新概念英語青少版學習平臺

新概念英語第四冊課文原文：政府的開支

661. Such administrative overheads in a business are analogous to the cost of government in a nation.

一家企業(yè)的行政管理開支類似于一個國家的政府管理所用的開支。

662. The administrative overheads of a business are low to the extent that everyone working in the business can be trusted to behave in a way that best promotes the interests of the firm.

如果企業(yè)中的每個人都在真誠地為提高企業(yè)利潤而工作，那么企業(yè)的管理費用就會降低到相應(yīng)的程度。

663. If they can each be trusted to take such responsibilities.

如果企業(yè)的每個人都信得過，人人都認真負責，

664. and to exercise such initiative as falls within their sphere, then administrative overheads will be low.

在各自的工作范圍內(nèi)發(fā)揮主動性，行政管理費用就會降低。

665. It will be low because it will be necessary to have only one man looking after each job,

行政管理費用的降低的原因是：每項工作只需要一個人去完成，

666. then the business will require armies of administrators, checkers, and foremen and administrative overheads will rise correspondingly.

用不著另外再有一個人檢查工作。督促他遵守章程，或向有關(guān)人士匯報他的工作。

667. As administrative overheads rise, so the earnings of the business after meeting he expense of administration, will fall;

但是，如果企業(yè)中誰也不可信賴會對工作盡忠守職，那公企業(yè)就會需大批的管理人員、檢查人員和帶班人員，管理費用就會相應(yīng)在增加。

668. and the business will have less money to distribute as dividends or invest directly in its future progress and development.

管理費用增加了，那么在扣除管理費用后，企業(yè)的收入就降低了。因此用于分紅的金額就用于將來開拓和發(fā)展的投資就相應(yīng)地減少了。

669. It is precisely the same with a nation.

一個國家的情況也完全相同。

670. To the extent that the people can be relied upon to behave in a loyal and responsible manner,

如果人民忠于職守，舉止規(guī)矩，能受到政府的信賴，