职业技术英语口语 第32期:供货商和承包商 供货保证

　　Guaranteed supply

　　供货保证

　　A: Quality is very important to us. We work to very low tolerance¹ levels. We need to have guaranteed supplies of consistently² high quality raw materials. Over the years we've built up very good relationships with our suppliers.

　　A:质量对我们非常重要。我们工作要求的精度非常高。我们需要确保供应的原料一致保持高质量。这些年来，我们与我们的供货商建立了良好的关系。

　　B: Do you have many different suppliers?

　　B:你们有许多不同供货商吗？

　　A: Yes. There are about fifty names on our approved supplier list, but for raw materials we tend to deal with three local companies.

　　A:是。大约有五十家在我们指定的供应单位名单中，但是对于原料，我们通常向三家当地公司采购。

1 tolerance   

n.宽容；容忍，忍受；耐药力；公差

参考例句：

• Tolerance is one of his strengths.宽容是他的一个优点。
• Human beings have limited tolerance of noise.人类对噪音的忍耐力有限。

2 consistently   

ad.一贯地，一直

参考例句：

• The Ministry of Finance consistently overestimated its budget deficits. 财政部一贯高估预算赤字。
• The minister has consistently opposed any relaxation in the law. 部长一向反对法律上的任何放宽。