商務英語口語對話:我們訂的貨什麼時候才能送到?
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A: How long will it take for our order to be delivered?
B: Let's are importing fifty containers of textiles from China. They should be able to place your order before the end of next week. It will take 2 days for shipping to the port city of Ningbo. The freight will take 3 weeks on the open ocean, and will arrive in Los Angeles approximately a month from today. Domestic shipping will be your responsibility, you can make arrangements with the pier in Los Angeles.
A: Fine. We will handle domestic shipping, but what about customs? Will we have to pay tariff on our imports? I hope we don't run into any problems with the border control.
B: No, the Chinese company has that all worked out. With the paperwork you receive with the shipment, you should be good to go.
要過多長時間我們訂的貨才能送到?
我看一下…你要從中國進口50個集裝箱的紡織品.他們應該在下週末之前下訂單.運到寧波需要兩天時間.貨運在公海上還需要三週時間,到達洛杉磯的時間從今天算起大約在一個月以後.國內運輸有你們自己負責,你們可以和洛杉磯碼頭達成協議.
很好.我們會處理好國內運輸的,可是海關那裏怎麼辦?我們還要交進口稅嗎?我希望我們在邊境檢查時不會遇到什麼問題.
不會的,這個問題中國公司都解決了.拿着受到的貨運文件,你應該會辦得很順利.
來源:恆星英語-口語頻道
Deliver: to take goods, letters, etc. to the person or people they have been sent to; to take somebody somewhere 遞送;傳送;交付;運載 ~ (sth) (to sb/sth)
Leaflets have been delivered to every household. 傳單已發送到每家每戶.
Do you have your milk delivered? 你的牛奶是讓別人送嗎?
We promise to deliver within 48 hours. 我們承諾在 48 小時內送到.
Freight: goods that are transported by ships, planes, trains or lorries/trucks; the system of transporting goods in this way (海運、空運或陸運的)貨物;貨運
to send goods by air freight 空運貨物
a freight business 貨運公司
passenger and freight transportation services 客貨運業務
approximately: 大概;近乎
The time is approximately ten o'clock. 這會兒約莫十點鐘.
There were approximately fifty people there. 那兒大約有五十個人.
Shipping: the activity of carrying people or goods from one place to another by ship 航運;海運
a shipping company/group/line 航運公司╱集團╱公司
customs: the taxes that must be paid to the government when goods are brought in from other countries 關稅;進口稅
to pay customs on something 爲某物繳納關稅
customs duty/duties 進口稅
tariff: a tax that is paid on goods coming into or going out of a country 關稅
run into: to experience difficulties, etc. 遇到(困難等)
Be careful not to run into debt. 小心不要背上債務。
to run into danger/trouble/difficulties 遭遇危險／麻煩／困難
來源:恆星英語-口語頻道
