Modern English 洋话连篇（六十七）

　　1，Heavy enquiries witness the quality of our products.

　　大量询盘证明我们产品质量过硬。

　　2，As soon as the price picks up, enquiries will revive.

　　一旦价格回升，询盘将恢复活跃。

　　3，Enquiries for carpets are getting more numerous.

　　对地毯的询盘日益增加。

　　4，Enquiries are so large that we can only than allot¹ you 200 cases.

　　询盘如此之多，我们只能分给你们200箱货。

　　5，Enquiries are dwindling².

　　询盘正在减少。

　　6，Enquiries are dried up.

　　询盘正在绝迹。

　　7，They promised to transfer their future enquiries to Chinese Corporations.

　　他们答应将以后的询盘转给中国公司。

　　8，Generally speaking, inquiries³ are made by the buyers.

　　询盘一般由买方发出。

　　9，Mr.Baker⁴ is sent to Beijing to make an inquiry⁵ at China National Textiles Corporation.

　　贝克先生来北京向中国纺织公司进行询价。

　　10，We regret that the goods you inquire about are not available.

　　很遗憾，你们所询的货物现在无货。

1 allot   

v.分配；拨给；n.部分；小块菜地

参考例句：

• The government is ready to allot houses in that area.政府准备在那个地区分配住房。
• Who will she allot the easy jobs to?她把轻活儿分给谁呢？

2 dwindling   

adj.逐渐减少的v.逐渐变少或变小( dwindle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The number of wild animals on the earth is dwindling. 地球上野生动物的数量正日渐减少。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He is struggling to come to terms with his dwindling authority. 他正努力适应自己权力被削弱这一局面。 来自辞典例句

3 inquiries   

n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 )；疑问；探究；打听

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending further inquiries. 他获得保释，等候进一步调查。
• I have failed to reach them by postal inquiries. 我未能通过邮政查询与他们取得联系。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 baker   

n.面包师

参考例句：

• The baker bakes his bread in the bakery.面包师在面包房内烤面包。
• The baker frosted the cake with a mixture of sugar and whites of eggs.面包师在蛋糕上撒了一层白糖和蛋清的混合料。

5 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。