金融英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ) 19.Buy Build

[00:00.72]新單詞 [00:01.44]executive adj. [00:02.19]行政的 [00:02.95]available adj. [00:03.66]可利用的，可得到的 [00:04.36]expansion n. [00:05.22]擴(kuò)大，擴(kuò)建 [00:06.09]unprofitable adj. [00:06.97]不盈利的 [00:07.86]capacity adj. [00:08.63]容積，容量 [00:09.40]alternative n. [00:10.06]二中送一，替換物 [00:10.71]property n. [00:11.28]地產(chǎn) [00:11.86]construction n. [00:12.59]建筑，修建 [00:13.32]proximity n. [00:14.00]接近，臨近 [00:14.68]Phrases & Expressions [00:17.16]put together [00:17.89]拼湊,拼攏 [00:18.63]be concerned about [00:19.71]關(guān)心，掛念 [00:20.79]in particular [00:21.56]特別，尤其 [00:22.33]in terms of [00:23.24]依....，從...的方面 [00:24.14]phase out [00:25.06]使逐步結(jié)束，使逐步停止(活動(dòng)等) [00:25.99]William:I read your report on labor costs in our plants, Jenny. It was well-written. [00:28.73]W：詹妮，我看了你寫(xiě)的工廠勞動(dòng)成本的報(bào)告，寫(xiě)得不錯(cuò)。 [00:31.48]Smith:Thanks, Reed. I put it together at David's request. [00:33.53]S：謝謝，里德是大衛(wèi)要我寫(xiě)的。 [00:35.58]He's very concerned about the Beijing plant in particular. [00:37.19]他特別關(guān)注北京廠的情況。 [00:38.79]W:I know. I met with him yesterday to report on the options we have available in terms of expansion. [00:42.50]W：我知道。昨天我向匯報(bào)了有關(guān)擴(kuò)建工廠的幾個(gè)方案。 [00:46.21]In fact, it was your data on the rising labor costs in Beijing that gave David the idea of phasing out our unprofitable operation there and opening a new and bigger facility somewhere else. [00:53.38]實(shí)際上，是你關(guān)于勞動(dòng)成本正在上升這些數(shù)據(jù)給了大衛(wèi)啟發(fā)，他建議逐步停止北京廠的生產(chǎn)，而在別的地方新建一個(gè)更大的工廠。 [01:00.55]S:How much of an expansion are we talking about? [01:02.13]S：擴(kuò)建規(guī)模將有多大? [01:03.71]W:I'm recommending a facility of about 200 000 square feet, which will more than double our present capacity. [01:08.45]W：我建議新廠占地20萬(wàn)平方英尺，是現(xiàn)有廠房的兩倍。 [01:13.20]Besides, it'll permit us to lower unit costs and give us a much better profit picture. [01:16.49]另外，這將幫助我們降低單位成本，利潤(rùn)前景很大。 [01:19.78]S:Hmm... but we still have an important choice to make. [01:21.78]S：嗯...但我們?nèi)缘米鞒鲋卮缶駬瘛? [01:23.77]Do we find an existing facility that meets our needs and lease it? Do we buy an existing facility? [01:27.60]我們是找到一處已有的可以滿足我們需求的廠房把它租下來(lái)，還是買(mǎi)下來(lái)? [01:31.43]Or do we build our own plant from the ground up? [01:33.05]或許是我是“白手起家”，從平地上建我們自己的工廠? [01:34.67]W:Well, I've spoken to a few real estate brokers already. [01:37.04]W：我已和一些房地產(chǎn)經(jīng)紀(jì)人談過(guò)此事。 [01:39.42]And the problem is there just don't seem to be that many facilities available, either for buying or leasing. [01:43.03]問(wèn)題是好像沒(méi)有那么多的可供租賃或買(mǎi)下? [01:46.63]S:In that case, we may have no alternative but to find a suitable piece of property and build our own plant. [01:50.35]S：這樣的話，我們就沒(méi)有什么選擇余地。只能找到一塊合適的地址建我們自己的工廠。 [01:54.08]W:As I see it, whether we buy, build, or lease, the most important thing is locating a favorable labor climate, [01:58.43]W：我認(rèn)為，不管是買(mǎi)，是建還是租，最重要的是選擇一個(gè)有勞動(dòng)力優(yōu)勢(shì)的地方。 [02:02.78]but also a site that will meet out needs in terms of taxes, labor supply, [02:05.74]但這一地方還應(yīng)在稅收，勞動(dòng)力供應(yīng) [02:08.71]construction costs, proximity to transportation,and so on. [02:10.95]建筑成本，交通便利等諸多方面滿足我們的要求。 [02:13.20]S:And don't forget labor costs! [02:14.11]斯：還有，別忘了考慮勞動(dòng)成本! [02:15.03]W:Right! You know, I just had an idea. There's been a lot of economic growth in Tianjin. [02:19.14]W：對(duì)!我有一個(gè)想法。天津近來(lái)經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展挺快。 [02:23.26]I have a couple of friends in the real estate business down there. One of them's a broker. [02:26.00]那兒我也正好有幾個(gè)從事房地產(chǎn)的朋友，有一個(gè)是經(jīng)紀(jì)人。 [02:28.74]He might be able to recommend something suitable. [02:30.16]或許他能給我們推薦一處適合的地方。 [02:31.59]S:You never know. Well, why don't we make that the first step in our plan of action? [02:34.46]S：沒(méi)難。我們可以把這作為行動(dòng)計(jì)劃中的第一步，你說(shuō)呢? [02:37.34]W:I'll get started on it right away. Who knows? I may get a chance to see some old friends again. [02:40.91]W：我會(huì)立即著手的，誰(shuí)知道呢?或許我會(huì)有機(jī)會(huì)見(jiàn)到我的一些老朋友了。

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