Well， let me talk to my associates about this. I’ll get back to you in a few days. In the mean time， can you leave a sample here？
好吧，我和我的助手在商量一下，过几天我再给你回电话。另外，你可以留一份样品给我吗？
Thank you for your consideration.
非常感谢。
正式用语 VS 非正式用语
中文 非正式场合聊天常用语 正式场合聊天常用语
最近怎么样？ How are you doing？ How’s everything going？
我能知道是谁在通电话吗？ May I know who’s calling please？ May I know who that is？
请等一会儿！ Could you hold on， please？ Please hold on for a second.
您能再说一遍吗？ Could you repeat that， please？ Could you say it once again？
听起来不错！ Sounds great！ Sounds like fun！
这顿我请。 It’s my treat. It’s on me.
您的意思是……？ Are you saying...？ Do you mean...？
你经常上网吗？ Do you often use the Internet？ Do you often go online？
我认为…… I think... In my opinion， ...
就我而言…… As I see it， ... As far as I’m concerned， ...
你是对的。 You’re absolutely right. I can’t agree more.
我完全不认同你的观点。 I wouldn’t accept that for one minute. I don’t agree with you at all.
我不反对。 I don’t object to it. I don’t have any objection to it.
我同意。 I’m with you. I agree.
我们的产品符合质量要求。 Our products are of the stipulated quality. Our products are surely of standard quality.
重点词汇解析
1. summit [‘s？mit] n. [C] （山等）尖峰，峰顶；顶峰，绝顶；最高官阶；最高级会议 a. 最高级的，政府首脑间的
【例句】The summit of her career was ten years ago.
十年前才是她的事业巅峰。
2. stationary [’stein？ri] a. 不动的；不增减的；定居的；常备军的 n. 不动的人（物）；常备军
【例句】He crashed into a stationary car.
他撞了一辆停着不动的汽车。
3. participate [pɑ：‘tisipeit] vi. 参加，参与；分享，分担；含有，带有 vt. 分享，分担
【例句】His articles participate of the nature of satire.
他的文章带有讽刺性。
4. odd [？d] a. 奇特的，古怪的；单只的，不成对的；奇数的，单数的
【例句】She’s an odd woman.
她是个古怪的女人。
5. disorder [dis‘？：d？] n. 混乱，无秩序；骚乱，动乱 vt. 使混乱；扰乱；使紊乱，使失调；使不适
【例句】The disorder in the streets were put to an end by Mounted troops.
街头的骚乱被骑兵部队平息了。
英语加油站：每天读点英语经典
《阿甘正传》中的经典台词
Life was like a box of chocolates， you never know what you’re gonna get.
生命就像一盒巧克力，结果往往出人意料。
Stupid is as stupid does.
蠢人做蠢事，也可理解为傻人有傻福。
Miracles happen every day.
奇迹每天都在发生。
It made me look like a duck in water.
它让我如鱼得水。
I don’t know if we each have a destiny， or if we’re all just floating around accidental—like on a breeze.
我不懂我们是否有着各自的命运，还是只是到处随风飘荡。Death is just a part of life， something we’re all destined to do.
死亡是生命的一部分，是我们注定要做的一件事。
You have got to put the past behind you before you can move on.
