【学习笔记】懂你英语 核心课 Level 5 Unit 1 Pa

【学习笔记】懂你英语 核心课 Level 5 Unit 1 Part 3（II）听力Emma's Best 2

Althoughthey have expanded their production facilities and increased the number ofemployees, they have remained a private company.【跟读】 虽然他们扩大了生产设施，增加了雇员人数，但他们仍然是一家私营公司。

They enjoy the fact that they are a family-owned business, sensitive to the needs of

their customers. 他们很高兴自己是一家家族企业，对客户的需求很敏感。

They don't have to worry about pleasing shareholders.【填空】他们不必取悦股东。

Rather than paying dividends to shareholders, Emma's Best has a profit-sharing plan that benefits its employees. Emma's Best没有向股东派发股息，而是制定了一项让员工受益的利润分享计划。

【选择】-Whatkind of company is Emma’s Best?   -It’s aprivate company.

Dividends are share of a company's revenues that are paid to its shareholders.股息是公司收入中支付给股东的部分。

Bonuses and salary increases keep employees happy and motivated to work hard.奖金和加薪能让员工开心，并激励他们努力工作。

As a result, employee turnover is low and the company has been recognized as one of the best companies to work for. 因此，员工流动率低，公司被认为是最好的公司之一

In addition, Emma's Best supports local charities, especially those that provide healthy food to children from low-income families.  此外，Emma's Best还支持当地的慈善机构，特别是那些为低收入家庭的孩子提供健康食品的慈善机构。

Given its success, the company feels an obligation to contribute to society.考虑到它的成功，公司感到有义务为社会做贡献。

In spite of the fact that other companies now produce similar products, Emma's Best remains the market leader.尽管现在其他公司也在生产类似的产品，但艾玛的Best仍是市场领导者。

Their total commitment to quality has made the difference and they are proud of their accomplishments.他们对质量的全身心投入带来了改变，他们为自己的成就感到自豪。

【选择】-Howis the company doing compared to its competitors?   -It’s the market leader.

【跟读】Itwas being bought because it was easy to prepare and it tasted good.

【跟读】If employees are happy and motivated, employee turnover is usually low.如果员工快乐、积极，员工流动率通常很低。