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 maintain a good relationship with them.
Q:what is one option for world graphics
A:expand the existing facility
Dialog 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 Graphic 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).
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