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看那些金融类新闻,总会有那么一些商业术语让我们不知所云。今天,就和小编一起从一个商人成功的故事中来学学那些我们感觉陌生的商业术语吧!下次看商业报刊,可不能再犯窘了!
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.
There are many special terms in the world of business.
The following story is about a sweetheart deal which I made last week. I made the deal with a friend, and we both made a profit.
I had started a pany several years ago. I worked hard to make it essful. It was a sign-making business. It was a pany, not a blue pany. It was not known nationally for the quality of its signs. It did not make millions of dollars in profits. And it was private. It was not a pany with shares traded on the stock market.
Still, I worked hard building up my business. I did not work only a few hours each day -- no bankers hours for me. Instead I spent many hours each day, seven days a week, trying to grow pany. I never cut corners or tried to save on expenses. I made many cold calls. I called on possible buyers from a list of people I had never seen. Such calls were often hard sells. I had to be very firm.
Sometimes I sold my signs at a loss. I did not make money on my product. When this happened, there were cut backs. I had to use fewer supplies and reduce the number of workers. But after several years, pany broke even. Profits were equal to expenses. And soon after, I began to gain ground. My signs were selling very