商务英语辅导：初级口语英语会话(7)

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　　Placing an order 下定单
" W4 i5 C! @* A: M5 @　　Leslie：How are you this afternoon？
2 ]  o; e+ g- _( `6 n　　莱司利：今天下午过得如何？
　　Paul：Just fine. I looked over the catalog you gave me this morning, and I'd like to discuss prices on your computer speakers.
, |( i( N# ?. E4 i　　保罗：还好。今天早上我已经详细看过你给我的目录了。我想讨论有关你们计算机扬声器的价格。
　　Leslie：Very good. Here is our price list.
6 m8 [( \% m" @  J) }( a) K' z　　莱司利：好的。这是我们的价目表。
　　Paul：Let me see . . . I see that your listed price for the K-two-one model is ten U.S. dollars. Do you offer quantity discounts？
　　保罗：我看看……。你们K-2-1 型的标价是美金十块钱。你们有提供大量订购的折扣吗？
　　Leslie：We sure do. We give a five percent discount for orders of a hundred or more.
, D( b1 o4 ~" t; t　　莱司利：当然有。100 或以上的订单我们有百分之五的折扣。
+ y+ Z- a+ O7 C' f4 q; @5 m* v! C　　Paul：What kind of discount could you give me if I were to place an order for six hundred units？
　　保罗：如果我下六百组的订单，你们可以给我什么样的折扣？
1 g- g4 q9 N$ q' j* m　　Leslie：On an order of six hundred, we can give you a discount of ten percent.
! O+ j9 Y8 v9 R- u　　莱司利：订单是六百组的话，我们可以给你百分之十的折扣。
1 o5 \+ ]! z) \. n' f* k  z9 {6 Q　　Paul：What about lead time？
" X8 X$ v8 K* N4 ]　　保罗：交货时间呢？
　　Leslie：We could ship your order within ten days of receiving your payment.
　　莱司利：在收到货款的十天内，我们就可以把货送出去。
　　Paul：So, you require payment in advance of shipment？
: y/ K- T$ m: }1 d　　保罗：所以，你们在送货前要先收货款？
　　Leslie：Yes. You could wire transfer the payment into our bank account or open a letter of credit in our favor.
　　莱司利：是的。你可以汇款到我们的银行帐户，或是开一个以我们公司为抬头的信用状。
3 S7 x0 ]6 R) b7 l$ j　　Paul：I'd like to go ahead and place an order for six hundred units.
& N  C# C, c/ R$ E% I. Z　　保罗：那我想就先下六百组的订单。
5 u9 m1 w1 ^( |6 Y　　Leslie：Great！ I'll just fill out the purchase order and have you sign it.
/ `1 D( Y, ]1 R6 a9 {7 D　　莱司利：太棒了！我马上写订购单并请你签名。