Jacob is meeting with Joyce and the other managers to discuss new business.
雅各正與喬伊絲和其他經理們討論新的業務。

J: And that's the rundown on our current projects. Now for the new ideas.
這就是我們目前案子的概要。現在，輪到大家說說新想法了。

J: I've got a proposal to make regarding our department's website. For all intents and purposes, we don't have a website, do we? Our page on the company's main site is hard to find and doesn't contain much information. I think we are losing business because our prospects tune out and go elsewhere before they can learn about us.
我對我們部門的網站有個提議，實際上我們部門沒有網站，對吧？我們在公司主要網站上的網頁難以搜尋，資訊也很少。我認為這樣會使潛在客戶在還沒來得及了解我們之前，就失去興趣到別家公司去了，造成生意損失。

A: You think we need our own website?
你是說我們部門要有自己的網站？

J: Yes! We need a site in our name, explaining our work. I propose that we spend some time summarizing what we can do for clients, and put that information, with our mission statement, into a website that will attract new business.
沒錯！我們需要有自己部門名稱的網站，說明我們的業務。我建議我們花點時間概述對客戶的服務項目，連同企業理念一起放上網站，來招攬新業務。

S: I don't know. I'm not convinced that websites actually bring in that much business.
我不知道。我不認為網站能對我們的業績有多大的幫助。

J: I think if you look at some of our competitors' sites, you'll change your mind.
我想，若你看到對手們的網站，你就會改變想法了。

J: I think this is a great idea, Jacob. We're out of time now, but why don't you put this idea together in more detail this week? Give us some idea of the scope of the website project, the cost, and some of the ways you can see it adding to business. Does that work for the rest of you? To reconvene next week?
雅各，我覺得這是個好主意。現在沒時間了，但你這禮拜何不把此想法的細節整理好？向我們大略說明網站一案的範圍、花費，還有一些你認為對業務有幫助的方式。下禮拜再開一次會，其他人都可以嗎？

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