A: I’ll show you around and explain the operation as we go along.

B: That’ll be most helpful.

A: That is our office block. We have all the administrative¹ depart- ments there. Down there is the research and development section.

B: How much do you spend on development every year?

A: About 3-4% of the gross sales.

B: What’s that building opposite us?

A: That’s the warehouse². We keep a stock of the faster moving items so that urgent orders can be met quickly from stock.

B: If I placed an order now, how long would it be before I got delivery?

A: It would largely depend on the size of the order and the items you want.

-- 我陪你到各处看看，边走边讲解生产操作。

-- 那太好了。

-- 那是我们的办公大楼。我们所有的行政部门都在那里。那边是研 发部。

-- 你们每年在科研上花多少钱？

-- 大约是总销售额的3%到4%。

-- 对面那座建筑是什么？

-- 那是仓库，存放周转快的货物，这样有急的订货时，就可以立刻 交现货。

-- 如果我现在订购，到交货前需要多长时间？

-- 那主要得看订单大小以及你需要的产品而定。