Once, when some top-of-the-line apartments weren't selling, I upped the prices, way over the competition. They started selling immediately.
有一次，當一些頂級公寓沒有在賣試，我提高了價格，超過了競爭對手，他們立即開始賣出去了。

• top-of-the-line
  頂級的，最昂貴的

I view my work as an art form and approach it with the same intensity and ego as any ambitious artists would.
我認為我的作品是一種藝術(shù)形式，與任何雄心勃勃的藝術(shù)家做的一樣，用相同的全情投入和自信心去實現(xiàn)它。

• intensity /?n?ten.s?.t?i/
  感情或看法的）強烈；認真；全情投入
  The intensity of their relationship was causing problems.
  他們關(guān)系中所牽涉的感情強烈得引發(fā)了問題。

We've all noticed the ascendancy of brand names and the power they have, from Levi's to Louis Vuitton. Some people are against this widespread branding, seeing it as another form of labeling. I see it as a viable outlet for creativity.
從Levi' s到 Louis Vuitton， 我們都注意到了品牌名稱的優(yōu)勢和他們的力量。有些人反對這種廣泛的品牌， 將其視為另一種形式的標簽，我認為這是創(chuàng)造力的可行性的施展機會。

• ascendancy /??sen.d?n.si/
  權(quán)勢顯赫，處尊居顯；優(yōu)勢，支配地位
  They are in danger of losing their political ascendancy (controlling power).
  他們的政治權(quán)位岌岌可危。

• viable /?va?.?.b?l/
  可以實施的；可望成功的
  I am afraid your plan is not commercially/economically/financially/politically viable.
  恐怕你的計劃在商業(yè)／經(jīng)濟／財政／政治上行不通。

• outlet /?a?t.let/
  發(fā)泄方式，發(fā)泄途徑，施展的機會
  Her work provided no outlet for her energies and talents.
  她的工作沒有給她提供發(fā)泄精力及施展才華的機會。

I as a famous brand, can get a project off the ground in no time now, whereas an unknown developer would require many months, if not years, to get something going.
我作為一個知名品牌，現(xiàn)在可以立即開始一個項目，而一個不知名的開發(fā)商需要很多個月，甚至幾年，才能獲得成功。

• get (sth) off the ground
  （使）開始；（使）成功進行

• in no time
  很快，馬上，立刻

• get going
  開始走；開始動身

Commerce and art cannot function independently-they must work together. That is the beauty of a successful brand name.
商業(yè)和藝術(shù)不能獨立運作--它們必須一起工作。 這就是成功品牌的美麗。

As we say on The Apprentice: It's not personal.It's business.
正如我們在“學徒”中所說：這和個人無關(guān)，這是生意。

Don't be afraid to toot your own horn when you've done something worth tooting about. And don't believe the critics unless they love your work.
當你做了值得去宣揚的事情時，不要害怕吹響號角。除非他們熱愛你的工作，否則不要相信評論家。