地道美语听力播客885：收账

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Ken: Look at this list of customers who still owe us money. How is this business supposed to survive if we keep extending credit?

肯恩：看看欠我们钱的客户名单，如果我们继续这样延长信贷，生意怎么维持啊?

Marjorie: We started doing it because some of our best customers didn’t have ready cash. They’re good for it.

马乔里：我们开始做的时候，我们一些最好的客户当时没有准备好现金。他们这样做是对的。

Ken: I know they’ll eventually pay their outstanding debt, but what are we supposed to do in the meantime? We need that cash to buy stock.

肯恩：我知道他们最终都会支付未偿还的债务，但是我们在此期间应该做些什么啊!我们需要现金来买货物。

Marjorie: We can call in the debt and set a deadline for repayment. We can give those who are really hard up an extension on a case-by-case basis.

马乔里：我们可以为债务偿还设定一个最后的期限。我们可以具体问题具体分析。

Ken: What if they still don’t pay? We’d have to turn it over to a collection agency. We’d only get 40 cents on the dollar, but we’ll have to close our doors if we don’t collect.

肯恩：如果他们还是不付款呢?我们必须将这个问题交给讨债公司处理。每1美元我们只能收回40美分，但是如果我们不收钱的话，我们就要破产了。

Marjorie: Using a collection agency would be a last resort. I’ll call each of our major debtors and have a talk with them. I’m sure they’ll come through.

马乔里：不得已的话，我们再找讨债公司。我会给主要的债务人打电话，然后和他们谈谈。我肯定，他们都会兑现承诺的。

Ken: I hope you’re right or we will be the ones asking for credit!

肯恩：我希望你是对的，否则的话，我们就会要求信贷了。