executive 高级管理者
But Edward Dolman, the chief executive, says: "I'm pretty confident we're at the bottom."
但是首席执行官爱德华·多尔曼说道："我完全相信现在已经是在底部了。"
10. irony 讽刺
This episode crystallizes the irony that, although American men tend to talk more than women in public situations, they rarely talk at home.
该情节体现出一种讽刺，那就是，籍贯美国男性在公共场合比女性说话多，但在家里，他们很少说话。
11. preference 偏爱
The first and more important is the consumer's growing preference for eating out.
首先并且最重要的是消费者不断增长的对外出就餐的偏爱。
