Smith: Your client is an automobile manufacturer. It asks our company to help it reduce costs by 5%.
史密斯：你的客户是一个汽车制造商。它要求我们帮助它减少5%的成本。
Li Tian: Let me repeat the case. We have to help the client to cut 5% of its cost.
李甜：让我重复一下问题。我们需要帮助客户减少5%的成本。
Smith: Yes, that right.
史密斯：是的。
Li Tian: Can I take a few minutes to think about it?
李甜：能给我一些时间想一下吗？
Smith: Sure.
史密斯：没问题。
Li Tian: First of all, I need to know the cost structure of the client's product.
李甜：首先，我需要知道它的产品的成本是由哪几部分构成的。
Smith: And then?
史密斯：然后呢？
Li Tian: Based on that, I will give some possible solutions to reduce the cost.
李甜：我会据此给出一些减少成本的可行办法。
Smith: What's your conclusion?
史密斯：你的结论是？
Li Tian: The largest area that the cost can be cut is the purchased materials. The client can look for suppliers with cheaper purchased materials.
李甜：能被削减成本最多的一部分就是采购的物资，客户可以去寻找更便宜的物资供应商。