外贸口语一点通第190期:贸易索赔之退货

 　　Return of goods

　　退货

　　A: The painwork on the body of the cars has become discolored.

　　汽车上的外漆都褪色了。

　　B: We have looked into the matter and found it was due to a chemical imbalance in the paint used in spraying the vehicles.

　　这事我们已经调查了，发现喷这批车使用的油漆成分比例不当。

　　A: I'll return the goods to you, postage and packing forward.

　　我把货退给你们，邮费包装费到付。

　　B: Actually we are taking these models out of production and calling in all those that we have supplied.

　　事实上，我们已不生产这一型号的车了，以前供应的车也要收回来。

　　A: That's fine. When do you think we can get the replacements¹?

　　那很好。你认为什么时候换货能到？

　　B: We have contacted our own suppliers and they said the replacements are on their way to us by express train. You should receive them within a week.

　　我们和供货商联系过了，他们说换货用直达火车运输，已经发过来了了，一周内就能收到。

　　A: This is our initial order with which you and we are far from satisfied.

　　这是我们首次向你们订货，结果很不令人满意。

　　B: I apologize for the inconvenience and please permit me to point out that this kind of fault rarely occurs in our fatory. This is the first time, and I promise, it'll also be the last time. Please trust me.

　　给您带来了不便，我深感歉意。请允许我指出一点，我们的车很少出这类问题。这是第一次，我保证也是最后一次。请相信我们。

　　词汇精学：

　　1. forward 本文中的意思是“预约的，期货的，预定的”

　　1) adj. 向前的；早的；迅速的

　　eg. The message may also have a forward and reserve routing paths.

　　消息也可以具有一个向前的和保留的路由通道。

　　adv. 向前地；向将来

　　eg. It is this nameless fear which blocks our efforts to move forward.

　　它是阻塞我们的努力向前地移动的这种无名的恐惧。

　　vt. 促进；转寄；运送

　　eg. The hi-tech has put forward our production this year.

　　高科技促进了我们今年生产的发展。

　　n. 前锋

　　eg. He is marking their forward closely.

　　他紧紧盯住他们的前锋。

　　2) payment forward 预付货款

　　Buyer must forward payment within 3 days of winning this auction².

　　买方必须在3赢得了这次拍卖。

　　短语学习：

　　1. call in 在文中是“收回”的意思

　　召集；召来

　　eg. Do you mind if I call in you this evening?

　　你不介意今晚我们去拜访你吧？

　　eg. You may find a new apartment or decide to call in the painters or repair men.

　　你可能会找到一件新公寓或是决定打电话叫油漆匠或修理工来。

　　2. far from 远非，一点不……

　　eg. I’m far from content.

　　我一点也不满意。

1 replacements   

n.代替( replacement的名词复数 )；替换的人[物]；替代品；归还

参考例句：

• They infiltrated behind the lines so as to annoy the emery replacements. 他们渗透敌后以便骚扰敌军的调度。 来自辞典例句
• For oil replacements, cheap suddenly looks less of a problem. 对于石油的替代品来说，价格变得无足轻重了。 来自互联网

2 auction   

n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖

参考例句：

• They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
• They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。