外贸英语话题王 第103期:商标形象(在线收听

   Problem of the trademark's image  商标形象

  Mr.Green, sit down please.  格林先生,请坐。
  Thank you, Mr. Sun. Iam very sorry for coming late,  谢谢孙先生。很抱歉我来晚了,
  but something urgent came up at the last minute.  但我临走时突然有点急事。
  That's all right. Let's get down to business.  没关系,我们谈正事吧。
  I was told that you have some comments to make about the registeration of our trademarks.  我听说贵公司对我们的商标注册有异议。
  Yes, I work in a law firm.  是的,我在法律事务所工作,
  I have been asked by the British trading company to come here and have a face-to-face consultation with you.  这次是受英国贸易公司委托来跟您面谈的。
  You are welcome.  欢迎。
  I believe that you have some problems to discuss with me regarding the application for the registration of our trademarks.  您是不是想和我谈谈我们申请商标注册的问题?
  Yes, you are applying to register the trademark of "Golden Dragon" for table lights, right?  是的,贵公司正在申请金龙牌台灯,是吗?
  Yes, you are right.  对。
  You may not know this, but the dragon represents an evil omen in our country.  您也许不知道,龙在我国是不祥之物。
  It's not appropriate to register the brand.  采用这个牌子恐怕不合适。
  Oh, will you excuse my oversight.  哦,请原谅我们的疏忽。
  Then what do you think I should do?  那您看来,我们该怎么办?
  I think it's better for you to change the brand name.  我认为你方最好改变名称。
  But in that case, the customers won't recognize our products.  但是那样的话,消费者就认不出我们的产品了。
  Yes, it's a tough problem.  是啊,这个问题很难办。
  I'll hold a meeting to discuss this problem and find out a solution soon.  我立即召开会议,尽快找出解决办法。
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