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Foreman: Okay, people. Listen up.
This is your first day on the job in this warehouse1 and you need to know what we do here. This warehouse keeps all of the stock for the 10 stores in this region. We get merchandise from the supplier and it’s our job to organize it and store it until it goes to the retail2 outlets3. One of the reasons our stores can offer such low prices is that they operate on the principles of economies of scale. This means that we buy in bulk and there’s a lot to catalogue and store. We even have some stock on consignment4, so it’s all the more important that we’re able to keep track of any merchandise that comes through here. Any questions?
Carla: Yeah, are we the end of the supply chain or do we send merchandise to other warehouses5?
Foreman: We are it. Merchandise comes to us from suppliers and we distribute it to the stores. Any other questions?
Carla: Does merchandise ever go missing?
Foreman: It better not go missing under my watch. That’s why we do an inventory6 twice a year. If anything is unaccounted for, I won’t be a happy camper. Okay, people, line up to get your assignments...
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
1 warehouse | |
n.仓库;vt.存入仓库 | |
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2 retail | |
v./n.零售;adv.以零售价格 | |
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n.出口( outlet的名词复数 );经销店;插座;廉价经销店 | |
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4 consignment | |
n.寄售;发货;委托;交运货物 | |
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5 warehouses | |
仓库,货栈( warehouse的名词复数 ) | |
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6 inventory | |
n.详细目录,存货清单 | |
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