·A: I''m sorry to say that the price you quote is too high. It would be very difficult for us to push any sales if we buy it at this price.
　　·B: well, if you take quality into consideration, you won''t think our price is too high.
　　·A: Let''s meet each other half way.
　　·- 很遗憾你们报的价格太高，如果按这种价格买进，我方实在难以推销。
　　·- 如果你考虑一下质量，你就不会觉得我们的价格太高了。
　　·- 那咱们就各让一步吧。
　　·A: I''m sorry to say that your price has soared. It''s almost 20% higher than last year''s.
　　·B: That''s because the price of raw materials has gone up.
　　·A: I see. Thank you.
　　·- 很遗憾，贵方的价格猛长，比去年几乎高出20%。
　　·- 那是因为原材料的价格上涨了。
　　·- 我知道了，多谢。
　　·A: How many do you intend to order?
　　·B: I want to order 900 dozen.
　　·A: The most we can offer you at present is 600 dozen.
　　·- 这种产品你们想订多少？
　　·- 我们想订900打。
　　·- 目前我们至多只能提供600打。
　　·A: We have inspected the rice, and we''re surprised to know that the weight is short.
　　·B: We sell our goods on loaded weight and not on landed weight.
　　·A: I see.
　　·- 这些大米我们检验过了，重量不够，我们感到奇怪。
　　·- 我们出售商品是以装船重量为准，不是以卸货重量为准。
　　·- 我知道了。
　　·A: The next thing I''d like to bring up for discussion is packing.
　　·B: Please state your opinions about packing.
　　·A: All right. We wish our opinions on packing will be passed on to your manufacturers.
　　·- 下面我想就包装问题讨论一下。
　　·- 请陈述你们的意见。
　　·- 好，我们希望我们对包装的意见能传达到厂商。为中国贸易提供动力
　　·A: You know, packing has a close bearing on sales.
　　·B: Yes, it also affects the reputation of our products. Buyers always pay great attention to packing.
　　·A: We wish the new packing will give our clients satisfaction.
　　·- 大家都知道，包装直接关系到产品的销售。
　　·- 是的，它也会影响我们产品的信誉，买主总是很注意包装。
　　·- 我们希望新包装会使我们的顾客满意。
　　·A: How are the shirts packed?
　　·B: They''re packed in cardboard boxes.
　　·A: I''m afraid the cardboard boxes are not strong enough for ocean transportation.
　　·- 衬衫怎样包装？
　　·- 它们用纸板箱包装。
　　·- 我担心远洋运输用纸板箱不够结实。
　　·A: From what I''ve heard, you''re already well up in shipping work.
　　·B: Yes, we arrange shipments to any part of the world.
　　·A: Do you do any chartering?
　　·- 据我所知，你方对运输工作很在行。
　　·- 是的，我们承揽去世界各地的货物运输。
　　·A: How do you like the goods dispatched, by railway or by sea?
　　·B: By sea, please. Because of the high cost of railway transportation, we prefer sea transportation.
　　·A: That''s what we think.
　　·- 你方将怎样发运货物，铁路还是海运？
　　·- 请海运发货，铁路运输费用太高，我们愿意走海运。
　　·- 我们正是这么想的。ctun.net 版权所有
　　·A: When can you effect shipment? I''m terribly worried about late shipment.
　　·B: We can effect shipment in December or early next year at the latest.
　　·A: That''s fine.
　　·- 你们什么时候能交货？我非常担心货物迟交。
　　·- 我们最晚在今年十二月或明年初交货。
　　·- 那很好。