必备常用商务英语（2）

 必备常用商务英语（2）

常用商务英语As you know, we are a well-established firm in the line of textiles, and we enjoy good relations with all the wholesalers, chain stores and distributors in Canada.

你知道，我公司在纺织业有良好的信誉，跟加拿大所有的批发商、连锁商店和分销商都保持很好的关系。

常用商务英语I’ve come to talk about an agency agreement.

我是来谈代理协议的。

常用商务英语But you can do even better if you develop some kind of sales network there.

但如果你们能在那儿开发出某种销售网络，将会卖得更好。

常用商务英语Additional premium¹? That’s not a problem. There’s no harm in doing things on the safe side.

额外保险费？这没问题。做事保险一些总没坏处。

常用商务英语Good. One more thing. What if I want a 130% coverage²?

好的。还有一件事，如果我按130%投保呢？

常用商务英语Does All Risks include War Risk?

一切险也包括战争险吗？

常用商务英语We can certainly do this, but it is subject to an additional premium, because our CIF quotation³ doesn’t include this risk.

我们当然可以做到，但战争险要交额外保险费，因为我们CIF报价没有包括这种险别。

常用商务英语I have to say that I know every little about this clause. Can you explain it a little?.

我得说我对这个条款了解很少。你能不能解释一下？

常用商务英语Well, I think I have no other choice.

那么，我只好答应了。

常用商务英语Yes. I have to admit that you are very astute⁴.

只好这样啦。我不得不承认您很精明。

1 premium   

n.加付款；赠品；adj.高级的；售价高的

参考例句：

• You have to pay a premium for express delivery.寄快递你得付额外费用。
• Fresh water was at a premium after the reservoir was contaminated.在水库被污染之后，清水便因稀而贵了。

2 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

3 quotation   

n.引文，引语，语录；报价，牌价，行情

参考例句：

• He finished his speech with a quotation from Shakespeare.他讲话结束时引用了莎士比亚的语录。
• The quotation is omitted here.此处引文从略。

4 astute   

adj.机敏的，精明的

参考例句：

• A good leader must be an astute judge of ability.一个优秀的领导人必须善于识别人的能力。
• The criminal was very astute and well matched the detective in intelligence.这个罪犯非常狡猾，足以对付侦探的机智。