Cutting Costs
成本拉鋸戰
C: Chuck G: Greta
Greta, a restaurant owner, is discussing the business with Chuck, the manager.
G: So, how are things going at the restaurant? Are we still making a profit?
C: For the time being, yes. But business has slowed drastically due to the pandemic safety measures.
G: I know. Overall, the economy is improving, but now the cost of ingredients is rising.
C: If we don’t get more customers soon, we may need to start cutting costs over the next few weeks.
葛瑞塔是某間餐廳的老闆，她正在和經理查克討論營運狀況。
葛瑞塔： 所以說，餐廳狀況如何呢？我們仍然有獲利嗎？
查 克： 目前是的。但由於防疫政策，生意已大幅趨緩。
葛瑞塔： 我知道。整體而言，經濟正在好轉，但如今食材的成本正在上升。
查 克： 如果我們沒能立刻有更多客人上門，可能得在接下來幾週開始削減成本。
生活必備字詞：
make a profit 獲利
for the time being 目前；暫時
overall adv. 整體來說
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本文節錄自《常春藤生活英語》雜誌，完整內容請見一月號。
