2011初级商务英语阅读指导七

　　问题沟通 Giving a Report at a Company Meeting

　　Action公司与Standard公司签订合约之后，产品的需求量大增。Jennifer和她的顶头上司Gibson先生担心公司未来将无法供应如此多的产品，因而召开一次内部会议。由Jennifer负责向与会者解说问题所在，要求各线干部提出改善的方案。

　　英文正文

　　To begin， let's take a look at the distribution contract we just signed with Standard Suppliers. I believe each of you has a copy.

　　Looking over the numbers， you get an idea of what Standard expects from us in terms of monthly shipments. I think you'll agree that our necks are on the line here.

　　This leads me to my first concern. Frankly speaking， we're worried that current productivity can not keep up with demand. Mr. Gibson and I have gone over Action's operating expenses， and we believe that there is room to both expand and upgrade facilities.

　　The best place to start is Action's mainstay - the assembly line. What we'd like each of you to do is to go over your respective operations， make recommendations about improving production， and report back to us.

　　中文翻译

　　首先，我们来看看公司和Standard公司刚签订的这份配销合约。相信各位手上都有一份影本。

　　看过合约上所记载的数字，各位便知道Standard公司每个月要从我们这边进多少货。我想各位也都同意，我们这方面有点冒险。

　　我的首要顾虑就是这个问题。坦白说，我们担心目前的生产力会赶不上需求量;Gibson先生和我已经仔细查核过公司的营运费用，我们认为公司还有余力可以改良设备和提升产量。

　　最佳的着手点就是本公司的主干