白领英语口语速查 第58期:业务往来:商务代理(2)

 　　贵方在同行业为别的供应商做过代理吗？

　　Did you represent any other suppliers in the same line?

　　A: Did you represent any other suppliers in the same line?

　　B: No.

　　A: If you want to be our general agent,you'll not handle the same or similar products

　　of any other origins.

　　B: That's for sure.

　　我们可以签订5年的代理协议。

　　We can sign the agency agreement for a period of 5 years.

　　A: We wonder whether we may conclude a long term agency contract with you.

　　B: Could we try out a period of cooperation to see how things go first?

　　A: How long do you mean the trial period should be?

　　B: One year.If everything goes smoothly,we can sign the agency agreement

　　for a period of 5 years.

　　代理商佣金比例

　　agency commission rate

　　A: What's the agency commission rate?

　　B: We usually grant our agents a 5 % commission on sales.

　　A: That's reasonable.

　　B: In addition,the bigger the sales,the higher the commission.

　　委托贵方为我方独家代理

　　We entrust¹ you as our sole agent for...

　　A: We think your agency application is workable.

　　B: Thank you very much for your confidence in us.

　　A: Finally we've decided² to entrust you as our sole agency for our T-shirts.

　　B: We'll spare no effort in promoting the sales of your products.

1 entrust   

v.信赖，信托，交托

参考例句：

• I couldn't entrust my children to strangers.我不能把孩子交给陌生人照看。
• They can be entrusted to solve major national problems.可以委托他们解决重大国家问题。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。