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@ 41156 Funny Business
A 進來。
jìnlái.
Come in.
B 王總，您現在有空嗎？
Wáng Zǒng, nín xiànzài yǒukòng ma?
Manager Wang, do you have a moment?
A 說吧。
shuō ba.
Please.
B 我仔細看了公司近幾個月的財務報表，公司一直在虧損。
wǒ zǐxì kàn le gōngsī jìn jǐ ge yuè de cáiwù bàobiǎo, gōngsī yīzhí zài kuīsǔn.
I've gone over the last few years of the company's financial statements. The company's consistently losing money.
A 是啊，現在生意很不好做。這個我心裡有數。
shì a, xiànzài shēngyi hěnbù hǎo zuò. zhè ge wǒ xīnliyǒushù.
Yes...these are tough times. I already had a basic idea.
B 其實我們的收入還可以，但是營運成本實在太高了。特別是差旅、招待和房租這幾項花費，佔了總支出的三分之二。
qíshí wǒmen de shōurù hái kěyǐ, dànshì yíngyùnchéngběn shízài tài gāo le. tèbié shì chāilǚ, zhāodài hé fángzū zhè jǐ xiàng huāfèi, zhàn le zǒng zhīchū de sānfēnzhīèr.
Our revenue is OK, but our operating expenses are really just too high. Especially for business trips, taking care of guests and accommodation. They make up two thirds of our total expenditures!
A 這些都是該花的錢，省不了。
zhèxiē dōu shì gāi huā de qián, shěngbùliǎo .
This is money we have to spend. There's no way to cut it.
B 可是，王總，我怕公司撐不下去。您別介意我說啊，其實這些都不是創造主要利潤的花費，應該可以削減一點。
kěshì, Wáng Zǒng, wǒ pà gōngsī chēng bù xiàqu. nín bié jièyì wǒ shuō ā, qíshí zhèxiē dōu bù shì chuàngzào zhǔyào lìrùn de huāfèi, yīnggāi kěyǐ xuējiǎn yīdiǎn.
But, Manager Wang, I'm afraid the company can't keep this up. If you don't mind me saying this, these expenses are not key to creating profits. We should be able to cut them.
A 想賺錢就要捨得花錢。特別是我們這一行，人脈很重要，有很多關係需要打點。
xiǎng zhuànqián jiùyào shěde huāqián. tèbié shì wǒmen zhè yī háng, rén mài hěn zhòngyào, yǒu hěn duō guānxi xūyào dǎdian.
If you want to make money, you have to be willing to spend money. Especially in our industry, personal connections are really important. We have to build relationships.
B 我知道，我只是覺得應該把錢花在刀刃上。畢竟公司的財務狀況不允許我們再大手大腳了。
wǒ zhīdào, wǒ zhǐshì juéde yīnggāi bǎ qián huā zài dāorèn shàng. bìjìng gōngsī de cáiwù zhuàngkuàng bù yǔnxǔ wǒmen zài dàshǒudàjiǎ le.
I understand. I just think we should spend money in where it counts. After all, the company's financial situation really doesn't allow us to throw money around anymore.
A 小趙，你做好自己分內的事就行了。公司的大局我會把握。
Xiǎo Zhào, nǐ zuò hǎo zìjǐ fènnèi de shì jiù xíng le. gōngsī de dàjú wǒ huì bǎwò.
It'll be fine if you just take care of your own stuff, Xiao Zhao. I've got a handle on the big picture for the company.
B 好，我知道了。
hǎo, wǒ zhīdao le.
OK, I see.
A 喂，我們的事情，怕是紙包不住火啊！
wèi, wǒmen de shìqing, pà shì zhǐbāobùzhùhuǒ ā!
Hello...something's come up. I'm afraid we can't keep it under wraps!
C 什麼狀況？
shénme zhuàngkuàng?
What is it?
A 公司的會計開始懷疑了。
gōngsī de kuàijì kāishǐ huáiyí le.
The company's accountant is starting to suspect something.
C 一個小會計，你怕什麼？搞定他還不容易？你自己看著辦吧。
yī ge xiǎo kuàijì, nǐ pà shénme? gǎodìng tā hái bù róngyì? nǐzìjǐ kànzhe bàn ba.
A little accountant. What are you afraid of? Taking care of him is no big deal, right? You figure it out yourself.
A 好，我明白了。
hǎo, wǒ míngbái le.
OK, I understand.
Key Vocabulary
財務 cáiwù
報表 bàobiǎo
虧損 kuīsǔn
心裡有數 xīnlǐyǒushù
差旅 chāilǚ
省不了 shěngbùliǎo
開銷 kāixiāo
撐不下去 chēng bù xiàqu
人脈 rénmài
打點 dǎdiǎn
紙包不住火 zhǐbāobùzhùhuǒ
搞定 gǎodìng
Supplementary Vocabulary
省錢 shěngqián
審計 shěnjì
預算 yùsuàn
局面 júmiàn
撐得下去 chēng de xiàqu
註冊會計師 zhùcè kuàijìshī
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