情景会话口袋书人际篇 第632期:索赔(2)

 　　5. if so, we agree to settle your claims.

　　如果这样的话，我们同意理赔。

　　还能这样说：

　　If it is true, we are in favor of your claim.

　　If things turn out like that, we approve to settle the claims.

　　应用解析：

　　settle down! 安静！

　　6. We face with the problem that part of the consignment¹ is unacceptable.

　　我们面临的问题是委托的部分货物无法接受。

　　还能这样说：

　　The problem we face is that some consignments² are rejected.

　　The problem is that some of the consignment is not acceptable.

　　谚语：

　　The face is the index of the mind.

　　脸是心灵的镜子。

　　7. We are lodging³ a claim for inferior quality.

　　我们因获取质量低劣的货物而提出索赔要求。

　　还能这样说：

　　We claim for that we are sent the bad quality goods.

　　We request a claim for poor-quality commodity.

　　应用解析：

　　quality是常用词，指表现于某人或某物与其他不同的特质或特点；

　　characteristic指特殊的，易于辨认的特性或特征；

　　feature指引人注意的显著特征或细节。

　　8. Therefore I regret very much that we can't bear you to file a claim on us.

　　因此非常抱歉，我们不能接受你们向我们提出的索赔。

　　还能这样说：

　　So I am sorry that we are not in a position to accept your claim.

　　So I am sorry for our inability to accept your claim.

　　应用解析：

　　bear in with 驶向，驶近；

　　bear in 生于；

　　bear against 否决

1 consignment   

n.寄售；发货；委托；交运货物

参考例句：

• This last consignment of hosiery is quite up to standard.这批新到的针织品完全符合规格。
• We have to ask you to dispatch the consignment immediately.我们得要求你立即发送该批货物。

2 consignments   

n.托付货物( consignment的名词复数 )；托卖货物；寄售；托运

参考例句：

• Police have seized several consignments of pornography. 警方没收了好几批运来的色情物品。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I want you to see for yourself how our consignments are cleared in London. 我要你亲自去看看我们的货物在伦敦是怎样结关的。 来自辞典例句

3 lodging   

n.寄宿，住所；(大学生的)校外宿舍

参考例句：

• The bill is inclusive of the food and lodging. 账单包括吃、住费用。
• Where can you find lodging for the night? 你今晚在哪里借宿?