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Oh, hello, John. Are you using your dictating machine this morning
哦，你好，約翰。今天早上你用錄音機嗎？
I've got a long report I must dictate.
我需要錄一份長報告。
Can I borrow your machine
我可以借一下你的錄音機嗎？
Of course. But can you spare me a second
當然可以，但是你能容我一點兒時間嗎?
It's the message you sent me about the delivery delay of the control desks.
你發給我的關于控制臺交貨延期的消息有些棘手。
What's gone wrong
出什么事了？
Everything, John. We have to get the steel sheets we need for these desks from new suppliers.
約翰，我們需要從新的供應商那里購置桌子所需的鋼板。
Well, the suppliers have got some trouble or other.
但是，供應商那里出了一點問題。
They say they will be a bit late with the delivery.
他們說交貨的時間可能會晚一些。
But they can't be.
但是他們不能這樣做啊。
Those control desks are a special order.
這些控制臺是一筆特殊的訂單。
They are wanted for one of the big computer companies.
是供應給大型的計算機公司的。
It's a very important contract.
這是一份很重要的合同。
When did we promise the delivery
我們約好的交貨日期是什么時候？
On Thursday next week.
下周四。
And there's a penalty clause.
這是罰金條款。
We stand to lose 10 percent of our price for each week of overdue delivery.
逾期交貨可能導致我們每周損失10%的價格。
Oh, these penalty clauses!
天哪，這些罰金條款！
Why did you sales people accept them
你們這些銷售人員為什么接受這項條款？
We have to accept them; otherwise, we don't get the contracts.
我們只有接受這一條款，他們才會跟我們簽合同。
Well, let's get on to the Buying Department.
這樣吧，咱們聯系一下采購部吧。
I only heard about the delay yesterday because we kept the production line clear to handle these special sheets. It's a dreadful nuisance.
我昨天才聽說貨物逾期的事情，之前為了專心做這批特殊的鋼板,我們幾乎停掉了其他的生產線。這真是個大麻煩。
It will be more than a nuisance if we don't meet on delivery date.
如果不按時交貨的話就不止麻煩這么簡單了。
It will cost us a lot of money.
這會讓我們損失慘重。
Keep calm, John. We can perhaps claim compensation from the steel suppliers for failure to deliver on time.
冷靜點，約翰。我們可以向供應商提出逾期交貨索賠，
Then we will offset the penalty clause.
之后再抵消罰金條款。
Well, if you can.
好吧，如果這樣可行的話。
Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
問題9到12是根據上面對話所提出的問題。
Question 9.Why did the woman send the message to the man
為什么女士發信息給男士？
Question 10. What does the woman say about the new suppliers
關于新供應商，女士怎么說？
Question 11. How did the man get the contracts
男士是如何簽到合同的？
Question 12. What does the woman suggest they do
女士最后的建議是什么？
