常用商务英语会话（五）

International Trade -Insurance 国际贸易–保险

Helen：I’m calling to discuss the level of insurance coverage you’ve requested for your order.

海伦：我打电话来是想讨论你所要求的订单保险额的级别。

Henry：I believe that we have requested an amount twenty-five percent above the invoice value?

亨利：我想我们要求的是高于发票价值百分之二十五的保险金额。

Helen：Yes, that’s right. We have no problem in complying with your request, but we think that the amount is a bit excessive.

海伦：是的，没错。我们可以答应这个要求，但是我们觉得金额有点太高。

Henry：We’ve had a lot of trouble in the past with damaged goods.

亨利：我们过去有太多货物毁损的困扰。

Helen：I can understand your concern. However, the normal coverage for goods of this type is to insure them for the total invoice amount plus ten percent.

海伦：我能了解你的考虑。然而，一般这类产品的保险额度是发票总额再加百分之十。

Henry：We would feel more comfortable with the additional protection.

亨利：有额外的保障会让我们觉得安全些。

Helen：Unfortunately, if you want to increase the coverage, we will have to charge you extra for the additional cost.

海伦：很遗憾，如果你们想增加保险额的话，我们就得向你们收取额外的费用。

Henry：But the insurance was supposed to be included in the quotation.

亨利：但是保险应该包含在报价里了。

Helen：Yes, but we quoted you normal coverage at regular rates.

海伦：是的，但是我们向你们报的价是一般比例下的正常保险额。

Henry：I see.

亨利：我了解。

Helen：We can, however, arrange the extra coverage. But I suggest you contact your insurance agent there and compare rates.

海伦：不过超出的保险额我们可以再商量。但是我建议你和你们那边的保险代理商联络并比较一下价格。

Henry：You’re right. It might be cheaper on this end.

亨利：你说得没错，在这边可能会比较便宜。

Helen：Fax me whatever rates you find there and I’ll compare them with what we can offer.

海伦：不论你那里找到的是那一种价格都传真给我，我会和我们可以提供的价格来做比较。

International Trade-Shipping 国际贸易–运输

Helen：Hello, I’m calling from San Francisco for Kevin Lee.

海伦：哈啰，我从旧金山打来找李凯文。

Kevin：This is Kevin Lee speaking.

凯文：我是李凯文。

Helen：Hi. This is Helen Parker calling.

海伦：嗨。我是海伦_派克。

Kevin：Good morning, Helen. What can I do for you?

凯文：早安， 海伦。有什么我能效劳的吗？

Helen：I’m calling to find out how you would like your order of speakers, by air or by sea?

海伦：我想请教你要如何运送你下单的扬声器，空运还是海运?

Kevin：We need part of that order by next week, so we would like to do a partial air shipment.

凯文：我们下个星期就要一部分的订货，所以我们有部份想用空运。

Helen：How much of it do you want shipped by air?

海伦：您想要空运多少数量呢?

Kevin：We’d like to ship half the order by air and the rest by sea.

凯文：一半用空运，剩下的一半用海运。

Helen：OK. Do you want us to use our freight forwarding agent?

海伦：好的。你要用我们公司的货运代理商吗?

Kevin：Actually, we’ve got a freight forwarder over there-China Consolidated. I’ll fax you their contact

information.

凯文：事实上，我们这边自己有货运公司–中国联合公司。我会把他们的联络资料传真给你。

Helen：All right. We can deliver that half to your agent tomorrow morning.

海伦：好的。我们明早可以出一半的货给你们的代理商。

Kevin：That would be great.

凯文：那样很好。

Helen：I’m not sure what the shipping schedule will be for the sea freight.

海伦：我不确定海运的时间表。

Kevin：No hurry. We’re not in a big rush for the second half of the order.

凯文：不急。另一半的订单我们不是很急。

Helen：All right. I’ll let you know the shipping details later and I’ll send you the shipping documents by DHL as

soon as I get them.

海伦：好的。我稍后再通知你送货细节，我一拿到出货文件就马上用DHL 快递给你。

Kevin：Very good. We’ll be expecting to hear from you. And thanks for calling.

凯文：很好。我们等你的消息。谢谢你的来电。