A : This is a new product that’s going on the market soon, but the boss seems very dissatisfied with the packaging.
B : How many different possibilities did you try? The boss likes to have a lot of options and then choose the one he likes best.
A : So that’s how it is. I only gave him two proposals. No wonder he didn’t like them.
B : I suggest you provide several options. It’ll increase your chances of success.
A : 這款是即將上市的新商品,但老闆似乎對包裝很不滿意。
B : 你試過幾種的可能性?老闆喜歡從很多選擇中選一個他最喜歡的。
A : 原來是這樣!我只給了兩個方案,難怪他都不喜歡。
B : 我建議你多提供幾種方案,勝算會大一些。
A: Singer Jay Chou is staging four shows at the Taipei Dome starting today. B: And he’s the first singer to ever hold concerts at the venue. A: I’m curious, how big is this “big egg” exactly? B: It can accommodate nearly 40,000 people and bring various kinds of business opportunities. A: This is the new “concert economy” trend. A: 歌王周杰倫從今天起,將一連4天在大巨蛋開唱。 B: 哇,周董可是首位在大巨蛋舉辦演唱會的歌手耶! A: 大巨蛋到底有多大啊?真好奇。 B: 每場可容納近4萬人,還能帶來各種商機呢。 A: 嗯,這就是現在最夯的「演唱會經濟」。 (By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張聖恩)
At 3:19am on a cold December morning in 1941, a father was jolted awake by violent shaking, loud crashes and the sound of breaking pottery and tiles. And then, a woman’s terrified scream. He instinctively reached for his wife beside him. She was not there. She must have gone to check on their youngest child in the east wing. He tried to stand but was thrown back down. The room shook even harder. Walls cracked open and ceiling beams groaned as pieces of the roof began to fall. Cold December air rushed in the room and fanned the fire
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A: I’ve been a fan of singer Jay Chou for 24 years, since his debut in 2000. B: But this time, his Taipei Dome concerts have shed light on the issue of ticket scalping. A: Isn’t the law stricter after being amended last year? B: Yeah, ticket scalping is illegal, even if you only raise the price by NT$1 when reselling. A: Why aren’t scalpers afraid of getting caught? Maybe a real-name ticketing system would be better. A: 自從周杰倫2000年出道以來,我都已經追星24年了。 B: 不過這次大巨蛋開唱,他卻引爆黃牛票問題。 A: 去年修法後,法規不是變得比較嚴格? B: 是啊,就算加價1元轉賣也算違法! A: 黃牛們怎麼都抓不怕?或許票券「實名制」會更有用。 (By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張聖恩)