白领英语口语速查 第56期:业务往来:合同洽谈(2)

 　　到期 expire

　　A: When does the contract expire?

　　B: Next January.

　　A: Is it possible to renew it?

　　B: It'll be renewed if there are no disagreements.

　　还有需要修改的地方吗?

　　Is there anything to be amended¹?=Have you got anything that needs to be revised？

　　A: Is there anything to be amended?

　　B: No.Things that should be there are there.We're very satisfied.

　　A: When shall we sign the contract?

　　B: How about tomorrow morning?

　　我们的律师已经看过合同了吗?

　　Has our attorney looked at this contract yet?

　　A: When will the contract be ready?

　　B: The day after tomorrow.

　　A: Has our attorney looked at this contract yet？

　　再检查一遍

　　have another check=go over the terms once more

　　A: Shall we sign the contract now?

　　B: Yes,but we'd better have another check.

　　A: You're absolutely right.I really appreciate your conscientious² attitude.

　　B: Thank you.Here is the copy for you.

　　就剩下我们签名了。

　　All that's left is to sign our names.

　　A: I think everything is in order here.

　　B: All that's left is to sign our names.

　　A: I've been looking forward to this moment for a long time.

　　真高兴我们最终达成了协议。

　　I'm so pleased we've made the deal finally.

　　A: I'm so pleased we've made the deal finally.

　　B: Me too.I hope the contract will lead to years of pleasant cooperation.

　　A: Let's propose a toast to our successful negotiation³!

　　B: Cheers!

1 Amended   

adj. 修正的 动词amend的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He asked to see the amended version. 他要求看修订本。
• He amended his speech by making some additions and deletions. 他对讲稿作了些增删修改。

2 conscientious   

adj.审慎正直的，认真的，本着良心的

参考例句：

• He is a conscientious man and knows his job.他很认真负责，也很懂行。
• He is very conscientious in the performance of his duties.他非常认真地履行职责。

3 negotiation   

n.谈判，协商

参考例句：

• They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
• The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。