地道美语听力练习:遇到资金问题

Kylie: I've just crunched the numbers and we're not going to be able to meet payroll next month because of cash flow problems.
凯莉：我刚刚仔细核对过账目，我们无法支付下个月的工资，因为我们的资金流通出现问题了。

Miguel: That can't be. The cash flow projections from last month showed that we'd be fine.
米格尔：这不可能。上个月的现金流量预测表显示一切正常。

Kylie: We didn't anticipate a shortfall in income this month and didn't set aside enough cash to hedge against a cash flow problem.
凯莉：我们没能预测到这个月的收支缺口，也没有预留足够的现金来对冲资金流动的问题。

Miguel: What can we do? We need a stopgap solution now.
米格尔：我们该怎么办？我们现在需要想出一个权宜之计。

Kylie: Well, we could try to extend our line of credit at the bank.
凯莉：好吧，我们可以去银行扩大信用额度。

Miguel: We're already overextended at the bank. I don't want to push our luck.
米格尔：我们的信用额度已经过度扩张了。我不想得寸进尺。

Kylie: The other option is to hold off on paying our suppliers and hope that our income goes up next month, as predicted.
凯莉：还有其他办法，我们可以推迟支付供应商，希望下个月收入如预测的那样增加。

Miguel: Do you really think we can hold them off for that long?
米格尔：你真觉得我们能拖欠那么久吗？

Kylie: I'll have a talk with our biggest suppliers and give them assurances that they'll get paid. Let's just hope they're not having cash flow problems of their own!
凯莉：我会跟最大的供货商谈一谈，向他们保证一定会付款。希望他们自己没有遇到资金流通问题吧！