Lesson 5

5. Reporting Numbers

5. Reporting Numbers

Dialogue (中文)

A：上季度销售额同比增长百分之十二。B：利润率呢？A：略降，因为原材料上涨。本季度我们会控制成本。

Dialogue (English)

A: Last quarter sales grew 12% year on year. B: What about profit margin? A: Slightly down because raw materials rose. This quarter we'll control costs.

Key Vocabulary

  • 销售额 (xiāo shòu é) — sales revenue
  • 同比 (tóng bǐ) — year on year
  • 利润率 (lì rùn lǜ) — profit margin
  • 原材料 (yuán cái liào) — raw materials
  • 控制成本 (kòng zhì chéng běn) — control costs

Grammar Points

  • 增长 + percentage for growth reporting.
  • 因为 + reason clause.
  • 会 + verb for planned actions.

Practice

  1. Report one KPI with a percentage.
    • Hint: 增长…% / 下降…%
  2. Give one reason for a change.
    • Hint: 因为…
  3. State one action for next quarter.
    • Hint: 本季度我们会…
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