B: Oh, yes, no problem about that.
A: Good, we"ll be ordering in just a few days.
A:价钱能够和上次的一样吗？
B:哦，可以。没问题的。
A:很好，两三天内我们就会下订单。
(40)
A: This price is quite a bit higher than it was last time.
B: Were sorry, but we"ve had a slight price increase here.
A: Slight ?I wouldn"t call this slight.
B: We"ve had to increase our prices on this item by just 8%.
A:这次的价格比上次要贵了一些。
B:真抱歉，不过我们出只涨了一点点而已。
A:一点点？这叫一点点？！
B:这一种我们不得已也只加了8%而已。
(41)
A: We think the price in item number five is too high.
B: That"s about the best we can do on that.
A: We"ll have to talk it over some more.
B: Let"s see if we can work it out to your satisfaction.
A:第五项我们认为价钱太高了。
B:那差不多是我们所能开出的最低价了。
A:这个我们还得再谈一谈。
B:我来看看是否有什么办法能让你满意。
(42)
A: I"m sorry, but we have a problem here.
B: What is it ?
A: We can"t handle these price increase of yours.
B: Let"s talk about it some more.
A:对不起，我们有困难。
B:什么困难?
A:我们没办法接受你们提高价钱。
B:我们再谈吧。
Order订单篇
(1)
A: Are you ready to place your order now ?
B: The order will be mailed to you next week.
A: Is it going to the head office ?
B: No, I think it is going to be mailed to your local branch.
A:你们准备好下订单了吗？
B:下星期就寄给你们。
A:寄到总公司？
B:不，寄到分社。
(2)
A: Thank you very much for the order.
B: We appreciate your fast service.
A: We do the best we can.
B: We"ll be calling you again next month.
A:谢谢你的订货。
B:麻烦你能尽力处理，谢谢。
A:我们会尽力而为。
B:下个月我们会再打电话给你。
(3)
A: We haven"t received your order yet.
B: It was mailed last week.
A: I"ll check the office one more time.
B: And I"ll see if there was any mistake on our end.
A:您的订单我们还没收到。
B:上个星期我们还没收到。
A:我再跟公司查一下。
B:我这边也会看看是否有什么差错。
(4)
A: We need to make a change on our last order.
B: What was the order number?
A: It was j223,just double the second item.
B: Sure, I"ll be glad to take care of it for you.
A:上回的订单我们需要更改。
B:订单号码多少？
A:j223。第二项的订量要加倍。
B:好的，没问题，乐于为你服务。
(5)
A: I"m here to see the purchasing agent.
B: He"s not in his office at the moment.
A: May I wait ?
B: Yes, he should return soon.
A:我是来拜访采购经理的。
B:他现在不在办公室里。
A:我等他一下没关系吧？
B:没关系，他应该很快就会回来。
(6)
A: I"m the purchasing agent here.
B: I"d like to give you one of our new catalogs.
A: I"ll put it in my files.
B: Thank you very much.
A:我是这里负责采购的。
B:我们有新目录想给你。
A:我会将它归档。
B:非常谢谢你。
(7)
A: Do you usually buy in large quantities ?
B: Our standard order is 500 cases at a time.
A: We can handle an order that size very easily.
B: We"ll let you know the next time we need to place an order.
A:你们的订购量通常都很大吗？
B:我们的标准订量是一次500箱。
A:这种量我们做起来很容易。
B:下次需要订购时我们会通知你。
(8)
A: If I place an order now, when would you be able to ship it ?
B: That all depends on the size of the order.
A: It will be about the same as it was last time.
B: We should be able to get that off to you right away.
A:如果现在下单子，什么时候可以出货？
B:这要订购量的多寡。
A:大概和上回的订量一样。
B:这样的话，我们马上就可以出货。
(9)
A: This is last order we will be placing for a while.
B: Oh? Is there some trouble ?
A: No, were just getting a lot of material stock piled.
B: Let me know when you are ready to order again.
A:这是最后一次下订单，我们暂时不再订货了。
B:哦，有什么问题吗？
A:没什么问题，只是库存材料太多了。
B:那么需要再订货时，请与我联系。
(10)
A: Do you have anything like this in your stock ?
B: May I see it a moment ?
A: Yes, here you go.
B: Yes, we can supply this for you.
A:你们库存中有像这样的东西吗？
B:我看一下好吗？
A:就是这个。
B:嗯，这个有。
(11)
A: We want to order some of these.
B: This is a standard size.
A: Can you supply us right away?
B: Yes, we have plenty on hand right now.
A:我们想订些这种货。
B:这是标准尺寸。
A:能够立刻供货吗？
B:可以，我们目前有不少现货。
(12)
A: This is what we need.
B: I don"t think this is a standard size.
A: It"s not.It is a little oversized.
B: In that case, we wouldn"t have it in stock.
