地道美語聽力播客953：增加產量

Kareem: Have you seen the latest sales figures? We need to ramp up production right now.

卡里姆：看過最新的銷售數據了嗎?我們需要增加產量。

Valerie: We don’t know if that increase is simply a blip or a trend.

瓦萊麗：我們不知道增產只是暫時的還是一直要保持增產。

Kareem: Those sales figures are significantly above projected levels. Our product is in demand and we need to meet that demand with a larger production run.

卡里姆：那些銷售數據遠遠高于預期水平, 我們的產品需求很高，我們需要滿足需求，我們必須大量生產來滿足市場需求。

Valerie: But that would mean a big increase in capital outlay.

瓦萊麗：但是那也就意味著我們要花更多的錢。

Kareem: We have to spend money to make money. We don’t want to be caught short if sales continue like this.

卡里姆：我們就是要用資本創(chuàng)造利潤。如果市場前景持續(xù)可觀，我們總不能供不應求吧。

Valerie: But if they don’t, we’d be saddled with a huge surplus in inventory.

瓦萊麗：但如果形勢急轉直下，大量滯銷的庫存得由我們自己承擔。

Kareem: When we rolled out this new product, we hoped it would catch on and it has. Are we going to sit on our hands and do nothing?

卡里姆：當時推出新產品時，我們就希望這一新品能夠大熱，事實證明它很受歡迎。難不成我們就只是干坐著?

Valerie: I guess you’re right. Should we increase production by 10 percent?

瓦萊麗：我想你是對的。我們要增產10%嗎?

Kareem: Ten percent? We’re doubling production.

卡里姆：10%?我們要翻倍。

Valerie: Doubling production?! Are you crazy?

瓦萊麗：翻倍?你瘋了嗎?

Kareem: Crazy like a fox.

卡里姆：瘋狂的像一只狐貍。