in those areas.
我已经在这方面尽我所能了 [00:49.69]I have thought about this a lot and for me, the only real solution is to tackle labour costs.
在深思熟虑之后 我觉得 真正的对策只能是处理劳工成本 [00:55.77]It may be painful, but the advantage of it would be that,
这也许不讨喜 但也有它的优点 [00:58.96]once done, we could get back to concentrating on selling.
一旦这样做 我们就能抽出身来 把精力集中到销售上去 [01:03.00]OK, I hear what you're saying, but I think it might create more problems than you think.
行 我明白你说的了 但这可能会造成你无法预知的更多问题 [01:09.65]I'm going to go away and think about it, see if there is an acceptable way of doing it.
那我去好好想想 看看有没有其他好点的解决方案