双语:人字拖助美少女成富豪

2013-06-27 00:00:00来源:网络

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  Fifteen-year-old Madison Robinson, from Galveston Island, Texas, has already saved up enough money to cover her college tuition and is on track to becoming a millionaire thanks to an ingenious design for light-up flip-flops for kids.

  来自美国德克萨斯州加尔维斯顿岛的15岁女孩麦迪逊-罗宾逊设计了一款可以发光的儿童创意人字拖。这一设计帮助她存够了上大学的费用,并开始迈向百万富翁之列。

  Robinson came up with the idea for her sea-creature-adorned flip-flops with battery-operated lights when she was just eight. Then with some “friends and family financing” she was able to turn her drawings into product samples and sell the idea to retailers at trade fairs. She named her products Fish Flops.

  罗宾逊年仅8岁时便想到了这个主意,给自己饰有海洋生物图案的人字拖装上了由电池供电的小灯。随后,在一些亲朋好友的资助下,她按照设计图纸制成样品,并将设计理念出售给商品交易会上的零售商。她给自己的产品取名为“鱼鱼人字拖”。

  Besides drawing all of her own designs and choosing color combinations digitally, Robinson has been involved in every step of the Fish Flops business. She has learned how to pack shipments, stock the warehouse, explain pricing, host a trade show booth, and make a sales pitch.

  除了负责所有产品的设计、用数码技术进行色彩搭配外,罗宾逊还会参与到“鱼鱼人字拖”生意的每一个环节。她已学会了如何装运货物、整理仓库、解释定价、设立展位、推销产品等。

  Until now, more than 30 American stores have placed orders including national powerhouses Nordstrom and Macy"s.

  目前,美国已有30多家店与她签下订单,包括诺德斯特龙和梅西等百货行业巨头。

  Just two years since the official launch of Robinson’s company, over 60,000 pairs have sold, making for retail sales of at least $1.2 million. The shoes sell for around $25 a pair.

  罗宾逊的公司在两年前正式成立。自那以后,她已卖出超过6万双人字拖,其零售总额至少达120万美元。每双人字拖售价约25美元。

  Robinson admits that her business has helped improve several life skills, such as public speaking skills. She has also learned patience and the way to be a discerning consumer.

  罗宾逊坦言,人字拖生意帮助她增强了多项生活技能,如公众演讲技能。她还学会了变得有耐心,以及怎样变成一个眼光敏锐的消费者。

  Robinson says she plans to study business in college, and already has grand plans beyond Fish Flops.

  罗宾逊说她在大学里想学习商务专业,而且自己已经有了比设计“鱼鱼人字拖”更宏大的计划。

  点滴积累

  >ingenious [adj.精妙的]

  >discerning [adj.眼光敏锐的]

本文关键字: 人字拖

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