实用的商务英语 商务英语口语对话:再亏钱公司就要倒闭了!

商务英语口语对话:再亏钱公司就要倒闭了!  

M: Give these sales figures a look. It's pretty depressing. We're way in the red this year. We can't afford to keep going like this for much longer.

F: You're right
we need to start making money soon
or at least manage to break even. But I think that the market is slowly begining to heat up--sales are bound to pick up any time now.

M: Deman is droping. The problem is our petition. They are monopolizing the market!

F: Maybe we should rethink our marketing stategy to include the possibility that our new line of cosmetics could be a big seller.

M: It's really too early to tell
but a lot is riding on the new products. If we don't do better after the product launch
we may have to go bankrupt.

F: Do you think it's that serious?

M: Look at this numbers and see for yourself. Read'sm and weep.

F: My goodnees
I didn't realize it was that bad.
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be in the red: to owe money to your bank because you have spent more than you have in your account 负债;亏空
The pany has plunged $37 million into the red. 公司负债已达 3/f700 万元.
break even: to plete a piece of business
etc. without either losing money or making a profit 收支平衡;不赔不赚
The pany just about broke even last year. 这家公司去年接近收支平衡.
Heat up: to bee more exciting or to show an increase in activity 激烈起来;更加活跃
Things are really hotting up in the election campaign. 竞选活动的确日益激烈了.
Pick up: to get better
stronger
etc.; to improve 改善;好转;增强
Trade usually picks up in the spring. 贸易一般在春天回升.
The wind is picking up now. 现在风愈刮愈大了.
Sales have picked up 14% this year. 今年销售额增长了 14%.
ride on something: to depend on something 依赖于;依靠
My whole future is riding on this interview. 我的未来全靠这次面试了.


Monopolize: to have or take control of the largest part of something so that other people are prevented from sharing it 独占;垄断;包办
Men traditionally monopolized jobs in the printing industry. 在传统上
男人包揽了印刷行业中的所有工作.
As usual
she pletely monopolized the conversation. 她和往常一样
垄断了这次谈话.
Weep: to cry
usually because you are sad (通常因悲伤)哭泣
流泪 ~ (for/with sth) ~ (at/over sth) formal literary
She started to weep uncontrollably. 她不由自主地哭了起来.
He wept for joy. 他高兴得流泪了.

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