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【Chinese Course】Bargain 讨价还价

 

Tom: I'd like to get the ball rolling by talking about prices. 

        我们从价格开始吧。

        Wǒmen cóng jiàgé kāishǐ ba. 

 

Jerry: Shoot. I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have. 

        洗耳恭听。我很乐意回答你的任何问题。 
        Xǐ'ěrgōngtīng wǒ hěn lèyì huídá nǐ de rènhé de wèntí. 

 

Tom: Your products are very good. But I'm a little worried about the prices you're asking. 

        贵司产品非常不错,但我有点担心你的价格。 
        Guì sī chǎnpǐn fēicháng bùcuò, dàn hào wǒ yǒudiǎn dānxīn nǐ de jiàgé. 

  

Jerry: You think we will be asking for more? 

        你认为我们会要的更多吗? 

        Nǐ rènwéi wǒmen huì yào de gèng duō ma?

 

Tom: That's not exactly what I had in mind. I know your research costs are high, but what I'd like is a 25% discount. 

        那并不是我想的。我知道你们的研究成本是很高,但我希望能得到七五折。

        Nà bìng bùshì wǒ xiǎng de wǒ zhīdào nǐmen de yánjiū chéngběn shénme hěn gāo, dàn hào wǒ xīwàng néng dédào qīwǔ zhé. 

 

Jerry: That seems to be a little high. I don't know how we can make a profit with those  numbers. 

        太高了。这样的折扣我们没有利润了。 

        Tài gāole. Zhèyàng de zhékòu wǒmen dāngqián méiyǒu lìrùnle

 

Tom: We said we want 10000pcs over a three-month period. What if we plan orders for a year, with a guarantee? 

        我们接下来的三个月需要采购10000个,如果我们保证一年的订单怎么样? 

        Wǒmen dāngqián jiē xiàlái de sān gè yuè xūyào cǎigòu 10000 gè, rúguǒ wǒmen dāngqián bǎozhèng yī nián de dìngdān zěnme yàng?

 

Jerry: If you can guarantee that on paper,I think we can discuss this further. 

        如果你能将你的保证写下来的话。我想可以考虑。

        Rúguǒ nǐ néng jiāng nǐ de bǎozhèng xiě xiàlái dehuà wǒ xiǎng kěyǐ kǎolǜ.

 

Feb 24, 2012 6:01 AM
Comments · 3

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March 1, 2012

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February 29, 2012

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February 28, 2012