外贸英语一点通第3期:客户会议(3)

 　　Meet with customers 客户会谈

　　A: Susan, can you tell me in a nutshell what the retail¹ market is like in China?

　　B: Well, as per capital income goes up and up, the growth sector² seems to be in the high-end.

　　A: Retail is going upscale here? China is certainly growing more quickly than I had imagined.

　　B: Yes. Things certainly have changed since I was a boy. We've developed very quickly.

　　A: Do you think the trend will continue?

　　B: I don't see why not. We do have some problems, but we are still willing to work hard and wages aren't too high at this point.

　　A: Everything I've seen so far is very impressive³. Very impressive indeed.

　　A: 苏珊，你可以简单地告诉我中国零售市场的现况吗？

　　B: 哦，由于每人的平均收入不断地提高，市场的发展领域似乎偏向于高价位商品。

　　A: 此地的零售进入高价位了？中国的发展比我想象得快多了。

　　B: 没错，现在的中国和我小时候完全不一样了，这里发展得很快。

　　A: 你想这种趋势还会维持下去吗？

　　B: 我不觉得有什么不行！虽然是有一些问题，但我们仍愿意勤奋工作，而且现阶段工资仍不算太高。

　　A: 到目前为止，我所看到的一切都令我印象深刻，的确十分深刻。

 

1 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

2 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

3 impressive   

adj.给人深刻印象的，感人的

参考例句：

• This cinema is so impressive that we can't help crying.这影片如此感人以至我们禁不住流下泪来。
• The suit made him look especially impressive.他穿上这套衣服真精神。