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Interviewer: Well, today on Starting Out, we look at the sandwich industry in Britain.
采访者：好的，今天的Starting Out节目，我们来看看英国的三明治行业。
I have with me Brian Fraser, the owner of ‘Designer Sandwiches’, and Geraldine Holmes, another successful sandwich shop owner from Brighton.
我们邀请到了“设计师三明治”的老板布赖恩·弗雷泽，还有一位来自布莱顿的成功的三明治店老板杰拉尔丁·福尔摩斯。
Brian did you have any problems developing your business?
布赖恩，你在发展业务方面遇到了什么问题吗？
Brian Fraser: Not at the start. I set up my first sandwich shop in Leeds in 1994. That went well.
布莱恩·弗雷泽：一开始没问题。1994年我在利兹开了第一家三明治店，进展很顺利。
Unfortunately, though, just before the opening of my second shop, there was a fire in the empty building.
但不幸的是，就在我的第二家店开张之前，空楼里发生了火灾。
So I had to start again and find new premises for it.
所以我必须重新开始，寻找新的场所。
It’s doing as well as the first one now, though.
不过，现在的情况和第一次一样好。
Interviewer: Why do you think you have been so successful?
采访者：你认为为什么自己如此成功？
Brian Fraser: There’s a high demand for sandwiches made from fresh ingredients, especially when they're served in a relaxed and friendly place.
布莱恩·弗雷泽：人们对用新鲜原料制作的三明治的需求很高，尤其是在一个轻松友好的地方享受服务。
Although people have a bit less time nowadays, they’re still happy to pay more for something really good.
尽管现在人们的时间有点少，但他们仍然乐于为真正的好东西花费更多。
Interviewer: Of course some people take your sandwiches straight back to their desks. Is that a growing trend?
采访者：当然，有些人会把你们的三明治直接带回到办公桌。这是一种增长趋势吗？
Brian Fraser: Quite the opposite! It used to be true, but now, because many offices ban smoking completely, we find a lot of people stay at our tables and chat over a cigarette after their sandwich.
布莱恩·弗雷泽：完全相反！以前确实如此，但现在，由于许多办公室完全禁止吸烟，我们发现很多人吃完三明治后留在我们的餐桌旁，一边抽烟一边聊天。
No one wants to stand outside smoking, especially in winter, and because we’ re near their offices, people often come in twice a day.
没有人愿意站在外面抽烟，尤其是在冬天，因为我们离他们的办公室很近，他们经常会一天来两次。
Interviewer: So how long is the average lunch break nowadays?
采访者：那么现在的平均午休时间是多久？
Brian Fraser: It’ s nowhere near an hour, of course.
布莱恩·弗雷泽：当然还不到一个小时。
I’m told it’s slightly more than 30 minutes, I can’t remember the exact figure, but well under forty minutes.
我听说略多于30分钟，我记不清确切的数字了，但还不到40分钟。
