a county in southwestern England

a river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn

a river in central England that flows through Stratford-on-Avon and empties into the Severn

And Avon donates lavishly to women「s causes, including campaigns against breast cancer and domestic violence.

并且雅芳很慷慨地为女性事业捐款，包括对乳腺癌防止活动和反对家庭暴力活动。

Avon said it will move entirely toward direct selling over the next 18 months.

雅芳表示，将在未来18个月内转为全直销。

The first Avon lady was a man.

第一位雅芳女士大卫.麦可尼是个男人。

Southwest Airlines Co., ExxonMobil Corp., Avon Products Inc. and Sony Corp. topped forecasts.

美国西南航空公司、埃克森美孚公司、雅芳公司和索尼公司公布财报超过预期。

Saleswomen in those countries are attracted by the potential earnings and by the loans Avon offers to help new representatives get started.

这些国家的销售员被雅芳的潜在收益和雅芳提供给新代理的创业贷款所吸引。

In addition to her other duties, Witherspoon will also be involved in product development initiatives, and appear globally in Avon advertising, web sites and in the company」s brochures.

除了其它职责外，威瑟斯彭还将参与雅芳公司的产品开发计划，并将出现在雅芳全球广告、网站及公司的宣传手册中。

Make-up companies such as Avon and Mary Kay are always looking for new sales representatives, as are other companies such as kitchen products seller Pampered Chef.

如雅芳和玫琳凯之类的化妆品公司，总是在找新的销售代表，如厨具销售商pamperedChef之类的其他公司也一样。

Beauty products seller Avon got a boost from sales in Europe and Latin America.

美容产品制造商雅芳公司在欧洲和拉丁美洲的销售额都有所增加。

Avon said it has no immediate plans to replace Ms. Smith, who had helped oversee restructuring measures at the company.

雅芳说，目前没有找人接替史密斯的计划。史密斯曾帮助监督实施雅芳的重组措施。

Avon Products Inc. and 3m Co. were among the companies whose results disappointed and their shares fell sharply.

雅芳公司和3m公司等企业的财报令人失望，公司股价应声下跌。

Avon has the same experience.

雅芳也有同样的经历。

Today, though, the job of college President is less and less removed from that of the Avon lady (except the house calls are made to the doorsteps of wealthy alums).

然而，今天大学校长的差事与雅芳小姐的工作差别越来越小了(除登门拜访有钱的校友外)。

Former time Inc. (TWX) CEO Ann Moore, on the Avon board at the time, gave Jung this advice.

当时，她在公司CEO的首次角逐中败北，时任雅芳董事会成员、时代集团(TimeInc .)前任CEO的安?摩尔给了她这条忠告。

Jung was assigned to create a global Avon brand and did that so impressively that she was considered for the top job three years later.

钟彬娴当时接到的任务是，打造一个全球化的雅芳品牌，三年后，她出色地完成了任务，成为公司CEO的热门人选，但最后却未能如愿。

According to the filing, the SEC also is formally investigating whether Avon or its representatives bribed officials overseas.

据备案文件说，SEC还正在就雅芳或其代表是否曾贿赂海外官员展开正式调查。

Even Avon is finding resistance to the knocking on doors model as more and more people purchase on the Internet.

甚至雅芳也发现，由于越来越多人倾向于网上购物，使得旧的推销模式举步维艰。