商务交际英语案例对话分析:价格谈判、付款条件商务交际英语之价格谈判(PriceNegotiation)1
A:Isthisyourbestprice
B:I’mafraiditis
That’sourrock-bottomprice
(rock-bottomprice,“底价”)A:Thatmaybetrue,butifyoumakeitcheaper,we’llbeabletoplacelargeorderscontinuously
B:Aboutwhatpricewouldyousay
A:Havetoaskyoufor$9
(这句话省略了主语,完整的是:Ihavetoaskyoufor$9
00isoutofthequestion
ThebestIcanofferyouis$9
(outofthequestion,“不可能”,区别于另一个词组:outofquestion,“毫无疑问”)译文:A:这是最优惠的价格吗
B:恐怕就这样了
那是我们的底价
A:也许真的如此,但如果你能算便宜点儿,我们后续会有大批定单
B:你开个价吧
A:我得说9美元
B:9美元,不可能啦
最便宜算你9
A:Thepricesyouquotedusarealittletoohigh
Iwanta20%discount
(quote是“报价”的意思,名词是quotation;discount,“折扣”;下文提到的reduction,也是“折扣,优惠”的意思)B:Ican’tgiveareductionlikethat
A:Look,Iknowyoucanmanagethat
I’vealreadyhadasimilarofferfromyourcompetitors
B:Butwhenitcomestoquality,there’snocomparison