高频英语口语对话 第312期:批货优惠(2)

 　　unit 342

　　批货优惠(2)

　　dialogue

　　英语情景对话

　　A:Excuse me, I want to know what's your price per dozen for exercise books?

　　A:打扰一下，我想问一下每打练习册的售价是多少？

　　B:15 dollars per dozen

　　B:每打15美元。

　　A:Oh, its rather too high. We have another offer for a similar one at a much lower¹ price.

　　A:哦，太贵了。同样的产品，我们另外得到的报价比这低得多。

　　B:However, the quality of our exercise books is better than others. I can assure² you that our price is the most favorable³. A trial⁴ will convince⁵ you of my words.

　　B:但是我们的质量比别家的好。我可以向你保证．我们的价格是最优惠的，试一试你就相信我说的了。

　　A:If you can go a I洲e lower, I'd be able to give you an order on the spot.

　　A:如果你能把价格降低些，我现在就订货。

　　B:This price of yours is out of the question. You must know that the cost of production has risen a great deal in recent years.

　　B:这是不可能的。你知道，近几年生产成本与日俱增。

　　A:I hope you'll give a second thought to it.

　　A:希望你再考虑考虑。

　　B:We have to discuss the problem later.

　　B:我们只好下次再讨论这个问题了。

　　A:What about if we order a large amount of exercise books?

　　A:如果我们订购大量的练习册呢？

　　B:Could you give me an idea of how larger an amount you want?

　　B:你能告诉我你们想要多少吗？

　　A:About 300 dozens.

　　A:大约300打。

　　B:Then, let me check. For the large quantity you ask, considering the cost of raw materials, I think 13 dollar is our bottom line. And I can assure you this is the lowest price in the market in nowadays.

　　B:这样的话，让我看看。要是这么大量，又考虑到原材料成本问题的话，我觉得13美元是我们的底线了。我可以保证这是现在市场上的最低价格了。

　　A:OK. That's a deal.

　　A:好的，成交。

 

1 lower   

adj.较低的；地位较低的，低等的；低年级的；下游的；vt.放下，降下，放低；减低

参考例句：

• Society is divided into upper,middle and lower classes.社会分为上层、中层和下层阶级。
• This price is his minimum;he refuses to lower it any further.这个价格是他开的最低价，他拒绝再作任何降价。

2 assure   

vt.使确信；向…保证，使有保证

参考例句：

• The only ladder to assure success is to work hard.确保成功的惟一途径是刻苦努力。
• I assure you that she can be trusted to do the job.我担保她能做好这项工作。

3 favorable   

adj.赞成的，赞成的；有利的，良好的，顺利的

参考例句：

• The book received a favorable review.这本书赢得了好评。
• Each nation suppressed news that was not favorable to it.每个国家都扣留对它不利的消息。

4 trial   

n.审判，试验，艰苦，麻烦事，考验；adj.尝试的，试验性的

参考例句：

• We shall put the machine to further trial.我们将进一步试验这部机器。
• He appeared as a witness in the trial.在审判中他出庭作证。

5 convince   

vt.使确认，使信服；使认识错误

参考例句：

• It requires a lot of talking to convince him.要说服他很费口舌。
• I have given over trying to convince him.我已经不再试图说服他了。