For now, technology executives say the consumer is in charge.
技术公司的高管认定当下是消费者在做主。
Google executives say they started preparing for slower growth more than a year ago.
谷歌管理人士表示，他们一年多前就开始为增长放缓做准备了。
GE executives say the AVIC deal is their closest cooperation ever with a Chinese partner.
GE的管理人士说，与中航工业的交易是他们目前为止与中国合作伙伴最为密切的合作。
Auto executives say cheaper leases and easier credit helped boost the industry's bottom line.
车商认为，汽车租赁成本的下降，以及信贷条件的改善也有助于改善汽车行业的盈利状况。
Google executives say they do not believe they are doing anything wrong or violating any antitrust laws.
谷歌高层主管表示，他们不认为自己存在错误行为或是违反了反垄断法。
Still, executives say the headline Numbers mask considerable consumer concern in China about the recalls.
然而，丰田高管称这一数字掩盖了中国消费者对召回事件相当多的担忧。
Hotel executives say it's too early to tell if their social-media efforts are beefing up the bottom line.
酒店管理者们则认为，现在要判断社会媒体营销是否有助提高利润，还为时尚早。
DuPont executives say sales volume fell 15% in October and November, after dropping 4% in the third quarter.
杜邦管理人员称，继第三季度销量下降4%之后，10月和11月的销量又下降了15%。
Advertising executives say bribery cases require different tactics because they don't have as obvious an impact on the end-consumer.
广告业人士说，应对贿赂丑闻所需的策略不一样，因为这类事件对终端消费者没有那么明显的影响。
But BMW executives say they do not want to "become dependent on the Chinese market" and want to strengthen the company's U.S. business.
但是宝马高层管理人员说，他们不希望“变得依赖中国市场”，而是希望巩固它在美国的业务。
According to surveys, about 85 percent of executives say that a post interview thank-you note has some influence on the hiring decision.
根据调查，大约有85%的行政经理都说一封面试过后的感谢信在招聘人员做出聘请决定时有一定的影响。
The changes, company executives say, leave behind time-consuming formalities that separate users from what they crave: instant conversation.
该公司主管说，这些改变铲除了一些阻碍，让用户获得他们真正想要的：即时的交谈。
Because digital marketing campaigns are more labor-intensive to develop than ads in traditional media, executives say, this means higher fees.
高级执行主管们表示，因为开展数字营销宣传活动要比开发传统媒体的广告包含更为密集的劳动，这就意味着更高的费用。
Disney executives say that if their efforts in China are successful, they'll likely roll out English schools in other countries around the world.
迪士尼管理人士称，如果他们在中国的努力获得成功，那么，他们将有可能在世界其他国家开办英语学校。
ICAP executives say their drachma project could be used as a roadmap for how to prepare for an outcome involving multiple currencies exiting the euro.
毅联汇业高管说，他们提出的德拉克马方案在一旦多种货币退出欧元区时，可以被用作应对后果的一种方法。
In a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers, a consultancy, 61% of chief executives say they have trouble recruiting and integrating younger employees.
根据咨询公司普华永道的一份新报告，61%的首席执行官表示他们在招聘和安排使用年轻雇员时遇到麻烦。
Rolls-Royce executives say that the pool of experienced engineers, process managers and skilled workers from which the company can recruit is shrinking.
劳斯莱斯的管理人员说，符合公司招聘要求的经验丰富的工程师，项目经理和高级技工的数量大为减少了。
But executives say it puts a dent in the pirates' business, and helps cultivate a larger group of consumers who are accustomed to using legitimate software.
但公司高管们说，降价对盗版行业有一定的打击，并且培养了更多习惯使用合法软件的消费者。
'Lost' is an industry leader in DVD sales, video-on-demand and iTunes downloads, which add several million viewers not included in Nielsen ratings, ABC executives say.
美国广播公司的高管称，《迷失》DVD销量、视频点播量和iTunes下载量领先整个行业，这几方面的观众有数百万，尼尔森公司(Nielsen)的收视率调查没有将其计入。
'Lost' is an industry leader in DVD sales, video-on-demand and iTunes downloads, which add several million viewers not included in Nielsen ratings, ABC executives say.
美国广播公司的高管称，《迷失》DVD销量、视频点播量和iTunes下载量领先整个行业，这几方面的观众有数百万，尼尔森公司(Nielsen)的收视率调查没有将其计入。
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