地道美語聽力播客885：收賬

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Ken: Look at this list of customers who still owe us money. How is this business supposed to survive if we keep extending credit?

肯恩：看看欠我們錢的客戶名單，如果我們繼續(xù)這樣延長信貸，生意怎么維持啊?

Marjorie: We started doing it because some of our best customers didn’t have ready cash. They’re good for it.

馬喬里：我們開始做的時候，我們一些最好的客戶當(dāng)時沒有準備好現(xiàn)金。他們這樣做是對的。

Ken: I know they’ll eventually pay their outstanding debt, but what are we supposed to do in the meantime? We need that cash to buy stock.

肯恩：我知道他們最終都會支付未償還的債務(wù)，但是我們在此期間應(yīng)該做些什么啊!我們需要現(xiàn)金來買貨物。

Marjorie: We can call in the debt and set a deadline for repayment. We can give those who are really hard up an extension on a case-by-case basis.

馬喬里：我們可以為債務(wù)償還設(shè)定一個最后的期限。我們可以具體問題具體分析。

Ken: What if they still don’t pay? We’d have to turn it over to a collection agency. We’d only get 40 cents on the dollar, but we’ll have to close our doors if we don’t collect.

肯恩：如果他們還是不付款呢?我們必須將這個問題交給討債公司處理。每1美元我們只能收回40美分，但是如果我們不收錢的話，我們就要破產(chǎn)了。

Marjorie: Using a collection agency would be a last resort. I’ll call each of our major debtors and have a talk with them. I’m sure they’ll come through.

馬喬里：不得已的話，我們再找討債公司。我會給主要的債務(wù)人打電話，然后和他們談?wù)?。我肯定，他們都會兌現(xiàn)承諾的。

Ken: I hope you’re right or we will be the ones asking for credit!

肯恩：我希望你是對的，否則的話，我們就會要求信貸了。