商務英語:破產(chǎn)

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有公司盈利,也有公司破產(chǎn)。下面這兩個人正在談論的就是破產(chǎn)的公司。
    Billy: Howdy, how are you all doing?
    比利:你好,你們都還好嗎?
    Michael: We are just fine. How about you and your company?
    邁克爾:我們都很好。你和你的公司最近怎么樣?
    Billy: As well as can be expected.
    比利:預見之中。
    Michael: What happened?
    邁克爾:發(fā)生什么事了?
    Billy: Can't you guess?
    比利:你不能猜猜嗎?
    Michael: Did your company go bankrupt?
    邁克爾:你們的公司破產(chǎn)了嗎?
    Billy: You hit the nail on the head. We went bankrupt.
    比利:你說的一點沒錯。我們的公司關門大吉了。
    Michael: I am sorry to hear that.
    邁克爾:聽到這個消息我很難過。
    Billy: Not as sorry as we are.
    比利:沒有我們那么難過。
    Michael: Is there anything I can do for you?
    邁克爾:我可以幫你什么忙嗎?
    Billy: Now we are all in debt and unemployed. Can you lend us some money and help us find new jobs?
    比利:現(xiàn)在我們都欠債累累而且失業(yè)在家了。你能借給我們一些錢并幫我們找到工作嗎?
    Michael: I will do my best. I will try.
    邁克爾:我會盡力而為。我會努力幫你們的。
    Note:
    You hit the nail on the head (正確無誤): yes, exactly
    eg. Yes, you are right, you hit the nail on the head.
    是的,你對了,完全正確。