Sandra:First, I want to say thanks to you all for the hard work and overtime you’ve put in during the past few weeks. It’s time now to look at the relevant findings. Eric, could you please present your team’s findings to us? (珊卓:首先,我想謝謝各位在過去幾個禮拜的辛苦付出和超時工作。現在該來看看相關的結果了。艾力克,可不可以麻煩你向大家提出你們團隊的發現?)
Eric:Sure, I’d be happy to. Let’s start by examining the primary data. We conducted surveys with 500 people from a neighborhood that featured the demographics of our target market. After performing a statistical analysis on the data, we can see some trends and patterns developing. Clearly, the majority of people are willing to pay a little extra money for extra features, such as a videophone. We found a strong correlation between the attractiveness and simplicity of options and the price people would pay for the phone. Of course, examining socio-economic factors, it’s not surprising there’s a cause-and-effect relationship between the amount people will pay and their income. I’ve outlined a lot of this in the executive summary of my report. (艾力克:當然,樂意之至。我們先來看初步資料。我們針對一個人口結構和我們的目標市場相符的地區的五百人做了調查。在對資料進行統計分析之後,我們可以看出一些趨勢與形態。大部分的人顯然願意為額外的功能,像是視訊手機,多付一點錢。我們發現,選項的吸引力與簡便性和大家買手機時願意支付的價格間有相當大的關聯。當然,如果去探討社會經濟因素,不難想見大家願意付的價格跟他們本身的收入之間具有因果關係。我在報告的重點摘要裡列出許多這方面的資料。)
Sandra:That sounds like good quantitative research. What about the qualitative results from the focus groups? (珊卓:這聽起來像是相當好的量化研究。焦點團體的質化結果怎麼樣?)
Eric:After we had talked to the interviewees, we obtained some interesting results. We found not everyone liked to be seen every time they make a call. The main reason for this is that not everyone feels attractive at all times–for example, right after waking up. For this reason, I suggest we incorporate a privacy function on the GR8. (艾力克:在我們跟受訪者對話之後,我們得到了一些有趣的結果。我們發現,不是每個人都喜歡在每次打電話的時候被對方看見。主要原因在於,並非每個人覺得自己隨時都很好看,比方說剛起床的時候。因此,我建議在 GR8 上加入隱私功能。)
必通詞彙與句型
perform a statistical analysis 進行統計分析
the main reason for sth. 某事的主要原因
a correlation between A and B A 和 B 具有相關性
a cause-and-effect relationship 因果關係
incorporate (function/feature) on sth. 在某物上加入(功能╱特色)