VOA 商务英语 lesson9

Lesson 9
Dialog1: fill an order(完成定单)
F: So Dement, Style plus has a well-defined(明确) market niche¹.
M: Yes,and their market is growing.
F:and you said they can not keep up with the demand.
M: That’s right, they are getting more orders than they can fill.
F: They are losing orders and losing money.
M: the detailers are going to other suppliers.
F: it’s the old problem, if you can’t fill an order, someone else can.
M:She said they have a solution to their production problem
F:What is it?
M:I’ll find out today what it is.
Q: where are retailers² going?
A: other retailers
Dialog2 ;
Computerized(电脑化),computer- operated（使用电脑操作）,  production line（生产线，区别 product line 产品系列）
M: How have you decided³ to increase production?
F: We are going to use computers.
M: You’re going to computerize the entire production line?
F:The entire line, we need to keep machines running day and night.
M: What about your employees?
F: now , we have one employee per machine.
M: But with a computer-operated system…
F: With a computer-operated system, we’ll have one employee for ten machines.
Q: How will they increase production?
A: by using computers.
Dialog 3:
Workforce⁴(劳动力)，option(选择)，retrain(再培训).
M: so your employees will no longer operate machines.
F: No , now they’ll operate computers.
M:I imagine(I suppose) they don’t know how to use computers.
F: No, they are not computer literate⁵.
M:so What will you do with your employees?
F: That’s my question for you,what will I do with my workforce?
M: it seems you have two options.
F: retrain them or replace them ?
M: those are the options
F: It’s a difficult choice.
Q:what’s the problem with the workforce?
A: they aren’t computer literate.
Small talk(得体地记起某人)
――Excuse me ,Don’t I know you?/Haven’t me met before?
----Yes, we met yesterday./I am not sure, You look familiar./No we haven’t/
----I am sorry ,I am good with faces but bad with names.

1 niche   

n.壁龛；合适的职务(环境、位置等)

参考例句：

• Madeleine placed it carefully in the rocky niche. 玛德琳小心翼翼地把它放在岩石壁龛里。
• The really talented among women would always make their own niche.妇女中真正有才能的人总是各得其所。

2 retailers   

零售商，零售店( retailer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• High street retailers reported a marked increase in sales before Christmas. 商业街的零售商报告说圣诞节前销售量显著提高。
• Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. 零售商有为他们提供符合要求的货品的法定义务。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 workforce   

n.劳动大军，劳动力

参考例句：

• A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
• A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。

5 literate   

n.学者；adj.精通文学的，受过教育的

参考例句：

• Only a few of the nation's peasants are literate.这个国家的农民中只有少数人能识字。
• A literate person can get knowledge through reading many books.一个受过教育的人可以通过读书而获得知识。