(66)
a: i‘m calling about mistake on our last invoice .
b: what was it ?
a: we should have been given the large quantity price .
b: yes ,that is absolutely right .
a:我打電話來，是因為上回的發票有錯。
b:怎么啦。
a:你應該開大宗折扣價才是。
b:啊，對的，是應該這樣。
(67)
a: doesn‘t the quantity discount apply on this order ?
b: no ,i‘m sorry ,but it doesn‘t.
a: why not?
b: because these items are from different shipments.
a:這次下的單子沒有大宗折扣嗎？
b:抱歉，沒有。
a:為什麼沒有？
b:因為這幾項品目不屬同一批貨。
(68)
a: we can make the price lower if you would order a bit more .
b: how much more ?
a: just three more cases .
b: i think we can do that .
a:如果你單子下多一點，我們可以減價。
b:還要多下多少？
a:只要再三箱就可以了。
b:那我想沒問題。
(69)
a: i have the quotations you asked for .
b: good ,we‘ve been looking for them .
a: i‘ll leave them for you to look over .
b: i‘ll give you a call when we are ready to talk about them .
a:你要的報價已經做好了。
b:好啊 ，我們一直等著看呢。
a:我會留下來給你慢慢的看。
b:等我們準備好可以談的時候，我會打電話給你。
(70)
a: were you able to quote on all the items we need ?
b: no, not all of them .
a: oh ?why not ?
b: we aren‘t able to supply the third ad fifth items .
a:我們需要的每個項目你都能報價嗎。
b:不，沒辦法全部。
a:喔，為什麼？
b:第三及第五項目，我們沒有貨供應。
(71)
a: here are the quotations that you asked for .
b: how do they compare to last year‘s ?
a: the price increases haven‘t been too bad at all .
b: that‘s good to hear .let‘s take a look at your prices .
a:這是你的報的價。
b:與去年的相比怎么樣。
a:沒有漲太多。
b:那好，我們來看看你的報價吧。
(72)
a: i have a question about this quotation you submitted .
b: what is it ?
a: the third item has been omitted .
b: oh ,yes .we don‘t carry that item anymore .
a:你提出的報價我有問題。
b:什麼呢？
a:第三項目漏掉了。
b:喔，是的，那一項目我們不再賣了。
(73)
a: what is the deadline for submitting the quotation ?
b: we need it in our office by next monday .
a: i think we‘ll able to make that .
b: good .we can‘t extend the deadline .
a:報價截止日是哪一天？
b:下星期一以前要送到我們公司。
a:我想沒問題。
b:那好，我們可不能延期的。
(74)
a: we‘d like a chance to bid on this business.
b: we‘ll be taking quotations next month .
a: will you let us have the specifications ?
b: sure ,just drop in my office some time and pick them up .
a:我們希望能有機會投標這筆生意。
b:我們將在下個月接受報價。
a:規格說明書可以給我們嗎。
b:沒問題，什麼時候到我辦公室來拿都可以。
(75)
a: can you tell me why our bid was not accepted?
b: i think you were a little too high on some of the items .
a: on which ones ?
b: you‘re perfectly welcome to inspect the winning bid .
a:請告訴我為什麼我們沒有得標好嗎？
b:我想你們有幾個項目的價格高了一點。
a:哪幾個品目呢，
b:我們很歡迎你來查閱得標者。
(76)
a: was our bid accepted ?
b: no ,i ‘m sorry .it wasn‘t .
a: can you tell me why ?
b: sorry ,but i‘m not at liberty to reveal that information.
a:我們得標了嗎？
b:抱歉，沒有。
a:能告訴我什麼原因嗎？
b:對不起，我示能隨意泄露情報。
(77)
a: congratulations ! your bid has won .
b: i‘m glad to hear that .
a: when can you come around to discuss some details with us ?
b: i‘ll be there next monday at noon .
a:恭喜！你得標了。
b:真是好訊息，
a:什麼時候可以過來和我們討論細節呢？
b:下個星期一中午吧。
(78)
a: what is your best price on this item ?
b: $24.95 per hundred pieces
a: that will be fine with us .
b: fine . i‘ll start the paperwork for your order right away .
a:此一品目的最低價是多少？
b:一百個美金二十四塊九毛五。
a:這價錢還可以。
b:好啊，那我立刻就為你們的訂單作準備了。
(79)
a: can we expect the same price as last time ?
b: oh ,yes ,no problem about that.
a: good ,we‘ll be ordering in just a few days.
a:價錢能夠和上次的一樣嗎？
b:喔，可以。沒問題的。
a:很好，兩三天內我們就會下訂單。
(80)
a: this price is quite a bit higher than it was last time .
b: we‘re sorry ,but we ‘ve had a slight price increase here .
a: slight ?i wouldn‘t call this slight .
b: we‘ve had to increase our prices on this item by just 8%.
a:這次的價格比上次要貴了一些。
b:真抱歉，不過我們出只漲了一點點而已。
a:一點點？這叫一點點？！
b:這一種我們不得已也只加了8%而已。