(花的钱比当初预算分配的要多。)
allocate “分配”。
it cost more than was planned.
(花的钱比计划的多。)
这个项目的预算太紧张了。
the budget for the program is very tight.
(这个项目的预算太紧张了。)
we’ll do our best to stay within the budget.
(我们会尽最大努力维持在预算内。)
budget “预算”。tight “紧的”。
within “在……范围内”。
this program is on a tight budget.
(这个项目的预算不多。)
the program’s budget is very limited.
(这个项目的预算很有限。)
limited “有限的”。
你计算过成本吗?
did you calculate the cost?
(你计算过成本吗?)
yes, everything looks good.
(是的, 应该没有问题。)
calculate “计算”。
这里的look指“看起来”。
have you calculated the cost?
has the cost been calculated?
这个月我的开销很大。
i’ve had a lot of expenses this month.
(这个月我的开销很大。)
i guess you’ll have to watch your money.
(我想你该节约点了。)
expense “开销”、 “支出”。
i’ve had a lot of bills this month.
my costs have been up this month.
我们的维护成本降了。
our maintenance cost has been reduced.
(我们的维护成本降了。)
by how much?
(降了多少?)
maintenance “维持”、 “保持”。reduce “减少”。
the cost for maintenance has gone down.
there has been a price reduction on maintenance.
reduction “缩小”。
our maintenance cost has been lowered.
lower “下降”。
这部机器对我们帮助很大。
this machine helps us out a great deal.
(这部机器对我们帮助很大。)
what does it do?
(它是做什么用的?)
help ... out “帮助……摆脱困境”。
this is a very useful machine.
(这部机器非常有用。)
useful “有用的”。
we couldn’t do anything without this machine.
(没有这部机器我们什么也干不了。)
这可以帮助我们节约成本。
it’ll help to save money.
(这可以帮助我们节约成本。)
then we should do it.
(那我们应该那么做。)
save “节约、 节省(金钱或劳力)”。
it’ll help to keep costs down.
keep ... down “降低……”。
it’ll be cost-effective.
cost-effective “有成本效益的”、 “划算的”。
我们在……上花费过多。
are we staying within our budget?
(我们维持在预算内吗?)
no. we’re spending too much money on supplies.
(不, 我们在供给品上花费过多。)
within “在……以内”。budget “预算”。
spend on “在……上花费(时间或金钱)”。too much “太多”。
we’re overspending on ...
overspend “花钱过多”、 “超支”。
we’re exceeding our budget on ...
exceed “超出”。
不要在招待上花费太多。
don’t spend too much on entertainment.
(不要在招待上花费太多。)
how much is too much?
( 多少算太多?)
spend “花费”。entertainment有“娱乐”、 “演出”的意思, 但在此处意思是“招待”。
limit your entertainment spending.
(请控制你的招待费用。)
limit “限制”。
don’t overspend for entertainment purposes.
overspend “花费过多”。purpose “ 目的”。
有太多库存不好。
it’s not good to carry excessive inventory.
(有太多库存不好。)
i couldn’t agree with you more.
(我完全同意你的看法。)
excessive “过度的”、 “过多的”。inventory “存货清单”、 “库存品”。
couldn’t agree with ... more是习惯用法, 表示“对……完全赞同”。不知道这种说法的人往往因为表
示“赞成”的agree with前加了一个not, 而把它错误地翻译成“反对”, 这一点请注意。
excessive inventory is not a good thing.
we need to avoid excessive inventory.
(我们得避免过多的库存。)
avoid “避免”、 “避开”。
我们要削减所有开支。
business is slow this year.
(今年的生意不好做。)
we’ll cut down on everything.
(我们要削减所有开支。)
这里的slow指“ (营业等)清淡的”。
cut down “削减(费用)”。everything “所有事物”。
we’ll just really cut back.
cut back “削减”、 “使减少”。
we’ll decrease everything.
decrease “使减少”。
我只得降低生产成本。
what do you need to do to increase profits
(为了提高利润你得怎么做?)