Bad news, boss.

Now that we have been over the gory details of our disastrous first quarter, Ed! Give us some good news. How are things looking for us in terms of sales this month?

好了，既然我们已经把第一季度的惨痛细节都过了一遍，埃德！说点好消息吧。这个月的销售情况怎么样？

Uh well... Would you like the bad news first or the really bad news?

呃，这个……您想先听坏消息，还是真正的坏消息？

What? Ed, don’t tell me you only have bad news!

什么？埃德，别告诉我你只有坏消息！

Well sir, our sales have dropped, no plunged, fifty percent in the past month alone. We are currently overstocked and overstaffed and our profits are falling fast. The market is in recession and we have no way of moving our inventory, or getting rid of our staff. If we consider redundancies, it would cost us a fortune because of the new regulations governing compensation packages. It’s a real mess.

是这样的，先生，我们的销售额下降了，不，是暴跌了，光上个月就跌了百分之五十。我们现在库存积压、人员过剩，利润也在快速下滑。市场不景气，我们既无法清空库存，也没办法裁员。如果考虑裁员的话，新出台的补偿方案规定会使我们付出巨大代价。真是一团糟。

For crying out loud... How fast are we losing money?

天哪……我们亏钱的速度有多快？

Um... How can I put this? Let’s just say that at this pace, we will be filing for Chapter eleven in less than three months.

嗯……我该怎么说呢？就这么说吧，按照这个速度，不到三个月我们就得申请破产保护了。

What! Geez! How could this have happened? So what’s the bad news?

什么！天啊！怎么会这样？那坏消息是什么？

Oh, that’s the really bad news. Our supplier suffered QC problems and, well, half of our production is faulty. We’re going to have to recall all items sold in the last quarter. And the worst part? We’re going to have to shoulder this cost.

哦，那才是真正的坏消息。我们的供应商出了质量问题，嗯，我们一半的产品都有瑕疵。我们得召回上季度售出的所有产品。最糟的是，我们还得自己承担这笔费用。

Are you joking? Get the supplier on the line now! They have to assume the costs of this mess!

你在开玩笑吗？马上给我接通供应商！他们得承担这笔烂账的费用！

We tried that, sir. The factory has gone under and the owner apparently has fled the country.

我们已经试过了，先生。那家工厂倒闭了，老板也跑路了。

We’re doomed!

我们完蛋了！

There is some really good news though!

不过也有个真正的好消息！

Really? What!

真的吗？什么好消息？

I got offered a new job!

我拿到新工作的offer了！