情景会话口袋书人际篇 第591期:询盘(1)

 　　1. Could you give us some idea about your price?

　　请介绍贵方的价格好吗？

　　还能这样说：

　　Can you give me an indication of price?

　　Please let us know your prices.

　　应用解析：

　　beyond price 宝贵的，无价的；

　　at any price 无论花多大代价；无论如何；

　　at the price of 以……的代价；以高于正常的价格；

　　fetch a good price 可卖好价钱

　　2. We cannot take care of your enquiry at present.

　　我们现在无力顾及你方的询盘。

　　还能这样说：

　　We cannot reply your enquiry at present.

　　We cannot make a reply for you now.

　　应用解析：

　　answer sb.'s enquires¹ 回答某人的问题；

　　bear enquiry 经得起追查；

　　make enquires about sth. 询问某事；

　　by enquiry 通过调查；

　　letter of enquiry 询问函

　　3. We are desirous of your lowest quotations² for the computer.

　　我们想要贵公司电脑的最低报价。

　　还能这样说：

　　We are anxious about the lowest quotations of the computer.

　　We are eager to know the lowest price of the computer.

　　应用解析：

　　come low 低廉，便宜，跌价；

　　feel low 情绪低落

　　4. We would like to make an inquiry³ about this product.

　　我们想对该产品进行询价。

　　还能这样说：

　　We'd rather have you tell us the price of the product.

　　We want to know the price you quoted.

　　谚语：

　　With a frog in the well you don't talk about the ocean.

　　井底之蛙。

1 enquires   

打听( enquire的第三人称单数 )； 询问； 问问题； 查问

参考例句：

• I should make a few discreet enquires about the firm before you sign anything. 我应该先审慎打探一下这家公司的底细，然后您再签字。
• They enjoy popularity among our customers and the customers make enquires ceaseless. 在客户中受到极大欢迎，并且需求不断。

2 quotations   

n.引用( quotation的名词复数 )；[商业]行情（报告）；（货物或股票的）市价；时价

参考例句：

• The insurance company requires three quotations for repairs to the car. 保险公司要修理这辆汽车的三家修理厂的报价单。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• These quotations cannot readily be traced to their sources. 这些引语很难查出出自何处。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。