商务口语天天说 怎样磋商装货问题

第一句：When taking delivery, we found that the cargo¹ had been seriously wet by fresh water and putrefied.

提货时我们发现货物被水打湿并且已经腐烂了。

A: So what's wrong with our goods?

我们的货物怎么了？

B: When taking delivery, we found that the cargo had been seriously wet by fresh water and putrefied.

提货时我们发现货物被水打湿并且已经腐烂了。

A: There must be something wrong with the delivery.

一定是运送过程出了问题。

B: You must compensate² us for the loss.

贵方应赔偿我方的损失。

第二句：On the basis of clause 15 of the contract, we have the right to claim.

根据合同第15条，我方有权要求索赔。

A: It seems that a negotiation³ is inevitable⁴.

看来谈判是在所难免了。

B: On the basis of clause 15 of the contract, we have the right to claim.

根据合同第15条，我方有权要求索赔。

A: We will go over the contract.

我们会重审合同的。

 

其他表达法：

应提供的单据，一般应提供进口货物到货通知单、进口货物报关单、合同、发票、提单/运单等。

We have to put in a claim against you for all the losses sustained.

我方向你方索赔，弥补你方造成的损失。

According to the contract, you are responsible to compensate us for the loss we have suffered.

根据合同，你方有责任赔偿我方遭受的损失。

1 cargo   

n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物

参考例句：

• The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
• A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。

2 compensate   

vt.补偿，赔偿；酬报 vi.弥补；补偿；抵消

参考例句：

• She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence. 她利用她漂亮的外表来弥补智力的不足。
• Nothing can compensate for the loss of one's health. 一个人失去了键康是不可弥补的。

3 negotiation   

n.谈判，协商

参考例句：

• They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
• The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。

4 inevitable   

adj.不可避免的，必然发生的

参考例句：

• Mary was wearing her inevitable large hat.玛丽戴着她总是戴的那顶大帽子。
• The defeat had inevitable consequences for British policy.战败对英国政策不可避免地产生了影响。