买东西当然越便宜越好啦!所以在贸易谈判的时候,总是要谈到数量和折扣这个问题。下面就是一些有关打折的对话,供您参考。
(1)
a: do you offer any quantity discounts?
大量购买有折扣吗?
b: no, we don’t.
不,没有。
a: then give us three cases of this.
那么这种的就买三箱好了。
(2)
a: you could save a lot if you would order a little more.
如果你单子下得多一点,可以省不少的钱。
b: how could we do that?
怎么说呢?
a: we offer a discount for large orders.
我们对大量订购有打折。
b: let me take another look at our requirements.
那我看看我们的需要量有多少。
(3)
a: your prices seem a little high.
你们的价钱高了一些。
b: we could make them lower for you.
我们可以算你便宜一点。
a: how?
怎么做呢?
b: if you order in large lots, we’ll reduce the price.
如果你大量订购,我们可以降价。
(4)
a: we can make the price lower if you would order a bit more.
如果你单子下多一点,我们可以减价。
b: how much more?
还要多下多少?
a: just three more cases.
只要再加三箱就可以了。
b: i think we can do that.
那我想没问题。
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