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Competition is so tough in our field that reducing costs became a necessity. We didn' t really want to move the operation, but in the end we had to get our wage bill under control. Moving to Hungary has been a great success. The people are highly skilled, hardworking and very productive. The salary bill is about half what it was, but it is creeping up. I guess that' s inevitable with developing economies. People want more money to buy more expensive things. We' d heard so many people say how stressfree life was in Australia, that we decided to take the plunge and move out here. And what they say is true. The people are relaxed, the sun shines and it' s easy to get around. I say easy, but actually any trip becomes a major expedition. Australians will drive two hours to visit some friends without giving it a second thought. So we don' t go out as much as we used to. When we do there are lots of things to do, it' s not the cultural desert that people in Europe make out it is. Basically, it was just a lack of space. Our business was growing and we couldn' t keep the level of stock that the orders demanded. We' ve now got more than enough. I just hope business stays buoyant. It has made delivery a little more expensive because we' re not as central as we were, most of our customers are in the London area. But you can' t have it both ways. On the other hand, our suppliers probably find it easier to get stock to us, so I suppose the move has benefited them. |
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wǒ men háng yè jìng zhēng rú cǐ jī liè, yǐ zhì yú jiàng dī chéng běn shì zài bì xíng. wǒ men běn bù yuàn yì bān qiān, dàn zuì hòu wǒ men bù dé bù kòng zhì chéng běn. shì shí zhèng míng, qiān dào xiōng yá lì shì zhòng dà de chéng gōng zhī jǔ. rén men jì shù shuǐ píng gāo, gōng zuò nǔ lì, shēng chǎn lǜ gāo, ér wǒ men zhī fù de xīn shuǐ shì cóng qián de yī bàn, dàn xiàn zài xīn shuǐ yě qiǎo rán shàng zhǎng le. wǒ xiǎng duì yú fā zhǎn zhōng de jīng jì tǐ, zhè shì bù kě bì miǎn de. rén men xū yào zhēng gèng duō de qián lái gòu mǎi gèng áng guì de wù pǐn. wǒ men zǎo jiù tīng hěn duō rén shuō ào dà lì yà de shēng huó méi yǒu yā lì, suǒ yǐ wǒ men jué dìng bān dào zhè lǐ. shì shí zhèng míng, nèi xiē rén shuō de yì diǎn bù jiǎ. zhè lǐ de rén hěn qīng sōng, yáng guāng zhào yào, lǚ xíng shì yī jiàn yì shì. wǒ shuō de róng yì, dàn qí shí rèn hé lǚ tú dōu huì chéng wéi yī cì zhòng dà de tàn xiǎn. ào dà lì yà rén zǒu fǎng péng yǒu yào jià chē liǎng xiǎo shí, tā men sī háo dōu bú huì yóu yù jiù chū mén le. dàn shì wǒ men què bù xiàng yǐ qián nà yàng wài chū pín fán. wǒ men yī dàn chū mén, jiù kěn dìng huì yǒu hěn duō shì yào zuò, zhè kě bú shì yīn wèi ōu zhōu rén rèn wéi de wén huà pín jí de yuán gù. jī běn shàng, jiù shì kōng jiān quē fá de wèn tí. wǒ men de shēng yì guī mó kuò dà, yǐ zhì yú wǒ men méi yǒu zú gòu de cún huò lái mǎn zú nà me duō de dìng dān xū qiú. xiàn zài wǒ men yǒu zú gòu dà de kōng jiān. dàn yuàn shēng yì zhēng zhēng rì shàng. rú jīn jiāo huò jià gé lüè gāo yú yǐ wǎng, yīn wèi wǒ men bù xiǎng yǐ qián yí yàng chǔ yú zhōng xīn dì qū, ér wǒ men de kè hù zhǔ yào zài lún dūn qū. dàn shì méi yǒu bàn fǎ liǎng quán qí měi. cóng lìng yī fāng miàn kàn, wǒ men de gōng huò shāng hěn kě néng huì jué de fā huò gèng róng yì le, suǒ yǐ wǒ rèn wéi cǐ cì bān qiān gōng huò shāng shì shòu yì zhě. |