對(duì)話二
W: Another cup of tea, Paul?
保羅，再來(lái)杯茶嗎?
M: No, thanks.
不，謝謝。
Well, what's new, Lorry?
洛瑞，有什么新鮮事嗎?
W: Nothing dramatic.
沒(méi)什么大事。
But there's something you should know about.
但有件事你應(yīng)該知道。
M: What's that?
什么事?
W: Well, our rivals are offering extended credit terms to some of the retailers in the area.
咱們的對(duì)頭給區(qū)域里的零售商延長(zhǎng)信用期限。
M: Oh? Which rival is this?
哦?哪個(gè)對(duì)頭?
We only have two.
我們只有兩個(gè)對(duì)頭。
W: Barratt's Company.
巴勒特公司。
M: Oh, them.
哦，他們啊。
Well, they're hardly a threat.
他們算不上威脅。
W: I know they're smaller than us, but we can't afford to ignore them.
我直到他們規(guī)模比我們小，但我們忽視他們不得。
M: Yes, you're right, Lorry.
是啊，洛瑞你說(shuō)得對(duì)。
But I don't like extended credit.
但我不喜歡延長(zhǎng)信用期限。
It ties up cash we could put to better use elsewhere.
這會(huì)把現(xiàn)金套牢，這部分錢可以更好地花在其他地方。
But, I'll look into it on Monday.
不過(guò)，周一我再研究下。
W: Yes. And there's something else.
好的。還有另一件事。
M: Don't tell me! The letter from the tax revenue office?
別告訴我!是稅務(wù)局來(lái)的信?
W: Right. How did you know?
沒(méi)錯(cuò)。你怎么知道的?
M: Terra told me.
泰拉告訴我的。
What's the problem?
出了什么問(wèn)題?
W: Well, Tom got this letter late yesterday and then went frantic trying to find copies of last year's accounts.
湯姆昨天晚些時(shí)候拿到這封信，然后就瘋了似的去找去年賬目的副本。
M: Did he find them?
他找到了?
W: No. And he was away before I could get hold of the letter.
沒(méi)。而且他就走了，我沒(méi)能拿到那封信。
M: How about a drive down to the office now?
不如現(xiàn)在開(kāi)車去稅務(wù)局?
And we'll see if everything's all right.
這樣就知道是否一切正常。
There's another reason why I wanted a chat with you before Monday.
我想和你周一前就聊一聊還有個(gè)原因。
W: I thought as much.
不出所料。
Well, go on, surprise me.
繼續(xù)說(shuō)，給我個(gè)驚喜。
M: How about selling that new motorcycle of yours in Indonesia?
在印尼賣你那新款摩托車怎樣?
W: What? You mean export?
什么?你的意思是出口?
Paul, I think you've been away too long.
保羅，我認(rèn)為你出差太久了。
This is Jayal Motors.
我們可是賈亞爾摩托。
We've never sold a bike abroad.
我們從沒(méi)在海外賣過(guò)一輛摩托。
M: Don't worry, Lorry.
別擔(dān)心，洛瑞。
I'm not crazy.
我沒(méi)瘋。
I've been studying the possibility and I think we should give it a go.
可行性我研究了好久，我認(rèn)為應(yīng)當(dāng)試一試。
W: It's not as easy as that though, is it?
不過(guò)沒(méi)那么容易，不是嗎?
We'd have to reorganize the whole company.
我們就要重組整個(gè)公司。
M: Don't be silly.
別傻了。
I don't intend starting next week.
我可沒(méi)想下周就開(kāi)始。
We'll have to plan it properly and of course, there'll be a few problems.
我們得好好計(jì)劃，當(dāng)然可能會(huì)有一些問(wèn)題。
W: A few problems? I can see hundreds!
一些問(wèn)題?我看有一堆問(wèn)題吧。
For one thing, transport.
首先是運(yùn)輸。
I have enough trouble delivering bikes to shops only 40 miles away---never mind 5,000 miles! ?
運(yùn)送摩托到四十英里外的商店已經(jīng)很麻煩了，更不用說(shuō)五千英里了。
M: That's what forwarding agents are for.
那是運(yùn)輸行的工作。
Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
請(qǐng)根據(jù)你剛剛聽(tīng)到的對(duì)話回答問(wèn)題5至問(wèn)題8。
5. What does the woman think the man should know?
問(wèn)題5：女士認(rèn)為男士應(yīng)當(dāng)知道什么?
6. What does the woman think of Barratt's company?
問(wèn)題6：女士怎么看待巴勒特公司?
7. What did the woman say about the letter from the tax revenue office?
問(wèn)題7：關(guān)于稅務(wù)局的來(lái)信女士說(shuō)了些什么?
8. What is the man thinking of doing?
問(wèn)題8：男士打算干什么?
