职业技术英语口语 第30期:供货商和承包商 必备句

 　　4 Suppliers and sub-contractors

　　4供货商和承包商

　　Some useful phrases.

　　有用表达。

　　Listen to the recording¹ and repeat.

　　听录音，跟读。

　　We look for companies with a good track record.

　　我们寻找有良好信誉的公司。

　　We've built up very good relationships with our suppliers.

　　我们与我们的供货商建立了良好的关系。

　　We tend to deal with three local companies.

　　我们通常与三个当地公司做生意。

　　At peak times we hire in casual workers.

　　在繁忙的时候我们招一些临时工。

　　We contract out certain services.

　　我们把一些业务包出去。

　　Our usual supplier has let us down.

　　我们经常供应商让我们失望。

　　I'm not happy with their response time.

　　对于他们响应时间我们很不愉快。

　　We work to very low tolerance² levels.

　　我们工作要求的精度非常高。

　　I'd like to check the terms and conditions of the contract.

　　我要检查一下合同条款。

　　It's due for renewal³ at the end of the month.

　　到本月末到期。

　　Is it still under guarantee?

　　仍然在保期吗？

　　We recommend you take out an extended warranty⁴.

　　我们建议你购买延保。

　　What does that include?

　　那包含什么？

　　It covers all parts and labour.

　　包含所有的零件和人工服务。

　　There's no call-out fee.

　　这没有呼叫费用。

　　It's included in the annual service contract.

　　这包含在服务合同里面。

1 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

2 tolerance   

n.宽容；容忍，忍受；耐药力；公差

参考例句：

• Tolerance is one of his strengths.宽容是他的一个优点。
• Human beings have limited tolerance of noise.人类对噪音的忍耐力有限。

3 renewal   

adj.(契约)延期，续订，更新，复活，重来

参考例句：

• Her contract is coming up for renewal in the autumn.她的合同秋天就应该续签了。
• Easter eggs symbolize the renewal of life.复活蛋象征新生。

4 warranty   

n.担保书，证书，保单

参考例句：

• This warranty is good for one year after the date of the purchase of the product.本保证书自购置此产品之日起有效期为一年。
• As your guarantor,we have signed a warranty to the bank.作为你们的担保人，我们已经向银行开出了担保书。