Elementary ‐ The Office ‐ Out Of Control Spending (C0013)
A: OK, so now the last point on our agenda. Jill, let’s go over the profit and loss statement.
好的，现在是我们议程上的最后一点。吉尔，我们来看看损益表。
B: Great. Well, the main issue here, as you can see, is that our expenses are through the roof.
这里的主要问题是，正如你所看到的，我们的开销异常的高。
A: Let’s see... These numbers are off the charts! What’s going on here!
让我们看看…这些数字太离谱了!这是怎么回事!
B: Well, um, sir, the company expenditures on entertainment and travel are out of control. Look at these bills for example. Just this month we’ve paid over twenty thousand dollars for hotel charges!
嗯，嗯，先生，公司在娱乐和旅行上的开支已经超出控制。看看这些账单。就在这个月，我们付了两万多美元的旅费!
A: OK, thank you. I’ll look into it.
好的,谢谢你。我去调查一下。
B: The list goes on and on. Here, this is a bill for five thousand dollars for spa treatments!
这样的事举不胜举。在这里，这是一份5千美元的水疗护理账单!
A: Thank you; that will be all. I’ll take care of it.
谢谢你;就这是全部了。我会处理的。
B: Look at this one sir, eight thousand dollars were spent in one night at a place called ”Wild Things”?!
看看这个，先生，在一个叫做“野兽”的地方，一晚上就花了八千美元。
A: OK, I get it!! Thank you for your very thorough analysis!
好的，我明白了!感谢您全面的分析!
Key Vocabulary
| 单词或短语 |
性质 |
解释 |
| go over |
phrase |
revise, check |
| through the roof |
phrase |
suddenly very high |
| off the charts |
phrase |
very high |
| expenditures |
common noun, plural |
amount of money spent on something |
| out of control |
phrase |
not in control |
| look into |
principle verb, Will Future |
investigate, try to get information about something |
| go on and on |
phrase |
continues |
| take care of |
principle verb, Will Future |
do something about |
Supplementary Vocabulary
| 单词或短语 |
性质 |
解释 |
| revenue |
common noun, non-variable |
amount of money paid to a business |
| cash flow |
common noun, non-variable |
the movement of money into and out of a business |
| the bottom line |
phrase |
the net profit; the amount of money a business makes after expenses |
| finances |
common noun, non-variable |
the amount of money you have and how well it is organized |
| income |
common noun, non-variable |
the amount of money a person or a company makes |
| assets |
common noun, plural |
things of value that are owned by a company |
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