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Conversation Two
对话二
In this episode of Money Talks, our guest is Molly Sanders, a university student and a successful young entrepreneur.
在本期的《钱说话》节目中，我们的嘉宾是莫莉·桑德斯，她是一名大学生，也是一名成功的年轻企业家。
Molly, tell us about your business.
莫莉，跟我们说说你的生意吧。
Well, I sell specialty clothes through a website mainly for women who have trouble finding suitable clothes in main street shops because of their height or weight.
我通过一个网站卖特别定制的服装，主要客户群体是那些因为身高或体重而很难在主街上的商店里找到合适衣服的女性。
But I do some men's clothes too.
但我也卖一些男装。
How did you get started in this business at such a young age?
你是如何在这么小的年纪就开始做这个生意的？
Are you studying fashion design?
你在学时装设计吗？
Actually, I'm majoring in finance, but I've always loved clothes.
实际上，我学的是金融专业，但我一直很喜欢服装。
And I started making my own at 14.
我从14岁就开始自己做衣服了。
Did you have any sort of training in design or sewing? Or was it a natural ability?
你接受过设计或缝纫方面的培训吗？或者这是一种天生的能力？
I'd have to say no to both.
我必须得说两者都不是。
No one taught me to make clothes and most of the things I made at first were disasters.
没有人教我做衣服，我一开始做的大部分东西都极为糟糕。
Why did you persevere? I think most people would give up if they kept failing, especially at that age.
你为什么坚持下去呢？我认为大多数人如果一直失败就会放弃，尤其是在那个年龄。
I kept on out of necessity.
出于需要，我坚持了下去。
As you can see, I'm very tall and I couldn't find clothes that fit me in ordinary shops.
如你所见，我个子很高，我在普通商店里找不到适合我的衣服。
So I kept trying and developed my skills over time.
所以我一直在尝试，随着时间的推移，我提高了自己的技能。
Well, my notes say you earned $ 50,000 in profits last year, an extraordinary amount for a 20-year-old student.
我的笔记上写着你去年赚了5万美元，对于一个20岁的学生来说，这是一笔不小的数目。
How did that happen? Did you see a gap in the market and decide to fill it?
是怎么发生的呢？你看到了市场的缺口，决定填补它？
No. When I started university, some classmates complimented my clothes.
不是。当我开始上大学时，一些同学称赞我的衣服。
And when I said I made them myself other tall women started asking if I would make theirs.
当我说这是我自己做的衣服时，其他高个子女生就开始问我能不能做她们的衣服。
And I did. And before I knew it, I was an entrepreneur.
我答应了。在我意识到这一点之前，我已经成为了一名企业家。
So what are your plans for the future? Do you intend to open a physical store?
那么，你未来的计划是什么呢？你打算开实体店吗？
No. I'll keep things online to keep costs down.
不。为了降低成本，我会把东西放在网上。
But I will add more clothes for children, both girls and boys, and possibly even for infants.
但我会增加童装的数量，既有女童装也有男童装，甚至可能有婴幼儿服装。
And I hope to add to my range of designs for men.
我希望增加男装的设计款式。
Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
请根据你听到的对话回答问题5至问题8。
Q5: What do we learn about the woman?
问题5：关于这位女士，我们了解到了什么？
Q6: What does the woman say about the clothes she made at first?
问题6：关于她一开始做的衣服，这位女士说了什么？
Q7: Why did the woman persevere in making clothes for herself?
问题7：为什么这位女士坚持为自己做衣服？
Q8: What does the woman plan to do in the future?
问题8：这位女士将来打算做什么？
