lose “损失”。
We were able to break even.
be able to ... “能够……”。
亏损经营我们支撑不了太久的。
We can’t afford to be in the red for much longer.
（亏损经营我们支撑不了太久的。）
I’m sure things will take a turn for the better soon.
（我相信情况很快就会好转的。）
can’t afford to ... “无法负担……”。be in the red “出现赤字”。
take a turn for the better “好转”。相反“恶化”就是take a turn for the worse。
We can’t afford to keep losing money.
We need to start making money soon.
（我们得马上开始赢利。）
我们已经克服了财政困难。
I hope things are getting better for you.
（希望你们的状况开始好起来了。）
We were able to overcome our financial difficulties.
（我们已经克服了财政困难。）
overcome “战胜（困难等）”、 “克服”。financial difficulties “财政困难”。
We made it through our financial setback.
make it through ... “度过了……”、 “圆满完成……”。setback “挫折”、 “倒退”。
Our financial problems did not defeat us.
defeat “打败”、 “击垮”。
销售量就要回升。
Last month was slow.
（上个月销售缓慢。）
Don’t worry, sales are about to pick up.
（不要担心， 销售量就要回升。）
be about to ... “马上就要……”。这里的pick up指“回升”、 “好转”。
Our market is beginning to heat up.
（我们的市场开始变得有生机了。）
market “市场”。heat up原意是“温暖”、 “变热”， 这里指“有生机”的意思。
Looks like our market is improving.
（看起来我们的市场正在增长。）
这里的like指“好像”。improve “变好”。
上个月利润猛增。
Profits increased sharply last month.
（上个月利润猛增。）
We must be doing something right.
（我们什么地方一定做得不错。）
profit “赢利”、 “利益”。sharply “突然”。
Profits were up last month.
（上个月的利润增长了。）
Profits swelled quite a bit last month.
（上个月的利润有相当大的增长。）
swell “膨胀”、 “增大”。quite “完全”、 “相当”。
你知道去年的销售情况吗？
Do you have any information about the sales for last year?
（你知道去年的销售情况吗？）
All the records are on the computer.
（所有的记录都在电脑里。）
information只有单数。
record “记录”。
Do you have any information regarding the sales for last year?
regarding “关于”。
Do you have any information about last year’s sales?
请看这些销售数据。
Take a look at these sales figures.
（请看这些销售数据。）
Wow! I’m impressed.
（哇， 真了不起！）
take a look at ... “看一下……”。figure “数字”、 “数额”。
be impressed “给以深刻的印象”。
You should see these sales figures.
Give these sales figures a look.
挣了大约1 000美元。
Was the deal profitable?
（那笔生意挣到钱了吗？）
I made about a thousand dollars.
（挣了大约1 000美元。）
profitable “有利的”、 “赚钱的”。
make “挣得（钱）”。
I earned about a thousand dollars.
earn “挣得”、 “赚得”。
I made a thousand dollars, more or less.
more or less “大约”、 “大概”。
我们的销售很快就会有起色。
Our sales should start picking up anytime.
