Do you mean to say that if we entrust you with the agency, you will sell $1,000,000 each year? 你的意思是说如果我们指定你们为代理,你将每年销售100万美元?. i7 G" J1 p7 v5 L4 q/ d9 N' Z
I couldn't have said it any better. But we expect a 10% commission, of course.
4 S, ?/ v2 g2 K% O# P9 _/ ^ 就是这个意思。当然我们要求10%的佣金。
9 d9 C% K5 D: t+ e+ o* g commission:[C, U] payment to sb for selling goods which increases with the quantity of goods sold 佣金; 回扣; 酬劳金:* f$ u& [4 [/ O: l& g
* 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。
. w/ s( g$ _4 ~6 G8 N1 O0 s- Y9 i * earn 2000 (in) commission 挣得2000英镑酬劳金" v7 U- M3 N' Y2 @1 e3 Q( M
* 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)。
: n5 b" t9 s9 _ Our agents in other areas usually get a 5-7% commission.$ g7 `/ K6 p' c
我们给其它地区代理的佣金通常是5-7%.
! A' [4 e- ~% h) L) `3 U! n' u 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.
; O z: S! e3 n. K, E7 [0 M% m+ } 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。' e% h; q. G: M( j0 ^+ t
A 10% commission won't leave us much.+ }' ^" w7 C$ G! q4 ], d
10%的佣金剩不下多少。- g) }9 K, h J, q
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.
1 R" ~/ s5 ~6 x7 c' l8 z 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。8 w7 X; |' `& Y+ n" ` b+ O
line: [sing] department of activity; type of business 活动的范围; 行业:/ H! c* ]% f# e2 G* v; N6 O
* He's something in the `banking line. 他在银行工作。
+ r x8 T F/ ~& X/ k2 X * Her line is more selling than production. 她搞销售而不搞生产。# u0 ]' R' S* ^' Y: `
* That's not (much in) my line, ie not one of my skills or interests. 那我可不(大)在行。# C- M: W: [6 _5 ]" B) p, _3 ]
You'll find it most worthwhile if you appoint us as your sole agent. v$ E* D! ^% j @
如果指定我们为你们的独家代理,你们会觉得特别值。" v9 @2 p* r* @1 m. i2 m# ?
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.( P6 [8 z# ?7 T6 i
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。
, b2 s8 k8 q( h& e1 T/ @5 S But honestly, an annual sales volume of $500,000 does not justify a sole agency agreement.
/ q/ I; k& D/ t0 x 但说实在的,50万美元的年销售量并不证明你们能胜任独家代理的工作。
7 o. ~0 c0 y2 P! ~5 G6 E" N% v1 h3 H# [ If we are granted the sole agency, we can assure you that we'll double the turnover. ^$ C. X' |. n7 r
如果我们得到独家代理权,我们保证销售量可翻一番。+ ?7 v/ X: q A% L% R. ^
I've come to talk about an agency agreement.# _5 a2 ~$ c+ N
我是来谈代理协议的。5 \! r/ W* m- j! [% n9 ^8 v
What do you have in mind?
4 B+ U* H' d& P; ~( m: \ 你们有什么想法?
0 K8 x, y1 x6 w Ever since your product entered our market two years ago, it has shown a great market potential.
& M0 T% |( |3 j8 |9 V, b 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。
6 K( m1 }$ s* Q- T0 ?; R potential :n [U] ~ (for sth) possibility of being developed or used 潜在性; 可能性:4 ?9 ^% E/ n2 t+ b+ ?
*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。: v) k- ?9 m0 x+ G$ P, \# q# k
* He studied the German market to find the potential there for profitable investment.
6 y, t) @/ M8 }0 t. H* T* ^) o 他对德国的市场进行了研究以寻求投资获利的可能性。6 _& s3 S5 t( L& G2 b$ q
But you can do even better if you develop some kind of sales network there.
$ V# a2 }/ J8 |* p$ n' u 但如果你们能在那儿开发出某种销售网络,将会卖得更好。& f5 ?$ S# R+ ]/ W) e z, K. `: g
To tell you the truth, I was just thinking of that.
( d% C0 d' Q% ?, F8 v 说实话我也正在考虑这事。 |