VOA 商务英语 lesson21
时间：2018-12-16 作者：英语课 分类：VOA 商务英语
Dialog: Be committed to, distribution cost
F: So you ship each computer within 5 days and repair computers in 2 days.
M: We’re committed to providing fast service.
F:and You really can distribute computers within 5days?
M: generally yes,but our distribution costs are increasing.
F: It’s more expensive to deliver to customers one by one,.
M: right, it’s cheaper to send a whole truckload to one place.
F: like a retail 1 outlet 2 or warehouse 3.
M: instead We deliver to individual customers.
F: distribution costs must be really high.
M: That’s our problem. High distribution costs.
Q: What is Direct computer’s problem?
A: High distribution costs.
Dialog 2:
Skyrocketing(直线上升)
F: Why are distribution costs skyrocketing?
M: because we have more customers. It’s the price of our success.
F: you mean you are sucessful at selling more computers?
M: and each computer must be distributed to the individual customer.
F: So you can’t take advantage of the economies of scale.(规模经济)
M: That’s right, If we sell 100 computers, we have to deliver them to 100 different locations.
F: No wonder your distribution costs are through the roof.（To grow, intensify 4, or rise to an enormous, often unexpected degree:）
M: If we don't do something quickly , we’ll lose all our profits.（what will happen if …）
Q: Why are distribution costs increasing?
A: They have more customers
Dialog 3:
Distribution site(储运中心)， hub(中心)
F: Direct Computers sells computers all over the country?
A: That’s right, sent from distribution sites.
F: Ok. I wasn’t sure about that.
M: Last year, we had just one central distribution point.
F: Since then , you’ve grown?
M: we have 3 distribution hubs, we just opened the 3th.
F: That’s a lot of growth.
M: With the additional hub, we’re closer to the customer.
F: It should cut down the delivery time.(should 表示可能)
M: That was the ideal.
Q: How many distribution sites are there?
A: 3
Small talk:(回应致谢)
－Don't mention it/anytime/ I am glad that I can help/You are welcome./no trouble at all.
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