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Conversation Two
對話二
W: Another cup of tea, Paul?
保羅，再來杯茶嗎？
M: No, thanks.
不，謝謝。
Well, what's new, Lorry?
洛瑞，有什么新鮮事嗎？
W: Nothing dramatic.
沒什么大事。
But there's something you should know about.
但有件事你應該知道。
M: What's that?
什么事？
W: Well, our rivals are offering extended credit terms to some of the retailers in the area.
咱們的對頭給區域里的零售商延長信用期限。
M: Oh? Which rival is this?
哦？哪個對頭？
We only have two.
我們只有兩個對頭。
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，洛瑞你說得對。
But I don't like extended credit.
但我不喜歡延長信用期限。
It ties up cash we could put to better use elsewhere.
這會把現金套牢，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，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！是稅務局來的信？
W: Right. How did you know?
沒錯。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。而且他就走了，我沒能拿到那封信。
M: How about a drive down to the office now?
不如現在開車去稅務局？
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原因。
W: I thought as much.
不出所料。
Well, go on, surprise me.
繼續說，給我個驚喜。
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.
我們從沒在海外賣過一輛摩托。
M: Don't worry, Lorry.
別擔心，洛瑞。
I'm not crazy.
我沒瘋。
I've been studying the possibility and I think we should give it a go.
可行性我研究了好久，我認為應當試一試。
W: It's not as easy as that though, is it?
不過沒那么容易，不是嗎？
We'd have to reorganize the whole company.
我們就要重組整個公司。
M: Don't be silly.
別傻了。
I don't intend starting next week.
我可沒想下周就開始。
We'll have to plan it properly and of course, there'll be a few problems.
我們得好好計劃，當然可能會有一些問題。
W: A few problems? I can see hundreds!
一些問題？我看有一堆問題吧。
For one thing, transport.
首先是運輸。
I have enough trouble delivering bikes to shops only 40 miles away---never mind 5,000 miles! ?
運送摩托到四十英里外的商店已經很麻煩了，更不用說五千英里了。
M: That's what forwarding agents are for.
那是運輸行的工作。
Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
請根據你剛剛聽到的對話回答問題5至問題8。
5. What does the woman think the man should know?
問題5：女士認為男士應當知道什么？
6. What does the woman think of Barratt's company?
問題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?
問題7：關于稅務局的來信女士說了些什么？
8. What is the man thinking of doing?
問題8：男士打算干什么？
