I'd like to talk about a friend of mine who started a successful import-export business.
My friend's name is Quynh, and we were classmates together when we were doing our bachelor's degree in business, at a university in Shanghai. To be honest, I mainly went there because my parents wanted me to, but Quynh was really enthusiastic about business from the first day of the course. Even then, she had definitely found her calling in life, and it was inspiring to see her engaging with all of the material and clearly enjoying herself in the process. After class, we would always study together in the library, and I guess a bit of her enthusiasm must have rubbed off on me because I ended up getting pretty good grades. We were in the same class throughout our 3 years at university and graduated together.
Once she left university, Quynh started a business importing and exporting groceries. At first, her clients were small local stores, but over time her business grew to include some of the major supermarket chains in our country. I believe that the secret to her success is that she works harder, and still shows more enthusiasm for her work, than anyone else I know. As a result, she has also managed to build connections with companies around the world which help her supply her customers in the best possible way.
I think she is amazing, and everyone could learn a thing or two from her.
我想談談一位成功開展進出口業務的朋友。
我的朋友名叫Quynh,我們曾在上海的一所大學攻讀工商管理學士學位時是同學。老實說,我主要去那裡是因為我父母希望我這麼做,但Quynh從修讀課程的第一天起就對商業表現出極大熱情。即使在那時,她肯定已找到自己的人生使命,看到她全情投入地學習所有課程材料並顯然在過程中享受自己,這真是鼓舞人心。下課後,我們總是一起在圖書館裡學習,我想她的熱情可能在某種程度上影響了我,因為最終我取得了相當不錯的成績。在大學三年中,我們一直是同班同學,並一同畢業。
離開大學後,Quynh開始從事進出口雜貨的業務。起初,她的客戶是當地的小商店,但隨著時間的推移,她的業務擴展至包括本國一些大型超市連鎖店。我相信她成功的秘訣在於,她工作更加努力,對工作的熱情也勝過我所認識的任何人。因此,她還成功與世界各地的公司建立了聯繫,這有助於她以最佳方式為客戶提供產品。我認為她是了不起的,每個人都能從她身上學到一兩件事。