常用商务英语会话（四）

常用商务英语会话–International Trade 国际贸易

Betty：Hello. Sales Department. This is Betty Fields speaking.

贝蒂：喂，业务部，我是贝蒂_菲尔兹。

Ralph：Hello, Ms Fields. This is Ralph Peterson at World Computers.

拉夫：嗨，菲尔兹女士。我是世界计算机的瑞夫_皮特森。

Betty：Yes, how may I help you?

贝蒂：好的，我能为你效劳吗?

Ralph：I’m interested in a couple of items in your new catalog, and I would like to know the prices.

拉夫：我对你们新目录里的几项产品感兴趣，我想知道它们的定价。

Betty：Great. We’re offering a special promotional price on a few of the items. Which items did you have in mind?

贝蒂：好的。我们针对几项产品提供特价。你对哪些产品有兴趣?

Ralph：We’re particularly interested in your new RS-five sound card shown on page five of your catalog. I would also like more details about the model RS-four card on page seven.

拉夫：我们特别中意你们目录第五页里的新型RS-5 的声卡。我还想知道更多关于第七页里RS-4 型声卡的细节。

Betty：OK. The price on the RS-five is forty-five U.S. dollars for quantities up to five hundred units. Then we offer quantity discounts for larger orders.

贝蒂：好的。数量有达到五百片的话，RS-5 的价格是四十五美元。大量定购的话我们还有折扣。

Ralph：And the price on the RS-four?

拉夫：那RS-4 的价格呢？

Betty：The RS-four is one of our promotional items this month. For orders received by the end of the month, the price is thirty-three dollars each. That price is good on any size order.

贝蒂：RS-4 是我们本月的促销产品之一，本月底前接到订单的话，单价是三十三美元。不管定单数量多少都是这个价格。

Ralph：That price sounds good. Could you send me more details about the RS-four, including the specifications?

拉夫：这个价格听起来不错。你可以寄给我更详细的RS-4 型的资料和说明书吗？

Betty：Certainly. I can fax or E-mail that information to you this afternoon.

贝蒂：当然。我可以在今天下午把资料传真或寄电子邮件给你。

Ralph：Terrific. I’ll get back to you after I’ve reviewed the details. Thank you. Good-bye.

拉夫：太好了。我看完详细资料后会打电话给你。谢谢你，再见。

常用商务英语会话–Placing an order 下定单

Leslie：How are you this afternoon?

莱司利：今天下午过得如何?

Paul：Just fine. I looked over the catalog you gave me this morning, and I’d like to discuss prices on your computer speakers.

保罗：还好。今天早上我已经详细看过你给我的目录了。我想讨论有关你们计算机扬声器的价格。

Leslie：Very good. Here is our price list.

莱司利：好的。这是我们的价目表。

Paul：Let me see . . . I see that your listed price for the K-two-one model is ten U.S. dollars. Do you offer quantity discounts?

保罗：我看看……。你们K-2-1 型的标价是美金十块钱。你们有提供大量订购的折扣吗？

Leslie：We sure do. We give a five percent discount for orders of a hundred or more.

莱司利：当然有。100 或以上的订单我们有百分之五的折扣。

Paul：What kind of discount could you give me if I were to place an order for six hundred units?

保罗：如果我下六百组的订单，你们可以给我什么样的折扣？

Leslie：On an order of six hundred, we can give you a discount of ten percent.

莱司利：订单是六百组的话，我们可以给你百分之十的折扣。

Paul：What about lead time?

保罗：交货时间呢?

Leslie：We could ship your order within ten days of receiving your payment.

莱司利：在收到货款的十天内，我们就可以把货送出去。

Paul：So, you require payment in advance of shipment?

保罗：所以，你们在送货前要先收货款?

Leslie：Yes. You could wire transfer the payment into our bank account or open a letter of credit in our favor.

莱司利：是的。你可以汇款到我们的银行帐户，或是开一个以我们公司为抬头的信用状。

Paul：I’d like to go ahead and place an order for six hundred units.

保罗：那我想就先下六百组的订单。

Leslie：Great! I’ll just fill out the purchase order and have you sign it.

莱司利：太棒了!我马上写订购单并请你签名。