Intermediate - A Call for Innovation at the Office (C0989)

A 老王,今年公司的业绩不太好。
Lǎo Wáng , jīnnián gōngsī de yèjì bùtài hǎo.
Wang, our company's performance this year isn't too good.
B 哎,今年经济不景气,而且人民币升值,我们出口行业压力很大啊。
āi, jīnnián jīngjì bù jǐngqì, érqiě rénmínbì shēngzhí, wǒmen chūkǒu hángyè yālì hěn dà a.
Well, this year the economy is bad, and the Renminbi has been appreciating. The export industry is under a lot of pressure.
A 这些我都了解。但是我们自己也有一些问题。
zhèxiē wǒ dōu liǎojiě. dànshì wǒmén zìjǐ yě yǒu yīxiē wèntí.
I understand all this. But we have our own problems too.
B 哦,你觉得哪里有问题?
ō, nǐ juéde nǎli yǒu wèntí?
Really? What areas do you think have problems?
A 我们的产品没什么创意。
wǒmen de chǎnpǐn méi shénme chuàngyì.
Our products aren't innovative.
B 周俊,我们是做加工的。客户要什么,我们就做什么。
Zhōu Jùn, wǒmen shì zuò jiāgōng de. kèhù yào shénme, wǒmen jiù zuò shénme.
Zhou Jun, we're a manufacturer. Whatever our clients want, we produce.
A 所以我们的产品越来越差。老王,我这个人说话比较直接,你别介意。
suǒyǐ wǒmen de chǎnpǐn yuèláiyuè chà. Lǎo Wáng , wǒ zhè ge rén shuōhuà bǐjiào zhíjiē, nǐ bié jièyì.
That's why our products are getting worse and worse. Wang, I speak rather directly, don't take offense.
B 没关系。不过周俊,你得知道,很多东西说起来容易,做起来难。
méiguānxi. bùguò Zhōu Jùn, nǐ děi zhīdào, hěn duō dōngxi shuō qǐlái róngyì, zuò qǐlái nán.
It's all right. But Zhou Jun, you have to understand that a lot of things are easier said than done.
A 但是不试怎么知道。老王,麻烦你做一个PPT给我,介绍一下现在的产品情况。
dànshì bù shì zěnme zhīdào. Lǎo Wáng , máfan nǐ zuò yī ge PPT gěi wǒ, jièshào yīxià xiànzài de chǎnpǐn qíngkuàng.
But how do you know if you don't try? Wang, please do up a PPT to sum up our current production situation.
B 什么P?
shénme P?
P what?
A 就是电脑演示。PPT。
jiùshì diànnǎo yǎnshì. PPT.
It's a computer presentation. PPT.
B 这我知道。哦,对了,周俊,什么时候有时间,给同事们讲讲你的计划。
zhè wǒ zhīdào. ō, duì le, Zhōu Jùn, shénme shíhou yǒu shíjiān, gěi tóngshì men jiǎngjiang nǐ de jìhuà.
I know what that is. Oh, by the way, Zhou Jun, when you have some time, why don't you give us an explanation of your plan.
A 好。
hǎo.
Sure.

Key Vocabulary

业绩 yèjì achievement
经济 jīngjì economy
景气 jǐngqì booming
人民币 rénmínbì Renminbi
升值 shēngzhí to appreciate
出口 chūkǒu to export
行业 hángyè industry
压力 yālì pressure
了解 liǎojiě to understand
产品 chǎnpǐn product
创意 chuàngyì creativity
加工 jiāgōng to manufacture
客户 kèhù customer
越来越 yuèláiyuè more and more
比较 bǐjiào comparatively
直接 zhíjiē direct
介意 jièyì to mind
děi must
介绍 jièshào to introduce
产品情况 chǎnpǐn qíngkuàng product situation
演示 yǎnshì demonstration
计划 jìhuà plan

Supplementary Vocabulary

进口 jìnkǒu to import
贬值 biǎnzhí to devaluate
间接 jiànjiē indirect
竞争 jìngzhēng competition
激烈 jīliè intense
合作 hézuò to cooperate
提高 tígāo to raise