会计和审计员要看良多分歧种类的数字以记实公司的成败，但其中最主要的两项就是公司是在获利仍是在吃亏。

　　There are two main types of profit: Gross profit and net profit.

　　获利又分首要两种：总利润杭部帑润。

　　Gross profit is a simple calculation of income minus the cost of the goods of services sold.

　　总利润的计较很简单，是指用总收入减去售出商品及处事的成本。

　　Net profit is income (also called revenue) less all of the company expenses. Net profit is the most important figure for working out if a company is healthy or not.

　　纯利润是用收入（也叫收益）减去所有公司撑持。纯利润是权衡公司健渴ё偎做与否的一个最主要的数据。

　　The opposite of a profit is a loss. If a company spends more than it makes, you can say that it has made a loss.

　　与利润相对的是吃亏。如不美观公司花的比挣得多，你可以说它吃亏。

　　Before investing in a company or 采集者退散buying share in a company listed on a stock exchange, it is vital that you find out about the company’s operations. Take care to look at the gross and net profit figures for at least the last three years. A net profit margin of at least 10 percent is considered good.

　　在对一个公司进行投资或采办某个上市公司的股票之前，体味清嚣张这个公司的运作情形长短常主要的。要留心至少比来3年此公司总利润杭部帑润的情形。纯利润率值至少在10%，才被认为是好的。

　　Dialogue

　　Beth: Sally, do you have some batteries that I can borrow?

　　Sally: Sure, why do you need them?

　　Beth: I need my calculator to work out the profit from last month.

　　Sally: It is very important that you don’t make mistakes when you are calculating those numbers so, take my calculator.

　　Beth: Thanks Sally. The se managers need the results from last month straight away, so I can’t stop to talk.

　　Sally: See you later Beth.

　　Sally: I will bring your calculator back as soon as I have finished with it.

　　Beth: No problem, just make sure the profits are right!

　　Sally: Don’t worry so much - worrying is my job!

　　贝丝：萨利，我想借块电池，你那儿有么？

　　萨利：没问题，你为什么要电池呀？

　　贝丝：我要用计较器算从上月起的公司利润。

　　萨利：你在算这些数的时辰，万万别犯错误，这很是主要，就用我的吧。

　　贝丝：谢了，萨利，高级主管马上就要上个月的结不美观，所以我不能跟你措辞了。

　　萨利：一会儿见，贝丝。

　　纱丽：我一算完就把计较器还你。

　　贝丝：没问题。只要保证利润核算正确就好。

　　萨利：别太担忧了，担忧的应该是我。