Do you mean to say that if we entrust you with the agency, you will sell $1,000,000 each year?
/ v- I) u6 x* \' e7 `: C 你的意思是说如果我们指定你们为代理,你将每年销售100万美元?/ b. @1 S8 o8 q% c& t/ Z/ y7 H) F
I couldn't have said it any better. But we expect a 10% commission, of course.
2 f0 Q; N7 b, |! o 就是这个意思。当然我们要求10%的佣金。7 A0 w' |$ R# S# T( u% m* [
commission:[C, U] payment to sb for selling goods which increases with the quantity of goods sold 佣金; 回扣; 酬劳金:
# r7 t# p3 D7 d+ h# J * You get (a) 10% commission on everything you sell. 你可从售出的每种货物中得到10%佣金。
+ a0 U3 t! h- C! o5 P; c% T8 s2 ]2 E * earn 2000 (in) commission 挣得2000英镑酬劳金- Z+ B! d$ F* z* `+ c3 n9 v
* She is working for us on commission, ie is not paid a salary. 她按挣回扣方式为我们工作(没有薪水)。
' T/ U8 w. g3 }( Z$ k2 ^. H9 ]8 o Our agents in other areas usually get a 5-7% commission.
, k" h1 ?0 X, m+ I* f$ Q; U 我们给其它地区代理的佣金通常是5-7%.
3 H% A9 ^! b( P: { L But your product is still new to our market, and we need to do a lot of work and spend a lot of money on sales promotion.3 u) p v; ~! c
但我们市场对你们产品仍然不太了解,我们在推销过程中需要做很多工作,花很多钱。
( v1 {7 v3 R+ O2 ]* L. j A 10% commission won't leave us much.
. [3 u h2 I$ ?8 [ 10%的佣金剩不下多少。
) s! T0 p) y2 D( ` As you know, we are a well-established firm in the line of textiles, and we enjoy good relations with all the wholesalers, chain stores and distributors in Canada.
! _& ?) \& T( H% W' |3 B4 R; T, \7 s 你知道,我公司在纺织业有良好的信誉,跟加拿大所有的批发商、连锁商店和分销商都保持很好的关系。! l; V# x' `2 h1 R, T- l
line: [sing] department of activity; type of business 活动的范围; 行业: h: w5 N2 f/ d! J3 H* Q
* He's something in the `banking line. 他在银行工作。
6 z, v2 { e+ U- K * Her line is more selling than production. 她搞销售而不搞生产。' ^4 @: y9 ^1 B3 j! i' x
* That's not (much in) my line, ie not one of my skills or interests. 那我可不(大)在行。: }& ~; X) H5 \% n; A7 m
You'll find it most worthwhile if you appoint us as your sole agent.
# P7 M4 F7 g$ K 如果指定我们为你们的独家代理,你们会觉得特别值。
5 q5 `6 U# @1 Q& o- F Thank you for your intention to help promote the sales of our products, and we are quite satisfied with your performance in the last two years.. G. o0 M& K" q# E) R" t4 q
感谢你们推销我方产品的意愿,对你们过去两年的表现我们也非常满意。
I' u r/ e% s7 f' | But honestly, an annual sales volume of $500,000 does not justify a sole agency agreement.
0 v! r) y2 a6 P; Y' ~+ D 但说实在的,50万美元的年销售量并不证明你们能胜任独家代理的工作。0 v' O" H. _! \7 x9 U. [
If we are granted the sole agency, we can assure you that we'll double the turnover.
) A9 V- C5 Q1 g2 d( d 如果我们得到独家代理权,我们保证销售量可翻一番。 }8 ^& k/ H" F! P
I've come to talk about an agency agreement.
, Z; V" d: S4 @. c5 t 我是来谈代理协议的。( ]4 B7 g# f5 d' W
What do you have in mind?
7 j+ c, _8 d" j9 V; l7 J; K* S 你们有什么想法?/ f& ]$ N1 y6 }
Ever since your product entered our market two years ago, it has shown a great market potential.
. _* C8 O6 n0 ?$ F. c! N% ^ 你们产品自从两年以前进入我们市场以来,显示出了很大的潜力。. ~) n! ~1 ^& P( ]6 Q
potential :n [U] ~ (for sth) possibility of being developed or used 潜在性; 可能性:
D$ L; x/ O5 C5 L *She recognized the potential for error in the method being used. 她意识到在所采用的方法中可能出错。
5 b' n1 P* ^& W& O * He studied the German market to find the potential there for profitable investment.
% ^# p4 S+ c6 x 他对德国的市场进行了研究以寻求投资获利的可能性。
9 D0 W: T% z- Q' r3 A: p5 U6 R: ^ But you can do even better if you develop some kind of sales network there.
% x/ {0 _ a! x% g# d# h 但如果你们能在那儿开发出某种销售网络,将会卖得更好。
+ @( m; n: d9 R, A H, H" R+ S9 d. F To tell you the truth, I was just thinking of that.- {/ \" [& ]6 E7 B
说实话我也正在考虑这事。 |