A Difference of Opinion
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ID: 2454
Upper Intermediate
It's bound to happen sooner or later. There's a difference of opinion at your workplace. Learn how to tactfully but firmly state your case in Chinese!
Vera,Jenny
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 销售额 | xiāoshòu é | sales volume | |
| 下降 | xiàjiàng | to fall | |
| 季节性 | jìjiéxìng | seasonal | |
| 有关 | yǒuguān | concerning sth, to do with sth |
这个季度公司的销售额比上个季度下降了20%
zhè ge 这个jìdù 季度gōngsī 公司de 的xiāoshòu é 销售额bǐ 比shàng 上gè 个jìdù 季度xiàjiàng 下降le 了bǎifēnzhīèrshí 20%
This quarter the company's sales volume has fallen 20 percent from last quarter.
这和季节性有关每年这个时候我们的生意总是不太好
zhè 这hé 和jìjiéxìng 季节性yǒuguān 有关měinián 每年zhège shíhòu 这个时候wǒmen de 我们的shēngyì 生意zǒngshì 总是bùtài hǎo 不太好
This has to do with seasonal changes. Every year at this time our business is never very good.
我觉得不光是季节性以前下降额一般也就是5%左右最近我们在宣传上投入的也少销售额当然也就下降了还是应该增加市场部的预算
wǒ 我juéde 觉得bùguāng 不光shì 是jìjiéxìng 季节性yǐqián 以前xiàjiàng 下降é 额yībān 一般yějiùshì 也就是bǎifēnzhīwǔ 5%zuǒyòu 左右zuìjìn 最近wǒmen 我们zài 在xuānchuán 宣传shàng 上tóurù 投入de 的yě 也shǎo 少xiāoshòu 销售é 额dāngrán 当然yě jiù 也就xiàjiàng 下降le 了háishì 还是yīnggāi 应该zēngjiā 增加shìchǎngbù 市场部de 的yùsuàn 预算
I think it's not just seasonal. Before the drop in volume was only about 5 percent. Recently our investment in promotion has also been less, so of course our sales volume has fallen. We'd better increase the marketing budget.
这样真的可以吗减少市场部预算的不止我们一家公司也不见得大家的销售额都减少了
zhèyàng 这样zhēnde 真的kěyǐ 可以ma 吗jiǎnshǎo 减少shìchǎng bù 市场部yùsuàn 预算de 的bùzhǐ 不止wǒmen 我们yī jiā 一家gōngsī 公司yě 也bùjiàndé 不见得dàjiā 大家de 的xiāoshòu é 销售额dōu 都jiǎnshǎo 减少le 了
Is that really possible? This reduction in the marketing budget isn't limited to our company, and everybody's sales volumes haven't necessarily fallen.
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