实用商务英语会话 场景52:询盘和报盘

Inquiry¹ & Offer

询盘和报盘

A: Mr. Yang , your price for color TV sets is too high.

A:杨先生，你关于彩电的报价太高了。

B: Well, Mr. Smith, I don't think so, because we offered you CIF Washing-ton.

B:嗯，史密斯先生，我并不这样认为，因为我们报的是华盛顿的到岸价。

A: Your price is not competitive² at all , compared with that in the international market.

A:你们的价格与国际市场价格相比毫无竞争性。

B: You know, our prices mainly depend on the size of your order. Could you tell me how much you want to order?

B:你知道，我们的价格主要取决于你们的订货量。能说说你们想订多少吗?

A: Five thousand.

A: 500台。

B: We'll give you a 10 percent discount.

B:给你 10%的折扣。

A: It's too low a rate compared with those we get from other suppliers, I'm afraid.

A:比起我们从别的供应商那里得到的折扣，恐怕这太低了。

B: What's your counter-offer then?

B:那么你的还价是多少?

A: To have this business concluded, you need to lower your price at least by 20 percent, I believe.

A:我认为要达成这笔生意，你至少要降低 20%。

B: Then, we meet half away. What a-bout 15 percent?

B:那么我们各让一半， 15%怎么样?

A: Good. Let's call it a deal.

A:行。成交。

1 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。

2 competitive   

adj.竞争的，比赛的，好竞争的，有竞争力的

参考例句：

• Some kinds of business are competitive.有些商业是要竞争的。
• These businessmen are both competitive and honourable.这些商人既有竞争性又很诚实。