金融英语口语 商场过招对话(二)
英语课
Dan上回提议前半年给他们二成折扣，后半年再降为一成半，经Robert推翻后，Dan再三表示让步有限。您知道Robert在这折扣缝隙中游走，如何才能摸出双方都同意的数字呢？他从锦囊里又掏出什么妙计了呢？请看下面分解：
R： How about 15% the first six months， and the second six months at 12%， with a guarantee of 3000 units？
D： That‘s a lot to sell， with very low profit margins 1.
R： It’s about the best we can do， Dan. （pause） We need to hammer something out （敲定）today. If I go back empty-handed， I may be coming back to you soon to ask for a job. （smiles）
D： （smiles） O.K.， 17% the first six months， 14% for the second？！
R： Good. Let‘s iron out（解决）the remaining details. When do you want to take delivery（取货）？
D： We’d like you to execute the first order by the 31st.
R： Let me run through this again： the first shipment for 1500 units， to be delivered in 27 days， by the 31st.
D： Right. We couldn‘t handle much larger shipments.
R： Fine. But I’d prefer the first shipment to be 1000 units， the next 2000. The 31st is quite soon —— I can‘t guarantee 1500.
D： I can agree to that. Well， if there’s nothing else， I think we‘ve settled everything.
R： Dan， this deal promises big returns（赚大钱）for both sides. Let’s hope it‘s the beginning of a long and prosperous relationship.
今天Robert的办公室出现了一个生面孔――Kevin Hughes，此人代表美国一家运动产品公司，专程来台湾寻找加工。接洽的加工产品市运动型“磁质石膏护垫”，受伤的运动员包上这种产品上场比赛，即可保护受伤部位，且不妨碍活动。现在，我们就来看看两人的会议现况：
R： We found your proposal quite interesting， Mr. Hughes. We’d like to weigh the pros 2 and cons（衡量得失）with you.
K： Mr. Robert Liu， we‘ve looked all over Asia for a manufacturer; your company is one of the most suitable.
R： If we can settle a number of basic questions， I’m confident in saying that we are the most suitable for your needs.
K： I hope so. And what might be the basic questions you have？
R： First， do you intend to take a position in（投资于……）our company？
K： No， we don‘t， Mr. Liu. This is just OEM.
R： I see. Then， the most important thing is the size of your orders. We’ll have to invest a great deal of money in the new production process.
K： If you can guarantee continuing quality， we can sign a commitment for 75，000 pieces a year， for five years.
R： At U.S. $1000 a piece， we‘ll make an average return of just 4%. That’s too great a financial burden for us.
K： I‘ll check the number later， but what do you propose？
R： Here’s how you can demonstrate commitment to this deal. Make it ten years， increase the unit price， and provide technology transfer.
边( margin的名词复数 )； 利润； 页边空白； 差数
- They have always had to make do with relatively small profit margins. 他们不得不经常设法应付较少的利润额。
- To create more space between the navigation items, add left and right margins to the links. 在每个项目间留更多的空隙，加左或者右的margins来定义链接。