白领英语口语速查 第50期:部门职能:物流部门(2)

 　　货已发出

　　We have already shipped the goods.

　　A: I'm calling to tell you that the merchandise ordered last month has not arrived yet.

　　B: I'm sorry,hold on a moment.I'll check it out.

　　But we have already shipped it to you last month.

　　Would you like us to contact the express company to know what's going on?

　　A: Please find out the reason as soon as possible.We are in bad need of it.

　　B: Ok,I am terribly sorry for the trouble you are getting into.

　　We will contact you first thing, once we know the reason.

　　提前交货 advance your shipment

　　A: Could you do something to advance your shipment?

　　B: It's hard to say.But why?

　　A: We expect the goods to be on the market before the end of December

　　to catch up with the Spring Festival sales.

　　B: I can understand your position.We cannot make any promise,but we'll try our best.

　　准时发货 prompt shipment

　　A: May I know the definite date of delivery?

　　B: Let me check.Well,in October.

　　A: Is there any possibility for you to ensure prompt shipment?

　　B: We assure you that shipment will be made no later than the first half of October.

　　分批发运

　　partial shipment =ship by installment¹

　　A: We hope that partial shipment is allowed.

　　B: Could you explain in detail?

　　A: Shipping² the goods is to be made in three equal monthly installments³.

　　B: How about 60% for the first load,then 20% each?

　　交货日期 delivery date

　　A: I don't think we can meet the delivery date you suggest.It's too soon.

　　A: Well,is it possible for you to effect shipment by the middle of June?

　　B: The earliest we can do is by the end of June.

　　延长交货期

　　extend the delivery period

　　A: Couldn't you extend the delivery period by two weeks？

　　That would make things much easier for us.

　　B: Well,you know the time of shipment means a lot to us.

　　A: I can understand,but our company is fully⁴ committed at the moment,and hundreds of clients are placing orders for delivery these days.

　　B: I see.OK,that's agreed then.

　　运到之货情况良好。

　　The shipment has arrived in good condition.

　　A: I'm calling to tell you the shipment has arrived in good condition.

　　B: That's good!This is our first transaction.

　　I hope you'll be entirely⁵ satisfied with this initial shipment.

　　A: Quite satisfied.I'm looking forward to our future cooperation.

　　对今后装运的货，请多加注意。

　　Please handle future shipments with more care.

　　A: I've got a bone to pick with you over your last shipment to Dalian.

　　A part of the goods were damaged in transit⁶.

　　B: I'm very sorry to hear that.

　　A: Please handle future shipments with more care.

　　B: We'll take great care.

1 installment   

n.(instalment)分期付款；(连载的)一期

参考例句：

• I shall soon pay the last installment of my debt.不久我将偿付我的最后一期债款。
• He likes to buy things on the installment plan.他喜欢用分期付款法购买货物。

2 shipping   

n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）

参考例句：

• We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
• There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。

3 installments   

部分( installment的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The first two installments were pretty close together in 1980. 第一次和节二次提款隔得很近，都是在1980年提的。
• You have an installments sales contract. 你已经订立了一份分期付款的买卖契约了。

4 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

5 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

6 transit   

n.经过，运输；vt.穿越，旋转；vi.越过

参考例句：

• His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
• The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。