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1-- I Don't know how they do it! Our competitors have undercut us by 10% percent on the price of our latest model. There is no way will be able to
compete against that. We're barely breaking even with the present prices.
2-- These price wars are disastrous for our bottom line. If they're charging 10% less than we are, we've got to find a way to lower our
price while keeping our profit.
1-- Profits are alomst nonexistent now, we can't beat their price. How do they keep their price so low?
2-- We can try to lower our cost of production then. We need a price that we can compete with, something comparable with the competition.
1-- You really think we can make it? I don't have much faith in our ability to lower the price again. We're no match for them, the competition will beat
us hands down.
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注解:
1.undercut廉價(jià)出售
2.disastrous災(zāi)難性的
3.nonexistent不存在的
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譯文:
1--我真不知道他們是怎么搞的!我們的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手的價(jià)格比我們最新一款的產(chǎn)品價(jià)格低10%.那樣我們根本不可能與他們競(jìng)爭(zhēng).就目前的價(jià)位我們剛剛能維持不贏不虧.
2--這些價(jià)格戰(zhàn)對(duì)我們底線的影響是災(zāi)難性的.如果他們比我們的要價(jià)低10%,那我們只能在維持利潤(rùn)的同事找到一種降低價(jià)格的辦法.
1--現(xiàn)在利潤(rùn)幾乎是談不上了...我們不能殺他們的價(jià).他們?cè)趺茨馨褍r(jià)格定的那么低?
2--那我們可以試著降低生產(chǎn)成本.我們需要一個(gè)有競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力的價(jià)格,能夠和對(duì)手相比的價(jià)格.
1--你真的認(rèn)為我們能成功嗎? 我對(duì)我們?cè)俅谓祪r(jià)的能力沒有多少信心.我們絕不是他們的對(duì)手,他們不費(fèi)吹灰之力就能打敗我們.