情景会话口袋书人际篇 第593期:询盘(3)

 　　9. Please show us the shipping¹ costs for several possible carries.

　　请告诉我们几种可能的运输方式的价格。

　　还能这样说：

　　I want to know the shipping price about several possible carries.

　　We would like to make an inquiry² about the shipping costs for several possible carries.

　　应用解析：

　　carry on business in 以……方式经营；

　　carry to excess 做得过分；

　　carry off 运走，移走；夺走，拐走

　　10. Could you make prompt delivery?

　　可以即期交货吗？

　　还能这样说：

　　Can I receive the goods instantly?

　　Could you deliver the goods to us promptly³?

　　谚语：

　　One tree does not make a forest.

　　独木不成林。

　　11. We are anxious to get an offer for your products.

　　我方急于想要贵方产品的报价。

　　还能这样说：

　　We are eager to know the price of your products.

　　We want to get your offer in a hurry.

　　应用解析：

　　offer itself 有；出现；发生；

　　offer one's hand 伸出手和某人握手；

　　offer one's hand in marriage 向某人求婚；

　　be open to an offer 欢迎开价；

　　take back one's offer 收回建议；

　　jump at an offer 欣然接受建议

　　12. What's your wholesale⁴ price on this item?

　　这种产品你们的批发价多少呢？

　　还能这样说：

　　How much is your wholesale on this item?

　　How much do you charge for the wholesale on this item?

　　应用解析：

　　price oneself out of the market 漫天要价以至无人问津；

　　what price 多么不值得，有什么用；

　　put a price on sth. 给某事物定价；

　　not at any price 无论如何；即使有天大的好处

　　13. I would like to make an inquire about this type of leather bag.

　　我想问一下这种款式的皮包价格。

　　还能这样说：

　　I want to ask the price of this type of leather bag.

　　Please let me know the price of this type of leather bag.

　　应用解析：

　　type of sth. 有代表性的人或物，典型；

　　revert⁵ to type 回复到自然的或原先的状态；

　　type sth. out 用打字机处理某文稿；

　　type-face 活字的字体；

　　typewriter 打字机

1 shipping   

n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）

参考例句：

• We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
• There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。

2 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

3 promptly   

adv.及时地，敏捷地

参考例句：

• He paid the money back promptly.他立即还了钱。
• She promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her.她立即抓住了因他不在场给她创造的机会。

4 wholesale   

n.批发；adv.以批发方式；vt.批发，成批出售

参考例句：

• The retail dealer buys at wholesale and sells at retail.零售商批发购进货物，以零售价卖出。
• Such shoes usually wholesale for much less.这种鞋批发出售通常要便宜得多。

5 revert   

v.恢复，复归，回到

参考例句：

• Let us revert to the earlier part of the chapter.让我们回到本章的前面部分。
• Shall we revert to the matter we talked about yesterday?我们接着昨天谈过的问题谈，好吗？