Executives said they expected the improvement to carry on into 2010 but warned that high unemployment and slow economic growth would continue to keep consumers under pressure.
高管们表示，他们预计好转态势将在2010年持续下去，但警告称，高失业率和缓慢的经济增速将继续对消费者构成压力。
The employment minister, Tony McNulty, said staff on lower salaries should not forgo their bonuses, but the issue was totally different for senior executives.
就业部长托尼·麦克纳尔蒂表示，低收入员工不会放弃奖金，但是对高管来说这就完全不同了。
Executives began talking about making changes nearly a year ago, he said, but the recent recall problems have spurred the company to act.
他说，高管们一年前就开始讨论进行调整，不过是最近的召回事件刺激公司付诸行动。
In a statement released then, Alibaba said the two executives had not been involved in the fraud but that they had resigned after accepting responsibility for failing to stop it.
在阿里巴巴随后发表的一份声明中，称这两位高管并没有涉嫌欺诈，但他们仍然由于担责任而辞职。
"We proposed a price increase to our senior executives," said Gu. "They sent a team to investigate the cost-production capacity. But these things take time."
“我们给高层管理人员提了一个涨价方案，”谷说。“他们派了一个小组过来调查成本生产能力。但这太花时间了。”
But many Wall Street lobbyists and executives said they, too, were rethinking their giving.
但许多华尔街的游说者与高管们说，他们也正在重新考虑他们的资助。
The deal was announced in June, but since then Nokia executives are said to have been fretting over potential hidden liabilities from the bribery scandal.
然而因“贿赂丑闻”所致，自6月计划宣布起，诺基亚主管方面一直忧心于西门子内部潜藏的财政负债。
Mr. Chu said yesterday that executives hadn't made a final decision but aren't likely to cut back from this year's planned spending of 6.84 trillion won ($7.4 billion).
朱尤提周二表示，管理层还未作出最后决定，但不太可能削减今年计划的6.84万亿韩圆（合74亿美元）的预算。
Senior Morgan Stanley executives have recently been discussing this year's pay and bonuses, but no decisions have been made, one person familiar with the situation said.
知情人士称，摩根士丹利高管最近一直在讨论今年的薪酬和奖金，但尚未做出任何决断。
But corporate executives in recent years have said Mr. Lee has been working to loosen up a top-down corporate culture.
公司高管近年来表示，李在镕一直致力于把自上而下的企业文化变得松弛一些。
But the stock slumped more than 8% after hours, after company executives said on the conference call that its switching revenue was down 7% for the period.
但是在公司执行官们在会议上说他们的交换机销售额在该季度下跌了7%之后，股票在几小时后跌落了超过8%。
But company executives are bracing for a jump in departures following the holidays and the bonus season, which typically occurs early in the year, said people familiar with the matter.
但另据知情人士说，公司管理人员离职率在假期和分红季之后将大幅上升。一般来说，管理人员跳槽的情形在一年之初时有发生。
Cigarette company executives in Australia on Thursday complained that the rule would devalue brands but wouldn't reduce smoking. They also said plainer packs are easy to counterfeit.
烟草公司驻澳大利亚高管周四抱怨说该规定将造成品牌价值减损，但不会减少吸烟。他们还说极简包装很易伪造。
The SEC said the executives encouraged the company to conduct the calls but didn't participate in them directly.
美国证券交易委员会说经理人被公司鼓励用电话，但是不鼓励让他们直接参与。
Steve Jobs, one of the most successful chief executives in corporate history, once said he never thought of himself as a manager, but as a leader.
史蒂夫·乔布斯，这位史上最成功的总裁之一，曾直言，他视自己为领导者，而不是管理者。
Publishers have not said publicly what they would do with such a right, but executives say one possibility would be to try to get business users to pay for access to online content.
出版商还未公开表示他们会如何使用这种权利，但是执行人员认为有这样一种可能：让企业用户为接入在线内容进行支付。
But multiple Apple executives have said that will never happen.
但已有多位苹果高管表示，这种事情是永远不会发生的。
But multiple Apple executives have said that will never happen.
但已有多位苹果高管表示，这种事情是永远不会发生的。
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