Lesson 3： Production Problems 產品問題
Grace：We're going to have a problem meeting the budget for the production of our new sound board.
葛蕾絲：我們撥給新聲卡產品的預算會有問題。
Lester：How much of a problem？
萊司特：問題有多嚴重？
Grace：Well, it seems that we underestimated the costs. According to the factory, it will cost about eight percent more than initially projected.
葛蕾絲：看樣子我們似乎低估了成本。根據製造廠商的說法，成本會比原先計劃的還高出百分之八。
Lester：Let me see . . ing at this, if my calculations are correct, we are about three thousand dollars over budget？
萊司特：我看看……看這狀況，假如我算得沒錯，我們大約比預算多出了三千美金。
Grace：That's right. It's going to cost about three thousand more to complete the first order.
葛蕾絲：是的。大約要多花三千元來完成第一批訂單。
Lester：I see……
萊司特：我明白了……
Grace：But if sales go as well as they should, that's still well within our profit margin. Proceeds from sales of the first order will easily cover the cost of the second order.
葛蕾絲：不過假如銷售狀況有應有的表現，那就仍在我們的獲利範圍之內。第一批定單的營收將會很容易就抵過第二批定單的成本。
Lester：In other words, you only need a budget increase for the first order.
萊司特：換句話說，你只需要增加第一批定單的預算。
Grace：Exactly. After that, the product should finance itself.
葛蕾絲：完全正確。之後，產品本身就可以獲利，不需要再增加預算。
Lester：OK. Well, you know, all major budget decisions must be approved by our CEO and the financial officer.
萊司特：好的`，你知道，所有主要的預算決策需要總裁及財政主管的批准。
Grace：Yes, I know. But I thought that if I could get your support first, it might make getting approval easier.
葛蕾絲：是的，我知道。只是我覺得如果我能先取得你的支援可能會比較容易得到批准。
Lester：Well, you've got my support on this. I'll see what I can do to get the top brass to agree.
萊司特：嗯，你已經得到我的支援了。我會看看有什麼方法可以讓高層主管同意。