One, Two, Three. Cheers! A toast with coffee and a lion dance, a
1 of cultures, US coffee giant Starbucks thinks
2 will be the right blend for its business in China.
"I believe strongly that China is going to be the second largest market in the world for Starbucks. And we are just getting
3 ."
"Hello, welcome to Starbucks." Starbucks has already been in China for over a decade. But with financial troubles emerging back home, Starbucks chief Howard Schultz has come here, rallying (重新召集,激励) employees and decorating stores, hoping to
4 the steaming Chinese
5 . "We've got 900 stores in the UK, 800 stores in Japan. China clearly is gonna have thousands of stores." "But this is a
6 drinking culture." "Well, it is. And 10 years ago, people said when Starbucks
7 China, they were not gonna succeed because everyone drank tea. That's not exactly what's taking place. What's happened is we've opened up Starbucks in China. The Chinese
8 has embraced (接受,拥护) Starbucks, is drinking tons of coffee.
9 we are also offering tea."
Tea and other
10 treats have helped boost sales here.