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When Mr Ohno Kenichi walked into her life, Binh was ready.
当大野健一先生走进她的生活时，董丹平已经准备好了。
Mr Ohno Kenichi is an economics professor.
大野健一先生是一名经济学教授。
He respected Binh’s strong will and energy.
他敬重董丹平的坚强意志和精力。
So he proposed a business idea.
因此，他提出了一个商业主意。
She could part-own a hotel with him!
她可以和他共同拥有一家酒店！
Mr Kenichi invested seventy five percent of the money.
健一先生投资了75%。
And Binh invested twenty five percent.
董丹平投资了25%。
Some people said he took a big risk.
有人说他冒了很大的风险。
But he believed Binh could do it.
但他相信董丹平能做到。
And, in 2001, Binh opened her own hotel - Hanoi Star! She said,
2001年，董丹平开了自己的酒店——河内之星！她说，
“At first, it was hard. I was only twenty years old.
“起初，这很难。我当时只有二十岁。
There were so many different processes to complete.
有很多不同的程序要完成。
The building I rented for my hotel was empty.
我租下的酒店大楼是空的。
So I had to buy everything - blankets, bedding, air-conditioners, televisions - everything.
所以我不得不采购所有的东西——毯子、床上用品、空调、电视——每一样东西。
And it was hard to find tourists.
而且很难找到游客。
And how would I train workers so that they cared about the business as much as I did? It was not easy!”
我该如何培训员工，让他们像我一样关心生意？这不是一件容易的事！”
“But I still felt strong.
“但我仍然觉得自己很强大。
I had years of business experience from the streets.”
我有多年的街头经商经验。”
Binh cared greatly for the business.
董丹平非常关心生意。
And so she worked extremely hard.
因此，她工作非常努力。
Her past skills and experience had prepared her well.
她过去的技能和经验使她做好了充分的准备。
Mr Kenichi was not disappointed!
健一先生没有失望！
The hotel was a big success!
这家酒店大获成功！
In fact, in 2003 Binh opened a second ‘Hanoi Star Hotel.’
事实上，董丹平在2003年开了第二家“河内之星酒店”。
But success did not - and has not - stopped Binh working hard.
但成功并没有阻止董丹平努力工作。
She knows that she has to work to keep good quality services.
她知道，她必须努力工作才能保持高质量的服务。
Otherwise, the business will fail. She said,
否则，生意就会失败。她说，
