A: Where on earth are we going to borrow at 3%?
B: We can borrow from a bank. The gross interest rate will be something like 7%. With corporate tax at, say, 30%, we are only paying on 50% of this. There is still inflation to consider.
A: You can knock off another 2% for that.
B: We can borrow as much as we can?
A: Not quite. If we get too heavily in debt, the shares will tend to drop.
B: How much loan capital can we safely raise then?
A: I would like to have notice of that question. I will give you an answer in a week.
重點講解：
1. capital 資本
相關片語：
make capital out of 利用
Trying to make political capital out of the weakness of his rival.
設法利用他對手弱點以謀求政治利益。
with a capital — 真正地，名副其實地（用來強調問題中的某個詞或概念）
She was ugly with a capital U.
她真是名副其實地醜。
2. corporate tax 企業稅
3. loan capital 借貸資本
4. knock off
例句：Knock off every objection. 排除一切反對意見。
5. have notice of that question 有待考慮這個問題
have notice of 有待考慮一下
例句：I would like to have notice of participating in wedding. 我有待考慮參加婚禮。
漢語譯文：
A: 我們將從哪裡籌借到3%？
B: 我們可以從銀行借到。毛利率是7%。公司稅是30%。我們只支付其中的50%，其中包含了通貨膨脹率。
A: 你可以從中扣除掉2%。
B: 盡我們所能借嗎?
A: 不完全是。如果我們負債太多，分紅就會下降。
B: 我們需要多少借貸資本以能保證分紅？
A: 我有待考慮整個問題。我將在一週內給你答案。
