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跟艾米莉一起学口语(MP3+文本) 第579期:签合同时的"谈判"

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put one's heads together
共同出谋划策;集思广益
Everyone at the meeting put our heads together and finally came up with a solution.
会议上大家集思广益,终于想出了一个解决办法。

up front
预付地
You have to pay up front.
You have to pay in advance.
你要预先付款。

balance
余款
The balance of $1000 must be paid within 30 days.
1000美元余款必须在30内付清。

raise the ante
增加赌注/筹码
The government has decided to raise the ante in the war on smoking.
政府已经决定加大筹码进行控烟战。

stand firm/fast
坚定不移
I'm standing firm on this matter.
在这件事上我立场坚定。

A: I'd like to discuss the terms of pavements for our account before we sign the contract and place our first order.
在签合同和下第一个订单之前,我想讨论一下我方的付款方式。
B: Like all of our customers, we require payment in full no later than 90 days from the date on each invoice.
我们所有客户都一样,需要在发票开立日期后90天内支付全款。
A: I'd like to run a suggestion by you. And maybe we could put our heads together and come to a mutually beneficial agreement.
我想给你提个建议,也许我们可以一起想想办法,达成一个互利共赢的协议。
B: What do you have in mind, Larry?
你有什么主意,拉里?
A: What would you say if we agree to pay 50% up front and the balance within 30 days from the invoice.
如果我们同意提前支付50%,并与发票开立日期后30天内付清余款,你觉得如何?
B: That would certainly help our cash flow, but what do you want in return?
这当然会对我们的现金流有帮助,但是你想要什么回报呢?
A: We would like you to cover the freight costs.
我们想要你方支付运费。
B: Sorry, Larry. That would put us out of pocket thousands of dollars.
抱歉,拉里。这样我们会损失几千美元。
A: What if we paid up front?
那我们提前付款怎么样?
B: Your offer has raised the ante, but I'm standing firm.
你的提议增加了筹码,但我坚持立场。
A: So, that's a no?
所以就是不行了?
B: Sorry.
抱歉。

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solution [sə'lu:ʃən]

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n. 解答,解决办法,溶解,溶液

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beneficial [.beni'fiʃəl]

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adj. 有益的,有利的

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freight [freit]

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n. 货运,货物,运费
vt. 装货于,运送

 
contract ['kɔntrækt,kən'trækt]

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n. 合同,契约,婚约,合约
v. 订合同,缩

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payment ['peimənt]

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n. 支付,付款,报偿,报应

 

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