商務英語敲門磚第1期:提高產品銷售量
A:It's difficult for us to push the sale of your digital cameras nowadays.
如今想要提升你數碼相機的銷售量很難啊.
B:What seems to be the problem?
問題在那裏?
A:kly, your price is on the high side.
價格.說實話,你們的價格偏高.
B:As you may have noticed,the price skyrockets in raw materials,so we're forced to adjust our prices accordingly.
你可能已經注意到,原材料價格猛漲,所以我們也不得不相應地調整價格.
A:I'm sorry to say we have to close business at that price. Aren't we old friends?We've had a very good business relationship over the past years,I suggest you make an appropriate reduction.
很抱歉,我們只能按那個價格銷售.我們不是老朋友了嗎?過去幾年我們合作一直都很愉快,我建議你適當地降低價格.
B:Well,in view of our good cooperation over the past years. Let's meet each other halfway;I'll make a reduction by3%.
那好吧,考慮到我們過去幾年裏都合作愉快,我們各讓一步,我會將價格下調3%.
kly, your price is on the high side.
On the high side: slightly too high 稍偏高
I like the house but I think the price is on the high side.
我喜歡這幢房子,但價格太高了些.
Side給人的感覺就是偏向哪一邊,那麼我們還可以說on the big/small/tight side(偏大/小/緊).
例句:These shoes are a little on the tight side. 這雙鞋略有點緊.
那麼還有其他相似的表達嗎?
Your (ever the product is) is more expensive than many of your competitors.
price skyrockets in raw materials
Skyrocket: (of prices, etc. 價格等) to rise quickly to a very high level 飛漲;猛漲
the price skyrockets=the price has gone up a lot in price
意思相近的表達還有"go through the roof".
go through the roof:(of prices, etc. 價格等) to rise or increase very quickly 飛漲;激增
House prices here have gone through the roof. 這裏的房價漲得出了格.
"skyrocket"和"go through the roof"都指價格的大幅上漲,通常是在短時期內的.
we're forced to adjust our prices accordingly
st sth accordingly:根據...適當地調整
Adjust大家都熟悉,就是"調整"的意思.比如: Adjust your language to the age of your audience. 要根據聽衆的年齡使用相應的語言.
Accordingly: 照着;相應地
We have to discover his plans and act accordingly. 我們得找出他的計劃,照着辦.
view of our good cooperation over the past years
in view of something: considering something 鑑於;考慮到;由於
In view of the weather, the event will now be held indoors. 由於天氣的緣故,這項賽事將在室內進行.
也可以說"in light of",意思相近.
He rewrote the book in the light of further research. 他根據進一步的研究重寫了那部書.
's meet each other half way
meet sb halfway:和某人妥協,遷就,迎合 reach an agreement with sb by giving them part of what they want
I can't agree to all your suggestions, but I am prepared to meet you halfway. 我不能同意你所有的條件,但是我可以做出些讓步.
這個短語在商務場合中很常見,因爲商務談判中很多時候都涉及到"讓步,遷就他人".
其他地道的表達方法還有:
's work out a position where we are both happy with the outcome. 我們最好能商討出一個大家都滿意的結果.
's have a win-win situation. 我們最好能達成雙贏的局面.