A:我们要的就是这个。
B:我看这不是标准尺寸吧？
A:不是，它比标准的大了一点儿。
B:如果是这样，我们库存不会有。
(13)
A: Is this the part that you need ?
B: Yes, that"s right.
A: How many do you need ?
B: We"ll take all that you can give us.
A:这是不是你所需要的零件？
B:是的，没错。
A:你需要多少？
B:你们有多少就买多少。
(14)
A: I understand you want to increase your order.
B: Yes, we have to double it.
A: I"m not sure we have that much on hand.
B: Could you check it for me, please?
A:我知道你想增加订购量。
B:是的，我们必须加倍。
A:我没把握现在的量有没有那么多。
B:请你查一下好吗？
(15)
A: I checked our supply of that material you asked for.
B: How does it look?
A: We"ve got plenty,
B: Good, I"ll get an order to you right away.
A:我查过了库存中你要的那种材料。
B:怎么样？
A:我们有不少。
B:好极了，我立刻就下订单给你。
(16)
A: I just got an answer about the stock we have on hand.
B: Good news, I hope.
A: Sure, we can handle your order.
B: Boy, I"m really glad to hear that.
A:我刚刚接获通知我们现有库存量。
B:希望是好消息。
A:对，你的订单没问题。
B:啊，听了真叫人高兴。
(17)
A: How much did you want to increase your order？
B: We need three times as much as we originally ordered.
A: I"ll have to check to see if we can handle that.
B: Please do. Were desperate for the material.
A:你的订量要增加多少？
B:原来的三倍。
A:我得查查看我们是否付得了这么多。
B:麻烦你了，我们非常需要这些材料。
(18)
A: We don"t have enough material on hand to take care of this.
B: When will you have more?
A: By the end of next month.
B: I"m not sure we can wait that long.
A:我们现在的存量不够你的订单。
B:什么时候你们会再进货呢？
A:下个月底。
B:我们恐怕等不了那么久了。
(19)
A: Were going to be placing a large order soon.
B: This is a pretty hot item.
A: Were really going to need it.
B: In that case, I"ll have some set aside for you.
A:我们马上就会下一张大订单了。
B:这货十分抢手呢。
A:我们真的一定要定到。
B:既然这么说，我会为你留一些下来。
(20)
A: Were out of one item on your order.
B: Do you have any suggestions？
A: We can give you a better one at the same price.
B: Good. Go ahead and do that.
A:你订的货里有一项我们没有了，
B:你说怎么办？
A:我们可以给你更好的一种，价钱一样。
B:好啊，就这么办。
(21)
A: Can we substitute the J123 for the J 113?
B: Is the price the same ?
A: Yes, just the same.
B: That will be alright with us.
A:以J123来替代J113，可以吗？
B:价钱一样吗？
A:一样。
B:那就可以。
(22)
A: Our order specified “no substitutions”.
B: We were out of the part you needed.
A: We just can"t use this one, it won"t work.
B: Is see, we"ll have it picked up, in that case.
A:我们订单上特别裁明了“拒收替代品”。
B:你要的那种零件我们没有货了，
A:这种的我们就是不能用，行不通的。
B:哦，我明白了，这样子的话，我们就把它挑出来。
(23)
A: Were having a lot of trouble filling this order.
B: What seems to be the problem？
A: Were out of a lot of the items.
B: Let"s see what we can substitute.
A:我们这次供货很有问题。
B:什么样的问题呢？
A:有好几项都缺货了。
B:我们来想看看有没有什么可以代替的。
(24)
A: Is there any chance that we can substitute this for you ?
B: I"ll have to check with our engineers.
A: I"ll wait until I hear from you.
B: I"ll get back to you as soon as I can.
A:这个可不可以使用代替品呢？
B:我得请教工程师才行。
A:那么我就等你消息。
B:我会尽快给你回答。
(25)
A: I"m afraid the item you substituted didn"t work.
B: Was it too big ?
A: Yes, that"s right.
B: I see, we"ll take another look at your specifications.
A:你这代替品恐怕不能用。
B:太大了吗？
A:就是啊。
B:哦，我们会再查一查你们的规格说明书。
B:不知道，我问问看。
(26)
A: We may have to back order three items on this order.
B: That"s not so good.
A: Can we substitute in these things?
B: I don"t know. I"ll check.
A:这次订的货有三个项目必须要晚点才能交货。
B:这样不太好吧。
A:这几项可以用替代品吗？
B：不知道，我查一下。
(27)
A: We need these things right away.
B: Were out of the red adapters.
A: If you have blue ones, send those.
B: Good, we can do that right away.
A:这些东西我们马上就要。
B:红色的接头没货了。
A:如果有蓝色的，就送蓝色的来吧。
B:好的，立刻就办。
(28)
A: How"s the order coming along ?