情景会话口袋书人际篇 第597期:报盘(3)

 　　9. In response to an inquiry¹, quotations³ may be sent.

　　在答复询价时，可寄送报价单。

　　还能这样说：

　　Quotations should be sent when you respond the inquiry.

　　You should respond the inquiry together with the quotations.

　　应用解析：

　　inquire a matter of sb. 向某人打听一件事；

　　inquire about 查问，打听；

　　inquire after 问候

　　10. This offer is based on an expanding market and is competitive.

　　此报盘着眼于扩大销路而且很有竞争性。

　　还能这样说：

　　This offer is focusing on increasing their markets and is competitive.

　　This offer can enlarge the market and is competitive.

　　应用解析：

　　futures⁴ market 期货市场；

　　service market 劳务市场

　　11. Your early offer will be highly appreciated.

　　请早日发盘不甚感谢。

　　还能这样说：

　　We feel gratitude⁵ for your early offer.

　　We thank you if you can quote us.

　　谚语：

　　Who will bell the cat?

　　谁去给猫系铃铛？（谁愿意为大家冒险？）

　　12. Our offers are firm for 5 days.

　　我们的报盘五天有效。

　　还能这样说：

　　You can keep our offer for 5 days.

　　Our offer is valid⁶ for 5 days.

　　应用解析：

　　stand firm 不后退，不让步，坚定不移；

　　firm again sth. 稳定，坚挺；

　　be on firm ground 对事实确信无疑；

　　a firm hand 严明的纪律；牢固控制

　　13. We'd rather withhold⁷ the offer for a while.

　　我们宁愿暂停报盘。

　　还能这样说：

　　We prefer suspending our quotation² for a time.

　　We'd like to withhold the quotations for a moment.

　　应用解析：

　　withhold one's decision 保留决定；

　　withhold the pressure 挡住压力；

　　withhold from 使……得不到；忍住不……抵制住

1 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。

2 quotation   

n.引文，引语，语录；报价，牌价，行情

参考例句：

• He finished his speech with a quotation from Shakespeare.他讲话结束时引用了莎士比亚的语录。
• The quotation is omitted here.此处引文从略。

3 quotations   

n.引用( quotation的名词复数 )；[商业]行情（报告）；（货物或股票的）市价；时价

参考例句：

• The insurance company requires three quotations for repairs to the car. 保险公司要修理这辆汽车的三家修理厂的报价单。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• These quotations cannot readily be traced to their sources. 这些引语很难查出出自何处。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 futures   

n.期货，期货交易

参考例句：

• He continued his operations in cotton futures.他继续进行棉花期货交易。
• Cotton futures are selling at high prices.棉花期货交易的卖价是很高的。

5 gratitude   

adj.感激，感谢

参考例句：

• I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
• She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。

6 valid   

adj.有确实根据的；有效的；正当的，合法的

参考例句：

• His claim to own the house is valid.他主张对此屋的所有权有效。
• Do you have valid reasons for your absence?你的缺席有正当理由吗？

7 withhold   

v.拒绝，不给；使停止，阻挡

参考例句：

• It was unscrupulous of their lawyer to withhold evidence.他们的律师隐瞒证据是不道德的。
• I couldn't withhold giving some loose to my indignation.我忍不住要发泄一点我的愤怒。