價格篇:

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A: Here are the quotations2 that you asked for .

B: How do they compare to last year's ?

A: The price increases haven't been too bad at all .

B: That's good to hear .let's take a look at your prices .

A:這是你的報的價。

B:與去年的相比如何。

A:沒漲太多。

B:那好,大家來看你的價格吧。

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A: I have a question about this quotation1 you submitted .

B: What is it ?

A: The third item has been omitted .

B: Oh ,yes .we don't carry that item anymore .

A:你提出的價格我有問題。

B:什么呢?

A:第三項目漏掉了。

B:哦,是的,那一項目大家不再賣了。

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A: What is the deadline for submitting the quotation ?

B: We need it in our office by next Monday .

A: I think we'll able to make that .

B: Good .we can't extend the deadline .

A:價格截止日是哪一天?

B:下星期一以前要送到大家公司。

A:我想沒問題。

B:那好,大家可不可以延期的。

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A: We'd like a chance to bid on this business.

B: We'll be taking quotations next month .

A: Will you let us have the specifications3 ?

B: Sure ,just drop in my office some time and pick them up .

A:大家期望能有機會投標這筆買賣。

B:大家將在下個月同意價格。

A:規格說明書可以給大家嗎。

B:沒問題,什么時間到我辦公室來拿都可以。

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A: Can you tell me why our bid was not accepted?

B: I think you were a little too high on some of the items .

A: On which ones ?

B: You're perfectly4 welcome to inspect the winning bid .

A:請告訴我為何大家沒得標怎么樣?

B:我想你們有幾個項目的價格高了一點。

A:哪幾個品目呢,

B:大家非常歡迎你來查閱得標者。

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A: Was our bid accepted ?

B: No ,I 'm sorry .it wasn't .

A: Can you tell me why ?

B: Sorry ,but I'm not at liberty to reveal that information.

A:大家得標了嗎?

B:抱歉,沒。

A:能告訴我哪些原因嗎?

B:對不起,我示能隨便泄露情報。

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A: Congratulations ! your bid has won .

B: I'm glad to hear that .

A: When can you come around to discuss some details with us ?

B: I'll be there next Monday at noon .

A:恭喜!你得標了。

B:真是好消息,

A:什么時間可以過來和大家討論細節呢?

B:下個星期一中午吧。

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A: What is your best price on this item ?

B: $24.95 per hundred pieces

A: That will be fine with us .

B: Fine . I'll start the paperwork for your order right away .

A:此一品目的最底價是多少?

B:一百個美金二十四塊九毛五。

A:這價錢還可以。

B:好啊,那我立刻就為你們的訂單作籌備了。

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A: Can we expect the same price as last time ?

B: Oh ,yes ,no problem about that.

A: Good ,we'll be ordering in just a few days.

A:價錢可以和上次的是否一樣?

B:哦,可以。沒問題的。

A:非常不錯,兩三天內大家就會下訂單。

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A: This price is quite a bit higher than it was last time .

B: We're sorry ,but we 've had a slight price increase here .

A: Slight ?I wouldn't call this slight .

B: We've had to increase our prices on this item by just 8%.

A:這次的價格比上次要貴了一些。

B:真抱歉,不過大家出只漲了一點點而已。

A:一點點?這叫一點點?!

B:這一種大家不能已也只加了8%而已