Van Houten got up his nerve and asked a neighbor and his wife out to dinner, the man replied, "I don't like people."
还有一次霍登鼓足勇气约一对邻居夫妇外出就餐，那位丈夫的回答居然是“我不喜欢人。”
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Frans van Houten said that in order to restore the old Philips vitality to the face of economic turmoil, layoffs as a necessary evil.
万豪敦说，为使飞利浦恢复旧有活力以面对经济风暴，裁员为必要之恶。
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It also has its own consumer brands, like Van Houten and Van Leer. Listed on the Zurich stock exchange, its shares have soared more than 50 percent this year.