2018年商务英语初级口语练习（16）

1.Efficiency 效率

A: What is the efficiency of this product line?

B: It’s about 85%.

A:这个生产线的效率是多少?

B:差不多85%。

2.Labor costs 人工成本

A: Why do we have such high labor costs?

B: Our labor workers were from the state owned enterprise.

A:我们的人工成本怎么这么高啊?

B:我们的工人是从国企来的。

3.Lean manufacturing 精益制造

A: Why do we need lean manufacturing?

B: Very simple, to cut the costs and increase the efficiency.

A:我们为什么需要精益制造啊?

B:很简单,为了节约成本,提高效率。

4.Power consumption 能源消耗

A: What is the power consumption for your plant?

B: Ten thousand KWH each day.

A:你们工厂的能源消耗怎么样?

B:每天一万千瓦小时。

5.PPM 百万分之一件

A: What is your PPM?

B: Our PPM is 25.

A: That’s great.

A:你们的PPM是多少?

B:我们的PPM是25。

A:很好。

Note:PPM means part per million, usually a measure of quality.

注:PPM是百万分之一件的缩写,通常是质量的一种指标。