Upper-Intermediate - Applying for a Loan (D1283)

A:  您就是罗经理吧。才貌双全,一看就是做经理的料。
nín jiùshì Luó jīnglǐ ba. cáimàoshuāngquán, yī kàn jiùshì zuò jīnglǐ de liào.
You're Miss Luo, the manager right? Both talented AND beautiful. One look at you and it's clear you're management material.
B:  杨老板,你过奖了。请坐。
Yáng lǎobǎn, nǐ guòjiǎng le. qǐng zuò.
Mr. Yang, you're too kind. Please, sit.
A:  您也知道,我们公司这次规模扩大,急需一笔资金。
nín yě zhīdào, wǒmen gōngsī zhècì guīmó kuòdà, jí xū yī bǐ zījīn.
As you know, our company is expanding in scale right now. We're in urgent need of some capital.
B:  哦,你们的公司介绍和申请信我都看过了。
ò, nǐmen de gōngsī jièshào hé shēnqǐng xìn wǒ dōu kàn guò le.
Okay, I've read your company's introduction and application letter.
A:  那就好,您看银行什么时候能审批那笔款。
nà jiù hǎo, nín kàn yínháng shénme shíhou néng shěnpī nà bǐ kuǎn.
Well that's good. When do you think the bank can look at and approve the loan?
B:  你先别急。是这样的,我们银行在每次放贷前都要做些调查。
nǐ xiān bié jí. shì zhèyàng de, wǒmen yínháng zài měicì fàngdài qián dōu yào zuò xiē diàochá.
Don't be in a hurry. The way it works is: before our bank gives out a loan, we have to do some investigating.
A:  对对对 ,应该的。
duì duì duì , yīnggāi de.
Right, right, right. As you should.
B:  在调查中,我们发现贵公司已经亏损了三年了,而且多次变更经营项目。这次所谓的规模扩大,可能会留下不少的不良资产。
zài diàochá zhōng, wǒmen fāxiàn guì gōngsī yǐjīng kuīsǔn le sān nián le, érqiě duōcì biàngēng jīngyíng xiàngmù. zhècì suǒwèi de guīmó kuòdà, kěnéng huì liúxià bùshǎo de bùliáng zīchǎn.
During our investigation we discovered that your company has already been in the red for three years now and you've changed your business approach many times. This time around, a so-called expansion may leave behind a lot of non-performing assets.
A:  哎呀,生意难做啊。现在人民币升值,进出口这行的优势一下子就没了。所以资金周转才碰到了点儿小问题。
āiyā, shēngyì nán zuò a. xiànzài rénmínbì shēngzhí, jìnchūkǒu zhè háng de yōushì yīxiàzi jiù méi le. suǒyǐ zījīn zhōuzhuǎn cái pèngdào le diǎnr xiǎowèntí.
Come on, business is rough. The RMB is appreciating right now and the advantages in importing and exporting have disappeared. As far as turning a profit goes, we've just bumped into a few minor problems.
B:  从你们的经营状况来看,很难申请到这个额度的贷款。你也知道,银行是要控制风险,控制坏账率的。
cóng nǐmen de jīngyíng zhuàngkuàng láikàn, hěn nán shēnqǐng dào zhè ge édù de dàikuǎn. nǐ yě zhīdào, yínháng shì yào kòngzhì fēngxiǎn, kòngzhì huàizhànglǜ de.
Looking at your current state of operation, it would be very difficult to successfully apply for a loan of this amount. As you know, the bank must control risks and also bad credit ratings.
A:  我明白,不过希望你们银行能考虑一下我们新的项目。相信我们这次一定能打个翻身仗。
wǒ míngbai, bùguò xīwàng nǐmen yínháng néng kǎolǜ yīxià wǒmen xīn de xiàngmù. xiāngxìn wǒmen zhècì yīdìng néng dǎ ge fānshēnzhàng.
I understand, but I hope the bank will consider our new endeavor. You can trust that this time, we'll definitely turn things around for the better.
B:  这个 ......
zhè ge ......
Well...
A:  哦,对对对 ,我差点忘 了,这是一点儿小意思,您拿着。您看,这事挺麻烦的,让您费心了。
ò, duì duì duì , wǒ chàdiǎn wàng le, zhè shì yīdiǎnr5 xiǎoyìsi, nín ná zhe. nín kàn, zhè shì tǐng máfan de, ràng nín fèixīn le.
Oh, right, right, right. I almost forgot. This is a token of my appreciation. Here, take it. You see, this matter has been a lot of trouble and has really been a bother for you.
B:  这样吧,你们先做个固定资产抵押评估,我们看实际情况再决定吧。
zhèyàng ba, nǐmen xiān zuò ge gùdìng zīchǎn dǐyā pínggū, wǒmen kàn shíjì qíngkuàng zài juédìng ba.
How about this then: you go make a fixed-asset mortgage evaluation. We'll look at the all the facts and then make a decision.
A:  好好好 ,我马上叫人做!
hǎo hǎo hǎo , wǒ mǎshàng jiào rén zuò!
Good, good, good. I'll have someone start on it right away!

Key Vocabulary

才貌双全cáimàoshuāngquántalented and good-looking
liàomaterial
规模guīmóscale
扩大kuòdàto expand
[measure word for money]
资金zījīncapital
申请shēnqǐngto apply for
审批shěnpīto examine and approve
放贷fàngdàito give out a loan
亏损kuīsǔndeficit
变更biàngēngto change
经营jīngyíngmanager
项目xiàngmùproject
所谓suǒwèiso-called
不良bùliángadverse
资产zīchǎnassets
优势yōushìadvantage
周转zhōuzhuǎnturnover
额度édùa quota-specified amount
贷款dàikuǎnloan
控制kòngzhìto control
风险fēngxiǎnrisk
坏账率huàizhànglǜbad credit account rate
打翻身仗dǎ fānshēnzhàngto make a change for the better
费心fèixīnto take the trouble
抵押dǐyāmortgage
评估pínggūevaluation

Supplementary Vocabulary

透支tòuzhīto overdraw
程序chéngxùprocedure
审查shěncháto investigate
贿赂huìlùto bribe
利息lìxiinterest

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