SHERRY: I understand we will need seven air conditioning units on the two floors.
# I' r) M6 w+ [ That’s what you think, yes?- O& M) t: O, K+ {. [
ARNOLD: Yes. You could use five or six units.
) o) S4 L0 {. K/ ], i5 C But five or six wouldn’t be very efficient. I recommend seven.
3 d! _6 G: c" Y6 K SHERRY: And if we take the Decker units you suggested, what would the price be?
8 A; ^& u1 e& r9 ?1 G; O" X ARNOLD: Let me calculate the price for you.
$ w1 }: v0 `& \' _% l! x I can give you a 15% discount if you buy the seven units.
: h; S8 M: d+ t$ | Let’s see here. Your total would be 5929 dollars.
8 `6 T; z9 ^& K7 X/ W" o9 i. c6 t SHERRY: Isn’t there any way we can get central air conditioning in this building?
( `7 L, |8 y/ I( y( C ARNOLD: As I said, it is possible, but it would be much more expensive.# T+ B6 P% g0 i, O6 O
I think it would be at least 12000 dollars to do a complete system.9 d Q7 ~. \! }9 D
SHERRY: That’s too much. We need to use the separate units, I guess.
2 \ K8 ?5 d# P# V2 l. w9 Q ARNOLD: It’s more practical, and the new units really are very quiet.# T( {' y) Y P8 f2 _
Your customers won’t even notice them.
]' c( q$ v9 g% h( Y' X$ I SHERRY: So you say we can do it for 6000 dollars.
1 s4 C7 }6 n8 X/ E9 A) z V ARNOLD: Yes, that’s for the units." x$ ]0 u% D& z
Installation would probably be another 700 to 1000 dollars.
- l! I/ {* L: j1 a& J But it depends on the time spent, of course.
' O' l: p/ J/ h7 m) x( ~8 ?4 ^ SHERRY: You mean installation isn’t included? I’m very surprised.
6 b+ f& u! m9 E+ K0 }( E( v ARNOLD: No, Ma’am. Installation isn’t included.* a Q, Y8 [% I. V! x
The price I quoted was just for the units./ T9 `" i9 e5 o( Q( m8 M/ C3 A2 X
SHERRY: In Taipei, you know, the company usually installs the things they sell.
. X2 _( D3 H6 u' Y# y' u* r They don’t charge extra.
F" M2 g, \( p& g ARNOLD: I know that, Ma’am.# a# J2 l* G5 l; g, w/ R
But they would just raise the price of the units to cover their costs.
6 X" D: T; f3 B& ] Here in L.A., installation is charged separately.
; i5 X& L! |5 J SHERRY: Yes, I suppose I should get used to it.; l6 P9 Y( c8 b$ ^- R
But I’m not really willing to spend more than 6000 dollars for this.8 f6 {& p; A T3 X
We haven’t even opened yet.
1 j2 ]5 K$ f f' u) } ARNOLD: I understand, Ma’am.: N6 H# c# Q4 O: s0 \3 n9 B
SHERRY: And the other company that gave me a quote on this said they could do it for 4000 dollars.5 u# v- V( v/ j) n- I( E
ARNOLD: It’s a question of quality, Ma’am.
/ P4 J# K6 P! r8 d At that price, you would not get good equipment.6 y( T/ G7 X8 d5 v' I- l$ E
I’ve been in this business for almost twenty years. I know what happens.
h5 J/ o3 Q4 G4 p) K2 s If you don’t get quality air conditioning now,
5 t" ]- O! C0 }/ [8 ~5 x1 D) t you will just have to replace the system after two years.& G! X( }) O6 y7 G
SHERRY: I will tell you what I can agree to.
" l! P0 _* ~) B If you can quote me a price of 6000 dollars, installation included, I can accept.
3 k; [: _% _/ w& q ARNOLD: Well.
- F6 j ]. |! o SHERRY: You do seem like a better company than the other one.
! K& @. y% { C9 {& L- }% V5 j So I am willing to pay more than 4000 for you. But I won’t pay more than 6000. W, j2 y8 b! }' I7 q3 v
ARNOLD: Well, we don’t usually do it, but... I believe we can accommodate you on this.* I' ^ `. V& i: f4 y* }, r6 ~
We will do the installation for free. Because we appreciate your business.
