VOA 商务英语 lesson35

Exsiting facility(现有设施)
F：I ‘ve outlined 3 options to manage your growth.
M: Great, I know one option is to expand our existing facility.
F:But your community has strict zoning regulations(地区环境保护条例).
M: they are concerned adding to congestion（交通阻塞）.
F: and harming the environment.
M:it’s a concerned community.
F: the people care about where they live.
M: we’ll maintain¹ a good relationship with them.
Q:what is one option for world graphics³
A:expand the existing facility
Dialog⁴ 2
F: You could maintain a good relationship and open a new facility.
M: do you mean a branch office( 分部)?
F: Yes, your main office would stay here.
M: and we can branch out(expand) into another area.
F: anywhere.(anyplace)
M: anywhere in the world.
F: you said your work can be done anywhere.
M: so we can have a branch office in for example China.
Q:where could World Graphic² open an office?
A:anywhere in the world.
Dialog 3:
F: There is another option.
M: expand here, open a branch office or …
F: outsource your work!
M: give someone else my hard-earned business?
F: I didn’t think I scored any points from that idea.(=hit a home run /get the first base=succeed)
M: outsourcing doesn’t really solve the problem.
F: it’s a temporary solution.(权宜之计)
M: temporary and World Graphics loses its control.
Q：why doesn’t world Graphics want to outsource its work?
A：for fear of losing its control.

Small talk:
--what do you think of the new manager?
--I’ve seen better(我见过的比他强)/I don’t like him/He is horrible./I’ve seen worse(比上不足，比下有余).

1 maintain   

vt.支撑；赡养，抚养；维持，保有

参考例句：

• He has to maintain a large family on a small salary.他不得不依靠很少的工资养活一家人。
• We must do our best to maintain sales at their usual rate.我们要尽力使销售额保持在平日的水平上。

2 graphic   

adj.生动的，形象的，绘画的，文字的，图表的

参考例句：

• The book gave a graphic description of the war.这本书生动地描述了战争的情况。
• Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons.用图标来区分重要的文本项。

3 graphics   

n.制图法，制图学；图形显示

参考例句：

• You've leveraged your graphics experience into the video area.你们把图形设计业务的经验运用到录像业务中去。
• Improved graphics took computer games into a new era.经改进的制图技术将电脑游戏带进了一个新时代。

4 dialog   

n.对话，对白

参考例句：

• At last there can be a reasonable dialog between our two governments.我们两国最后终于能理智地进行对话了。
• Address every primary view and dialog possible.要尽可能考虑到所有主要的视图和对话。