股票下跌-英语听力

[00:00.08]Ok, hi everyone.
大家好。 [00:01.74]I'll make this brief, because I have another meeting to get to,
我就长话短说了，因为我还要参加另一个会议， [00:05.20]but what I have to say is no less important for being short.
但我要说的也同样重要。 [00:09.29]As you know, in our three-year plan we had a target of 20% growth by the end of this year.
如你所知，在我们的三年计划中，我们的目标是到今年年底增长20%。 [00:16.07]As things stand, we're going to be quite a bit short of that, trading circumstances haven't been easy.
就目前情况而言，我们将会有相当多的资金短缺，交易环境并不容易。 [00:23.07]And unless we do something about it in the next few months,
除非我们在接下来的几个月采取行动， [00:25.95]the consequences on our share price could be pretty significant.
对我们股价的影响可能相当大。 [00:30.47]The markets are already getting a bit twitchy as you will have read in the financial press.
正如你在财经媒体上读到的那样，市场已经有点紧张了。 [00:35.96]It's unrealistic to think that we are going to trade our way out of this.
认为我们会通过贸易来解决问题是不现实的。 [00:40.89]All the indications are that the market is going to remain flat for at least the next 12 months.
所有迹象都表明，至少在未来12个月内，市场将保持平稳。 [00:47.43]So, what I need you to do is to come up with some possible targets for acquisition.
所以，我需要你做的是提出一些可能的收购目标。 [00:53.16]We're looking for a medium-sized business, reasonably well established in the market.
我们正在寻找一个在市场上相当成熟的中型企业。 [00:58.60]It doesn't have to be a toy business, but it must be related.
不一定非得是玩具生意，但必须是相关的。 [01:02.96]In other words in the leisure retail sector, because that is where our expertise is.
换句话说，找休闲零售领域的，因为这是我们的专长所在。 [01:08.69]I don't need to tell you your jobs, I know you'll be discreet, but do get on with it, time's not on our side.
我不需要告诉你你的工作，我知道你会很谨慎，但继续吧，我们没时间了。 [01:16.35]I'll schedule a meeting for a month's time to hear what you've come up with.
我会安排一个为期一个月的会议来听取你们的意见。