BEC中级口语练习：公司运营不佳

　　Ⅳ.对话篇

　　Gordon: Howdy, how's business?

　　戈登：你好，你的生意进展得如何?

　　Molly: As well as can be expected since we are deep in debt.

　　莫莉：就象可以预见到的，我们欠债了。

　　Gordon: I am sorry to hear that. But didn't you say you had a surplus of your products?

　　戈登：很抱歉听到这个消息。可是我记得你说过你的库房里有很多积压的产品。

　　Molly: Our surplus is hurting sales. Everyone already has one. No one is buying our products now.

　　莫莉：我们的积压产品对销售有百害而无一利。每个人都已经有了我们的产品，现在没人再买我们的产品了。

　　Gordon: That sounds bad, real bad. Aren't you afraid of going bankrupt?

　　戈登：那听上去太糟糕了，真的太糟糕了。难道你不害怕破产吗?

　　Molly: You hit the nail on the head. We are worried.

　　莫莉：你说到了我的痛处。我们现在很担心这一点。

　　Gordon: I am sorry to hear that.Let me know if you need a new job.

　　戈登：我很抱歉听到这个消息。如果你需要找到一份新工作的话，请告诉我。

　　Molly: I have no plans of being unemployed. However, it may happen if we go broke.

　　莫莉：我现在对于失业还没有计划。然而，如果我们破产的话，这可能会发生的。

　　Gordon: Try to keep a positive attitude.

　　戈登：尽量保持一种积极的态度。

　　Molly: I guess you are right. Thanks for the advice.

　　莫莉：我猜你说得没错。谢谢你的建议。

　　Gordon: Anytime.

　　戈登：不客气。