| 1. | But mr chenault used the opportunity to speed up a restructuring programme he had initiated soon after taking over as chief executive in 2000
但陈纳德先生利用这个时机加快实施一项重组计划，该计划是他在2000年接任首席执行官一职不久后启动的。 |
| 2. | Whether mr chenault would want to return american express to the " financial supermarket " model which proved so disastrous for it in the past is another matter
过去，美国运通的“金融超市”模式已证明是灾难性的，而陈纳德先生是否想让美国运通回归这种模式，那就是另一回事了。 |
| 3. | How different from the picture at the end of 2001 , when , after the september 11 attacks , the group faced what mr chenault describes as " the perfect storm "
这与2001年年底的情况相比真是大不相同。那时9 . 11恐怖袭击事件刚过，美国运通面临的状况被陈纳德先生形容为“完美风暴” 。 |
| 4. | 1998 invited by the american art and literature association to direct around america . met ms . chen xiangmei to discuss the production of a film general chenault
1998年应美国环球艺文协会邀请赴美执导的《环美之路》 ，并在旧金山与陈香梅女士协商电影《陈纳德将军》的导演拍摄工作。 |
| 5. | Mr chenault admits there is little cross - selling with the more upmarket card business and there have been persistent rumours that american express would spin off the financial advisers ' arm
陈纳德先生承认，在面向更高收入客户的信用卡业务上，几乎不存在交叉销售，此外，有关美国运通将把财务顾问部门分拆出去的传闻不断。 |
| 6. | American express had been carefully monitoring the level of direct mail being sent out by rivals because mr chenault thought some might be forced to cut back on spending to meet their targets even as the economy started to improve
美国运通一直密切监视竞争对手发送直邮广告的水平，因为陈纳德先生认为，即使经济状况开始改善，但有些对手为达到财务目标，可能还是会被迫削减开支。 |
