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W: Oh, hello, John. Are you using your dictating machine this morning? I've got a long report I must dictate. Can I borrow your machine?
女：你好，約翰。你今天上午要用錄音機嗎？我有個長報告要錄音。我能借用你的錄音機嗎？
M: Of course. But can you spare me a second? It's the message you sent me about the delivery delay of the control desks. What's gone wrong?
男：當然可以。不過我能占用你一點兒時間嗎？你之前給我發信息說控制臺要延遲交貨。出什么問題了？
W: Everything, John. We have to get the steel sheets we need for these desks from new suppliers. Well, the suppliers have got some trouble or other. They say they will be a bit late with the delivery.
女：約翰，哪兒都有問題。我們得從新供貨商那里訂控制臺需要的鋼板。供貨商遇到了一些問題。他們說他們要晚點才能交貨。
M: But they can't be. Those control desks are a special order. They are wanted for one of the big computer companies. It's a very important contract.
男：可是他們不能這么做。這些控制臺是是特殊訂單。是一家大型計算機公司訂的。這是一份非常重要的合同。
W: When did we promise the delivery?
女：我們保證的交貨日期是什么時候？
M: On Thursday next week. And there's a penalty clause. We stand to lose 10 percent of our price for each week of overdue delivery.
男：下周四。合同里包含處罰條款。交貨時間每延遲一周我們就要承擔10%的價格損失。
W: Oh, these penalty clauses! Why did you sales people accept them?
女：哦，還有這些處罰條款！你們銷售人員為什么會接受這種條款？
M: We have to accept them; otherwise, we don't get the contracts.
男：我們必須接受這種條款，不然我們就得不到這份合同。
W: Well, let's get on to the Buying Department. I only heard about the delay yesterday because we kept the production line clear to handle these special sheets. It's a dreadful nuisance.
女：好吧，我們去和采購部協商一下吧。延遲交貨我也是昨天才知道的，為了處理這些特殊訂單我們的生產線一直處于閑置狀態。這真是太糟糕了。
M: It will be more than a nuisance if we don't meet on delivery date. It will cost us a lot of money.
男：如果我們不能按時交貨，就不只是麻煩這么簡單了。我們會損失一大筆錢的。
W: Keep calm, John. We can perhaps claim compensation from the steel suppliers for failure to deliver on time. Then we will offset the penalty clause.
女：約翰，冷靜。我們可以要求鋼鐵供貨商賠償，因為他們沒能按時交貨。這樣我們就能抵消處罰條款帶來的損失了。
M: Well, if you can.
男：如果可以的話。
Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
問題9到問題11依據你剛剛聽到的對話進行提問。
Questions 9. Why did the woman send the message to the man?
問題9. 女子為什么會給男子發信息？
Questions 10. What does the woman say about the new suppliers?
問題10. 女子說了新供貨商的什么情況？
Questions 11. How did the man get the contracts?
問題11. 男子是怎么拿到合同的？
Questions 12. What does the woman suggest they do?
問題12. 女子建議他們做什么？
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