Intermediate - How’s business?

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A: 最近，你的生意怎么样？我听说很不错。
zuı̀jı̀n, nı̌ de shēngyi zěnmeyàng? wǒ tı̄ngshuō hěn búcuò.
How’s the business recently? I’ve heard it’s not bad.

B: 虽然现在生意很好，但是市场竞争很激烈。万一
经济发展放缓，我的生意将会受到很大的影响。
suı̄rán xiànzài shēngyi hěn hǎo, dànshı̀ shı̀chǎng jı̀ngzhēng
hěn jı̄liè. wànyı̄ jı̄ngjı̀ fāzhǎn fànghuǎn, wǒ de shēngyi jiāng-
huı̀ shòudào hěn dà de yı̌ngxiǎng.
Although business is good now, the market is very compet-
itive. If by chance the economy slows down, it will have a
large effect on my business.

A: 我同意你对经济的看法。而且现在竞争的确很激
烈。你怎么在这个市场里竞争？
wǒ tóngyı̀ nı̌ duı̀ jı̄ngjı̀ de kànfǎ. érqiě xiànzài jı̀ngzhēng dı́-
què hěn jı̄liè. nı̌ zěnme zài zhè ge shı̀chǎng lı̌ jı̀ngzhēng?
I agree to your point of view. And competition is indeed
tough at the moment. How can you compete in this market?

B: 我必须坚持生产品质高，价格合理的产品。只要
我做到这一点，就能持续吸引客户。
wǒ bı̀xū jiānchı́ shēngchǎn pı̌nzhı̀ gāo, jiàgé hélı̌ de chǎn-
pı̌n. zhı̌yào wǒ zuò dào zhè yı̄ diǎn, jiù néng chı́xù xı̄yı̌n
kèhù.

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 I must continue to produce high quality products at a rea-
sonable price. As long as I can do that, I can continue to
attract customers.

Key Vocabulary

竞争 jı̀ngzhēng competition

激烈 jı̄liè intense

万一 wànyı̄ just in case

放缓 fànghuǎn to slow down

看法 kànfǎ point of view

只要…… zhı̌yào ... jiù as long as

就

吸引 xı̄yı̌n to attract

Supplementary Vocabulary

优势 yòushı̀ superiority

景气 jı̌ngqı̀ prosperity

不景气 bù jı̌ngqı̀ not prosperity

经济危机 jı̄ngjı̀ wēijı̄ economic crisis

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 降低 jiàngdı̄ to reduce

成本 chéngběn cost

提高 tı́gāo to raise

利润 lı̀rùn profit

受欢迎 shòu huānyı́ng popular

价廉物美 jiàliánwùměi a bargain buy

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