放下包袱，继续前进。
Lesson 74 询问报价
出口成章
Please quote us for the goods I enclosed on the inquiry sheet. 请把附件中询价单上的货物价格报给我们。
Please quote us your most competitive prices in order to consummate business. 为了我们合作圆满，请把最具竞争力的价格报给我们。
Please quote us your lowest price for this product. 请把这种商品的最低价格报给我们。
Please quote us your best price and let us know the minimum quantity for each order. 请把最好的价格报给我们并注明每种产品最小起订量。
We have already made an enquiry for your articles. Please quote us before the end of this month. 我们已对你们的项目做了一个询价，请在这个月底以前报价。
I would like to make a enquiry about this type of coats. 我想询问一下这种上衣的价格。
We shall be pleased if you can provide us with your quotation for this product. 如果你们能对这种产品进行报价，我们将无比高兴。
We are anxious to get an offer of your products. 我们热切地想得到你们的产品。
We shall be very glad to receive a offer from you on this brand of computers. 如果能得到你们这种品牌的电脑的报价，我们将很高兴。
We’d like to know the minimum order quantity per color and per design. 我们想知道每种颜色，每种款式的最小起订量。
What price could you quote us on three thousands sets？ 你们给我们报的三千件的价格是多少？
If our order is a substantial one， how much will you bring your price down？ 如果我们的采购量是固定的，你们能降价多少？
How much do you ask for this brand of ties？ 这种牌子的领带报价多少？
If we order 80，000 units what would be your offer？ 如果我们订80，000套，你们会提供什么优惠？
How much discount could you offer on a order of this size ？ 请问一个这种尺寸的定单，能得到多少折扣？
职场聊天一语惊人抄这段
We’d like a chance to bid on this business.
我们希望能有机会投标这笔生意。
We’ll be accepting offers next month.
我们将在下个月接受报价。
Will you give us the specifications？
规格说明书可以给我们吗。
Sure， just drop in my office some time and pick them up.
没问题，什么时候到我办公室来拿都可以。
What is the deadline for submitting the quotation？
报价截止日是哪一天？
We need it in our office by next Monday.
下星期一以前要送到我们公司。
No problem. Thank you.
没问题。谢谢。
Good. We can’t extend the deadline.
那好，我们可不能延期的。
Was our bid accepted？
我们得标了吗？
No， I ’m sorry. It wasn’t.
抱歉，没有。
Can you tell me why？
能告诉我什么原因吗？
Sorry， but I’m not at liberty to reveal that information.
对不起，我示能随意泄露情报。
正式用语 VS 非正式用语
中文 非正式场合聊天常用语 正式场合聊天常用语
中文 非正式场合聊天常用语 正式场合聊天常用语
那就行了。 Fair enough. That’s fair.
我肯定。 I’d bet on it. Bet on it.
希望您早日回复。 We hope to receive your immediate answer. We hope that you will deal with our request soon.
期待您早日解决这些问题。 We look forward to your settlement at an early date. Your early settlement of this case will be appreciated.
希望这是次双赢的合作。 I hope that this business is win-win. I wish that this business will bring benefits to both of us.
这些产品在我们市场很好卖。 These items sell well in our market. These items are most sellable in our market.
我希望我们可以继续合作。 I hope that we can have continued cooperation. I wish we can continue our cooperation.
我们有多种多样的丝绸制品。 We have a variety of silk goods. We also take on a variety of silk goods.
我们做化学制品和农业制品的进出口生意。 We import and export chemicals and agricultural products. We do import and export business in chemicals and agricultural products.
这个牌子的领带多少钱？ What’s the price for this brand of ties？ How much do you ask for this brand of ties？
请告诉我你们能提供什么特别的商品。 Please note us what special goods you can make us. Please inform us what special offer you can make us.
我们的平均售价是每单位100美元。 Our average selling price is 100/ unit. Our average whole sell price is 100 per unit.
你的价格太高了，我们不法接受。 Your price is too high for me to accept. Your price is too high to be acceptable.
你给的报价太高了。 Your offer is too high. The quotation submitted by you is too high.
重点词汇解析
1. fail [feil] n. 不及格 vi. 失败；不及格；失去作用；（指健康）衰退；变弱；消失；破产；失去支付能力；缺乏，不足；（作物）歉收
vt. 失败；不能；忘记；没有通过（考试），评定（学生）不及格；使失望；有负于；舍弃（候选人等）
【例句】Our plan has failed.
我们的计划失败了。
2. fascinate [‘f？sineit] vt. 迷住，使神魂颠倒；强烈地吸引；使动弹不得，使呆住 vi. 有吸引力；迷人
【例句】The child was fascinated with his new book.
那孩子对他的新书着了迷。
3. final [’fainl] a. 最后的；最终的；决定性的；确定的，不可更改的 n. 决赛；期末考试；（当日报纸的）末版