口语进阶-叙事口语材料：沃尔玛超市01

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Walmart is now the world's largest retail organization. Walmart employs around 1.2 million people worldwide. In 2000, Walmart had sales of more than 191billion,withprofitsof6.3 billion. Profits increased 16% from the previous year. People have come to expect that Walmart's profits will increase substantially every year. 

沃尔玛现在是世界上最大的零售组织。沃尔玛在全球拥有约120万名员工。2000年，沃尔玛的销售额超过1910亿美元，利润为63亿美元。利润比上一年增长了16%。人们开始期待沃尔玛的利润每年都会大幅增长。

Each year, more stores are opened, and Walmart expands into new countries. Walmart also enters new areas of business nearly every year. Few people know that Walmart is also a major real estate company. Sam Walton opened his Walton's Five and Dime in Bentonville, Arkansas in 1950. 

每年，沃尔玛都会开设更多的商店，并向新的国家扩张。沃尔玛几乎每年都会进入新的业务领域。很少有人知道沃尔玛也是一家大型房地产公司。山姆·沃尔顿于1950年在阿肯色州本顿维尔开设了他的沃尔顿五分一角商店。

Twelve years later, he opened the first Walmart in Bentonville. His business philosophy was simple: good prices, great selection, and a friendly greeting. Walton was known for the "10-foot attitude," which means that any employee should greet any customer who is within 10 feet of them. He emphasized that it is important to speak to people before they speak to you. 

十二年后，他在本顿维尔开设了第一家沃尔玛。他的经营理念很简单：价格合理，选择多样，问候友好。沃尔顿以“10英尺态度”而闻名，这意味着任何员工都应该问候距离他们10英尺以内的任何顾客。他强调，在别人跟你说话之前，先跟他们说话很重要。

Walton also believed that good deals from suppliers should be passed along to customers. The combination of low prices and friendly service is basic to Walmart's success. That one store in Bentonville has become 4,203 stores in the USA, plus another 1,000 outside the United States.

沃尔顿还认为，供应商提供的优惠应该让利给客户。低价和友好服务的结合是沃尔玛成功的基础。这家位于本顿维尔的商店已成为美国 4,203 家商店，另外还有 1,000 家在美国境外的商店。

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