2 i$ r9 a9 c% K) N SHERRY: Good. I hope we can arrange the contract as soon as possible." V8 Z5 |5 E" u) N" L9 I5 j( h
雪莉:我了解我们需要七部空调机在两个楼面。
/ q/ U, l# n8 o" {* _ 你是这个意思,对吧?
s! \5 W( z, t8 O- V& O5 I- P 阿诺:是的。你可以装五到六部。! }5 P8 N- d1 }( x
但五到六部会不够,所以我建议七部。( ~$ z) B# T2 p6 n; Z
雪莉:还有我们如果用你建议的戴格牌,会是多少钱?/ Q; v, r3 u. l# V, N4 K' R1 T
阿诺:让我算一下。# `+ @4 E. v+ e Z/ D5 q9 g9 g9 w
如果你一次购买七部,我可以给你百分之十五的折扣。
& b2 ~# u: |/ B' Y( Y 让我看一下,你的总数是五千九百二十九美元整。5 q) c( I5 P Z9 ^- y( V0 R
雪莉:我们可以在这栋建筑装设中央空调系统吗?
# m) W9 l3 \0 |; d 阿诺:就像我说的,是可行的,但是会花费很多。
7 N+ k5 v% n' _/ o. r 我想会需要一万二千美元才能完成一个系统。$ t% _9 {. s; ]8 E% @
雪莉:那真是太多了。我们必须要分开的装置,我想。
& J0 @. w: s- Y, P- ~$ i 阿诺:在实用性方面,新的装置也会比较安静。% g1 x, H1 x \+ [& f3 n P, ]
你的顾客根本不会感觉到它的存在。
- n, h5 C, g. v7 D) G% p/ |' E7 p) F 雪莉:所以你说我们可以在六千美元以内完工。
4 w0 L0 `, k; H1 z. K 阿诺:是的,只有装置的费用。
2 J/ f1 E6 W+ H# W 安装费大约是七百至一千美元。
7 d( Z F( g& p7 h [4 a! P! w 当然是要看所用的时间而定。$ K% \" I$ _0 l6 V, T/ B- O
雪莉:你的意思是没有包含安装费?我很惊讶。2 u/ n1 r% d+ D9 I, A, t# g$ `
阿诺:不,女士。安装费没有包含在内。0 ~$ e3 e. U. V) {9 O- ?8 B5 r
我估计的费用是只有装置的费用。
' i" N2 X0 q5 `+ E+ i/ C 雪莉:在台北,你知道,一般公司都安装他们所卖的产品。( j- k: A9 p. A
他们不会额外收费。
, q$ `; K0 s$ o6 s4 ~5 i/ }1 s! V M 阿诺:我知道,女士。
% O+ f0 F5 j) D4 Z 但通常他们都会提高售价来掩饰他们的花费。
& ~0 k2 x6 T. {7 Z 在洛杉矶,安装费都是分开来收取的。
2 O# j: i$ A$ L9 w 雪莉:是的,我以为我应该可以习惯这种做法。6 m+ U. R+ g; Z- S2 R+ l8 V
但我真的没有想要为了安装空调系统花费超过六千美元。
7 |' |9 S/ N3 ~# R; k. q! a; h: z 我们都还没开张呢。0 f# i; l8 R+ g* V/ G* M
阿诺:我了解,女士。6 _5 K5 Y) c) M% v
雪莉:而且另一家公司只给我估价四千美元。
+ S* u. {) u1 j* W: ] 阿诺:这是有关品质的问题,女士。) X y. N5 O: h
而且那种价位,你不会拿到好的装置。6 {8 H2 C% e+ i# v/ E0 x3 \
我在这一行有将近二十年了。我知道行情,9 X* a9 U* `4 a' M0 t7 r" D: |, J0 p
如果你现在不拿品质好的空调机,* A U0 x( k2 k0 l( X; \, b
两年后,你将必须重换这个系统。
" ?2 ?5 A" y0 Y 雪莉:我可以告诉你什么方面我可以同意。 |