外贸口语一点通第161期:网上交易之产品介绍

 　　Could you tell me something about them产品介绍

　　A:Oh! So many kinds. Could you tell me something about them?

　　噢，这么多种类啊！请你介绍一下好吗？

　　B:Our company on the Internet is mainly handling the export of farm products,including grain, bean, walnut¹, peanut, etc. What kinds of products are you interested in most?

　　我们网上公司主要经营农产品，如谷物、大豆、核桃、花生等。你对哪种产品最感兴趣？

　　A:We want to find out if you can supply walnut meat and peanut kernels².

　　我们想知道你们是否能够提供核桃仁和花生仁。

　　B:Yes, you can. We have many suppliers with good reputation. We have many inquiries³ and orders recently.

　　没问题，我们有许多信誉良好的供货商。近来我们接到许多询价和订货。

　　A:Then how about the prices?

　　价格如何？

　　B:Could you give me an indication of the quantities that you require?

　　能告诉我们你们所需要的数量吗？

　　A:Walnut meat 100 tons and peanut kernels 80 tons.

　　核桃仁100吨，花生仁80吨。

　　B:Well, these two commodities are selling quite well and in high demand these days. For walnut meat the price is US$ 1000 per ton, and peanut kernels US$ 700 per tons.

　　这些产品进来销售得很好，需求量很大，核桃仁的价格为每吨1000元，花生仁每吨700元。

　　A:That seems rather high for a good customer. Will you give me a discount if I pay cash?

　　这对好顾客来说太高了，如果付现金，你能打折吗？

　　B:I should think we can come to some kind of agreement.

　　我想我们可以商量。

　　A:Good. And what about delivery? When can you deliver them?

　　好。送货怎么样？什么时候可以送到？

　　B:We have sufficient inventory⁴ to meet your present needs. Delivery will be made ten days after receipt of your L/C.

　　我们有足够的库存，能满足你们的需求。收到你方的信用证后10天即可发货。

　　A:That's good. As to details of the transaction. I'll call you later.

　　很好。至于交易详情我会给你打电话。

　　1. It seems that... 据说……

　　They seem to know what they're doing. 他们好像明白他们做的事情。

　　It seems/seemed as if.../as though... 看样子……

　　It always seemed as though they would marry in the end. 久而久之，看来他们终归得结婚。

1 walnut   

n.胡桃，胡桃木，胡桃色，茶色

参考例句：

• Walnut is a local specialty here.核桃是此地的土特产。
• The stool comes in several sizes in walnut or mahogany.凳子有几种尺寸，材质分胡桃木和红木两种。

2 kernels   

谷粒( kernel的名词复数 )； 仁； 核； 要点

参考例句：

• These stones contain kernels. 这些核中有仁。
• Resolving kernels and standard errors can also be computed for each block. 还可以计算每个块体的分辨核和标准误差。

3 inquiries   

n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 )；疑问；探究；打听

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending further inquiries. 他获得保释，等候进一步调查。
• I have failed to reach them by postal inquiries. 我未能通过邮政查询与他们取得联系。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 inventory   

n.详细目录，存货清单

参考例句：

• Some stores inventory their stock once a week.有些商店每周清点存货一次。
• We will need to call on our supplier to get more inventory.我们必须请供应商送来更多存货。