Английский язык. Иваненко Т.И. - 71 стр.

er, is asking questions about production.
     Look at Mr. Vennonen’s notes and answer his boss’ ques-
tions. Just give the figures.
     Example You hear: What’s their throughput per hour?
     You say: Forty-four units.

    P R Boss OK, tell me; how many articles do they produce
             per shift?
    You      ___________
    P R Boss How many a week is that?
    You      ___________
    P R Boss I see, what is their machine utilization?
    You      ___________
    P R Boss M-m-m OK, what is the weekly machine running
             time?
    You      ___________
    P R Boss What was their profit last month?
    You      ____________
    P R Boss What sort of increase does that represent over the
             month before?
    You      ____________
    P R Boss I see, now about monthly production costs; what is
             the average total?
    You      ____________
    P R Boss Good, and finally, how high are their monthly su-
             pervision and maintenance costs?
    You      ____________
    P R Boss Fine. Thank you.

    Beyond the dictionary
    Not have the heart to say smth. – язык не поворачивается
сказать, духу не хватает
    Nourish/nurse a viper in one’s bosom – пригреть змею на груди
    Nose about/around – вынюхивать, разнюхивать, выискивать
    Off the top of one’s head – сходу, сразу (без подготовки)
    On cloud nine – на седьмом небе (от счастья)
    On the dot – минута в минуту, тютелька в тютельку

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