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Lily：
I’ll show you around and explain the operation as we go along.
我陪你到各处看看，边走边讲解生产操作。
Joan：
That’ll be most helpful.
那太好了。
Lily：
That is our office block. We have all the administrative depart- ments there. Down there is the research and development section.
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。
Joan：
How much do you spend on development every year?
你们每年在科研上花多少钱？
Lily：
About 3-4% of the gross sales.
大约是总销售额的3%到4%。
Joan：
What’s that building opposite us?
对面那座建筑是什么？
Lily：
That’s the warehouse. We keep a stock of the faster moving items so that urgent orders can be met quickly from stock.
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。
Joan：
If I placed an order now, how long would it be before I got delivery?
如果我现在订购，到交货前需要多长时间？
Lily：
It would largely depend on the size of the order and the items you want.
那主要得看订单大小以及你需要的产品而定。