16_Business Challenges：商业挑战

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Before I move on to the next slide, does anyone have any questions so far?

在我放下一张幻灯片之前，大家有什么问题吗?

Yes, I do. You said the company faces many challenges now. Beyond the economic situation, what is your biggest single challenge?

是的，我有。你说现在公司面临诸多挑战。除经济形势外，什么是你们唯一最大的挑战?

Well, that's a good question and I was planning to talk about it.

哦，这个问题很好。我正想要谈下这个问题。

As I showed you, our revenues grew for 10 consecutive years.

正如我所展示的，我们的收入连续10年增长，但是现在市场高度饱和。

Unless we open new geographic markets, or develop a new product for the existing markets, our growth period is over.

除非我们开发一片新市场基地，或者为现有市场研发一项新产品，否则我们的增产期就到此为止了。

Actually, that is why I am here with you, to explore new market opportunities.

实际上，这也是为什么我今天在这里和你们探讨开发新的市场机遇。

Our company was a pioneer in this market 10 years ago, but since then, many competitors have entered this market.

10年前我们的公司在这个市场是先锋，…但从那时以来，许多竞争对手进军该市场。

It is critical not only to develop leading-edge products that differentiate us, but to look for partnerships, which we will discuss later.

重点在于不仅是开发有别于其他公司的领先产品，…还要寻找伙伴合作。这是稍后我们需要讨论的。

The other big issue is finding the right people... particularly young, innovative engineers.

另一问题是寻找合适的人选…特别是年轻、富有创造力的工程师。

It is getting harder to attract enough good engineers.

吸引优秀的工程师越来越困难。

We still have open positions in our Engineering Department...

我们工程部还有空缺职位。

... that we haven't been able to fill for three months, even in this job market.

…即使是在现在的招聘市场形势下，3个月来一直没有合适人选。

I can relate to that issue. We have a similar problem here, too...

我可以将这个问题联系起来讨论。我们也面临一个类似的问题…

...although it's a "moot point" because we can't afford to hire new people at the moment anyway.

虽然这是一个争论未决的问题，因为目前我们没有能力雇佣新人。