LESSON 10
MARIA,I WOULDN'T BE WORRIED ABOUT IT IF I WERE YOU
瑪麗亞,如果我是你,我就不會為它擔(dān)心
Hi,Sam,You wanted to see me?
嗨,山姆。你剛才找我嗎?
Yes,Maria,Let me pull up a chair for you.
是的,甘共苦瑪麗亞。讓我給你拉把椅子。
Maria,I want to ask you a few questions.Yes?
瑪麗亞,我想問你一些問題。什么問題?
If you had a million dollars to spend on"Hello America,
如果你有一百萬美元可以花在“你好,美國”這個節(jié)目上,
"what changes would you make?
你會做些什么變化?
A million dollars?How about the furniture?
一百萬?換些家具怎么樣?
If you had a million dollars,would you buy new furniture?
如果你有一百萬你買新家具嗎?
New furniture?NO.We just bought these chairs last year.
買新家具?不買,我們?nèi)ツ陝倓傎I的這些椅子。
Even if I had a million dollars,I wouldn't change them.
即使有一百萬我也不換。我覺得我的這些椅子挺好的。
I like these chairs.Who selected them?I did.
誰選的這些椅子?我選的。
How about the colors?would you change the colors of the set?
你覺得這布景的顏色怎樣。你要換這布景的顏色嗎?
The colors,I wouldn't change the colors.
換顏色?我不換,
These colors are good for Jake and Connie.
這顏色挺配杰克和康妮的。
We chose these colors on purpose.How about the carpeting?
我們專門挑的這個顏色。換地毯嗎?
If I were making changes.I wouldn't spend money on new carpeting.
如果我要做一些變化的話,我也不會花錢買新地毯。
NO one really sees.
沒有人會真正注意地毯。
If I had a million dollars,I'd everyone on the staff a raise.
如果我有一百萬,我就給每個人加薪。
You're good producer,Maria.
你是個好制片人,瑪麗亞,
You've done a very good job with"Hello America.
“你好,美國”做得相當(dāng)不錯,
"I really enjoy working with you.
跟你工作很愉快。
Thanks,Sam.I like working with you too.
謝謝,山姆,和你合作我也很愉快。
Maria,I want to ask you for some advice.Yes?
瑪麗亞,希望你能給我一些建議。怎么啦?
Remembere that station in California I told you about?Sure.
還記得我以前跟你說過加利福尼亞的那電視臺嗎?當(dāng)然記得。
Well,the owner called me yesterday.He's ready to sell.Great.
是這樣,昨天那里的老板給我打電話,他想把那個電視臺賣了。太棒了。
Yes,but his price is very high.
的確不錯。但價錢太高,
Maria,do you think I should buy that station?
你認(rèn)為我應(yīng)該買那些家電視臺嗎?
Yes,I do.But if I were you,I'd make a lower offer.
當(dāng)然。但如果我是你,我會出低一點(diǎn)兒的價。
I don't think he'll accept a lower offer.
我認(rèn)為他們可能不會接受更低的報價。
Then if I were you,I'd pay his price.It's a very good station.
那,如果我是你,我就出這個價買,這個電視臺非常不錯,
In a few years,it'll be very big.I wouldn't miss this chance to buy it.
幾年后,它的規(guī)模會很大,如果我是你就不會錯過這個機(jī)會。
Have you seen their news show?Do you think it's a good show?
你看過他們的新聞節(jié)目嗎?你認(rèn)為那個節(jié)目好嗎?
Yes,I thonk it's very good.
看過,我認(rèn)為非常不錯。
If I bought this station,how could I improve the show?
如果我買了這家電視臺,應(yīng)該怎樣提高節(jié)目的質(zhì)量呢?
If I were you,I wouldn't make any changes at first.I'd wait a few months.
如果我是你,開始我不會做任何變化。我會等幾個月。
You should?Yes,I'd spend some time at the station.
是嗎?是的,我會花一些時間在這個電視臺上,
I'd follow the ratings.Then,after I learned everything about the show,
跟蹤它的收視率。然后當(dāng)我了解了節(jié)目的每個環(huán)節(jié)后,
I'd think about changes.Would you hire new people?
我會想著做些改變。你會雇新員工嗎?
No,I wouldn't hire new people at first.I wouldn't fire anyone.I'd wait.
不,我不會一開始就雇新員工。我也不解雇任何人,我會等等看。
Good advice,Maria.So,if you were me,you would buy the new station.
好建議,瑪麗亞,那么如果你是我,你會買這家電視臺嗎?
Right,But Sam.I have a question for you.
是的,但是,山姆,我也有個問題問你
What's going to happen to WEFL?
WEFL 會發(fā)生什么變化?
I havee to sell my share of WEFL so I can buy the California station.
我會把WEFL 的股份賣掉,這樣才能買加利福尼亞的電視臺。
Sell it?I just talked to a businees friend of mine.
把WEFL 給賣了?我剛剛和一個生意人上的朋友談過了,
He wants to buy it.You're the first to hear the news.
他想買。你是第一個知道這個消息的人。
You're selling WEFl and moving to California?
你要賣掉WEFL 搬到加利福尼亞去?
Maria,I wouldn't be worried about it if I were you.
瑪麗亞,如果我是你,就不會擔(dān)心這個問題。
I'll miss you,Sam.I'd be happier if California weren't so far away.
山姆,我會想你的。如果加利福尼亞離這兒不那么遠(yuǎn)就好了。
Well,this is my last question for you,
好了,這是我問你的最后一個問題
will you come to my new station and be the producer?
你愿意到我的新電視臺來做制片人嗎?
California?A new station?
到加利福尼亞去,一個新電視臺?
Think about it for a day or two.Can you give me an answer by Wednesday.
考慮一兩天,星期三之前回答我好嗎?
By Wednesday?I'll try.
星期三之前?好吧,我盡量。
On Thursday morning,the new owenr and I want to tell the staff about the sale of WEFL.
周四早上新老板和我將要向員工宣布出售WEFL 的事,
We want to tell them before Jake finds out and does a big story on it.
我們得在杰克抓住這事大做文之前告訴他們。
Yes,if Jake found out,the story would be in the news immediately.
是的,如果杰克知道了,這事馬上就上新聞了,
Who's the new owner,Sam?
誰是新老板,山姆?
will he be a good boss?
他會是個好老板嗎
He won't fire anyone,will he?No,no,Don't worry about him,
他不會解雇任何人,對吧?不會的,不用擔(dān)心他。
Just think about California.
想想加利福尼亞吧。
I need to know more about the station,
我需要進(jìn)一步了解這個電視臺,
and about the news show.and about everything.
臺里的節(jié)目,臺里的每個細(xì)節(jié)。
Come on,let's go to dinner and I'll tell you everything.
走吧。我們一塊吃飯,我來跟你說說詳細(xì)情況。