报价

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报价

Make sb an offer/Give sb a quote

 

Harold:

This looks nice, but I’ve seen quite a few similar games here at the show. 这个看起来很棒！但是我在展览上看到了很多类似的游戏。

 

Helen:

But ours is the only game that is fully compatible with the latest hardware. 但是我们的游戏是唯一一个和最新的硬件是完全兼容的。

 

Harold:

Is that so? So how much are you asking/charging? 是那样吗？你索费多少？

 

Helen:

If you can give me an idea of the quantity, I can quote you a more accurate price. 如果你可以给我数量的概念的话，我可以给你一个更精准的报价。

 

Harold:

Let’s say 3,000 pieces. 打个比方3000件。

 

Helen:

1. On an order of3,000, I can offer you a price of$10 per game. 好的。如果3000组，我可以给你每个游戏10块钱。

 

Harold:

I’m afraid that price is beyond my budget. Is that the best price you can do for me?恐怕你的价格还是超出我的预算。（within budget在预算内）那是你给我的最好的价格吗？

 

Helen:

This is a very popular item, and we will have to upgrade before our competitors catch up with the technology in this version. 这是一个很受欢迎的商品（be popular with受……的欢迎），我们必须在竞争对手在跟上我们版本技术之前升级。

 

Harold:

I would still like to see something a little cheaper. 我还是想看有没更便宜的。

 

Helen:

If you could increase the quantity to 5,000, we could do $8.5 per piece. 如果你可以把数量增加到5000组件的话，我们可以卖你一个8.5。

 

Harold:

That sounds more like what I had in mind/That sounds more like my ideal offer., but I’ll have to check with my office first. Then I will confirm it with you later today. 那听起来比较像是我心中所想的，但我还是想跟我的公司报汇再跟你确认。

 

动词用法：confirm sth with sb

名词用法：make confirmation

 

 

知识点阐释：

 

offer (n) 報價

They've decided to accept our original offer.

他们已决定接受我们最初的报价。

The offer has been withdrawn.

那个报价已经撤销了。

They made me an offer I couldn't refuse.

他们提出了一个使我不好拒绝的报价。

 

2.

quote (n&vt) 出价；报价(= quotation = estimate)

They quoted us £300 for installing a shower unit.

他们向我们开价 300 英镑安装淋浴设备。

Their quote for the job was way too high.

他们给这项工作开价太高了。

You need to get a written quotation before they start work.

你得在他们开工之前拿到报价单。

I can give you a rough estimate of the amount of wood you will need.

我可以粗略估计一下你所需要的木材量。

a ballpark estimate (= an approximate estimate)

大致相近的估计

 

3.

compatible (a) （軟件）兼容的；和睦相處的

反：incompatible (a) 無法和睦相處的

�The new system will be compatible with existing equipment.

新的系统将与现有的设备相互兼容。

 

4.

accurate (a) 精準的

an accurate description/account/calculation

准确的描述╱叙述╱计算

accurate information/data

正确无误的情报╱资料

 

5.

say (vt) 比方說，假設

⛰️You could learn the basics in, let's say, three months.

比方说，三个月你就可以掌握基本知识。

⛰️Let's take any writer, say (= for example) Dickens…

我们随便举一个作家为例，比如说狄更斯…

⛰️Say you lose your job: what would you do then?

假设你把工作丢了，那你怎么办呢？

 

6.

place a bulk order for sth  下大宗訂單購買某物

 

7.

budget (n) 預算

We decorated the house on a tight budget (= without much money to spend).

我们俭省地装修了房子。

The work was finished on time and within budget (= did not cost more money than was planned).

工作按时完成且未超出预算。

They went over budget (= spent too much money).

他们超出了预算。

 

8.

upgrade (vt) 升級

 

9

catch up with sb 赶上，达到（某水平）

After missing a term through illness he had to work hard to catch up with the others.

他因病休学一学期，不得不努力学习，好赶上别的同学。

 

10.

have sb/sth in ˈmind (for sth)

心中有适当人选（或想做的事等）

Do you have anyone in mind for this job?

你有没有想到什么人可以做这项工作？

Watching TV all evening wasn't exactly what I had in mind!

我才不愿整个晚上看电视呢！