Unit9
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CtoandingupalldayandsmellinglikeFrenight。
SheoeratedthreeMal’sfranchises(特许经营店)inIllinois,butasadivorcedmotherofthreeboys,sheyearnedforabusiwouldprovideforheraherspehthem。
Strangelyenough,aftershewasnominatedin1992tobeontheMald’sbuheotherfranchisees,allmen,thoughtthatwashilarious(高兴的)becauseofthewordbun,”sherecalls。“Butthejokewasoheydidn’tknowthepanywouldbepigmeupinacorporatejettoseebakeriesaroundtheworld。EverytimeIweihis>
Theexperienedhereyestobusinesspossibilities。WhenMald’sdecideditwantedanewbunsupplier,Harriermiowi,eventhoughshehadnoexperiengabakery。“Youseeatinythedoor,andyouhavethit,”shesays。“IreallybelievedIcoulddothis。”
Harringtohebakerybusinessandmadesureshewasneveroffexecutives’radar。
“Ifyouhaveadream,you’teopletocallyou,”shesays。“SoI’dvisitamillahemphotosofmyselfia,holdingasignthatsaid‘Iwanttobeyourbaker。’”Afterfouryearsand32interviews,herpersistencepaidoff。
Harrihedealwithahandshake,soldherfraedeverythingsheowned,andborrowed$13。5million。Shewasreadytobuildthefastest,mostautomatedbakeryintheworld。
&ennesseeBunpanyopenedaheadofs1997,intimeforaslump(萧条)inU。S。fast-foodsalesforMald’s。Befto,shewasdow$20,000,ocoverpayroll。AndheragreementwithMald’srequiredthatshesellexclusivelytothepany。“Icriedmyselftosleepmanynights,”sherecalls。“Ireallydidthink,Iamgoingtogobankrupt。”
ButHarringtoaosupplyPepperidgeFarmaswell。“Mald’scouldseeabeifourprodutupadown,aifwewentoutofbusihatdealsavedus。”
&heyears,Harringtoeveartedherbusiness,addedapany,andnowhasthreebakeriesprodugfreshbu
frozendough(面团)—allnowknownastheBunpanies。
&illapriority:Ittakes11peopleatthemaiurnout60,000bunsanhourfortsacross40states,SouthAmeridthe。
&hebreaksshe’shad,Harringtonispassioprovidingopportuoall230employees。“Financialsuccessisthemostfunwhenyougiveitaway,”shesays。“rojectthatderbudgetoneyear,andwegaveeachofourprojeagersacarwithabigbow!”
&ey,Harringtonaowledges,isg。Someofherts’saleshavedeed,butshe’sfousandimprovedefficiestohelpsustainthepany’sdouble-digitgrowth。
Ctohavetostaalldayanymore。Hersonsarenow27,25,and23;twoofthemworkforher。Andshe’sremarried。
“Thisismorethanajob,”saysHarrington。“It’samission。I’malwaysthinking,Howwebestserveouremployees?Ifwesupportthem,they'lldotheirbesttolookafterourts。
That’showitworkshere。”
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1。。提名……为候选人;任命InominateJohn。
我推荐约翰。
2。pickup拾起,捡起;抬起
Hepickedupthedputheronhisshoulders。
他抱起孩子,让她骑在自己的肩膀上。
Theshipcallsateathiscoasttopickuppassengersandmail。
那艘轮船在沿海每个港口停下,搭载乘客和接取邮件。
&ive1)n。主管,高级行政人员,执行官2)adj。执行的,行政的;有行政能力的1)Agoodexecutiveusuallygetsohpeople。
一个好的高级管理人员通常与人们相处得很好。
&ineofficeworkhadallbeeohisexecutivestaff。
一般的办公室工作都已经交给了他的执行人员。
&en。坚持不懈
Hispersistencehentheyfioresumediss。
他们终于同意继续谈判,这是他坚持不懈的结果。
5。payoff使得益;有报偿;付清,还清Theihathisiwillpayoffhandsomelysoon。
这个投资者相信他的投资不久会有相当大的收益。
Youmustpayoffyouroldloanbeforeyouanewone。