18.贸易

你们从澳大利亚进口商品吗？Do you import from Australia?

这样回答 We import machines and learn new science and technology from Australia. 我们从澳大利亚进口机器，也学习新的科学技术。

❷ 你们公司进口了多少种产品？How many different varieties of products does your company import?

❸ 我们需要缴进口税吗？Will we have to pay tariff¹ on our imports?

同类表达 I hope we don't run into any problems with the border control. 希望我们在边境检查时不会遇到什么问题。

❹ 国内运输由你们负责。Domestic² shipping³ will be your responsibility.

对话 A: How about the domestic shipping? 国内运输呢？

B: Domestic shipping will be your responsibility. 国内运输由你们负责。

❺ 我们向许多国家出口我们的自行车。We export our bicycles to many foreign countries.

对话 A: Are your bicycles with high quality? 你们自行车的质量高吗？

B: Of course. We export our bicycles to many foreign countries. 当然。我们向许多国家出口我们的自行车。

❻ 汇率损耗掉了我们的利润。The exchange rates are eating into our profits.

❼ 最近美元暴跌。The dollar is plummeting⁴ lately.

同类表达 The pound stayed firm against dollar in London but fell a little in New York. 英镑兑美元在伦敦依旧坚挺，但在纽约却跌了一点儿。

❽ 汇率变了，供求也跟着变了。The exchange rates change so do the supply and demand.

同类表达 These goods are in short supply; the price will be raised. 这些商品正供应不足，价格会上涨。

❾ 他们的利润因日元兑换美元的汇率上升而受到严重打击。Their profits were hit hard by the rise of the yen⁵ against the dollar.

同类表达 We have debts totaling 5,000 dollars. 我们的债务总计为5 000美元。

❿ 由于汇率下降，我方不得不对产品价格做出相应的调整。Since the rate of exchange is decreasing, we have to adjust the prices of our products accordingly.

同类表达 All prices are subject to review. 所有商品的价格都有可能调整。

1 tariff   

n.关税，税率；(旅馆、饭店等)价目表，收费表

参考例句：

• There is a very high tariff on jewelry.宝石类的关税率很高。
• The government is going to lower the tariff on importing cars.政府打算降低进口汽车的关税。

2 domestic   

adj.家里的，国内的，本国的；n.家仆，佣人

参考例句：

• This is domestic news.这是国内新闻。
• She does the domestic affairs every day.她每天都忙家务。

3 shipping   

n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）

参考例句：

• We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
• There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。

4 plummeting   

v.垂直落下，骤然跌落( plummet的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Prices are rising, falling, going up, going down, shooting up, plummeting, etc. 物价在上涨、下跌、上升、下落、猛然上涨、骤然下跌等。 来自辞典例句
• The enemy plane went plummeting into the sea. 敌机直直掉进海里。 来自辞典例句

5 yen   

n. 日元；热望

参考例句：

• He wanted to convert his dollars into Japanese yen.他想将美元换成日币。
• He has a yen to be alone in a boat.他渴望独自呆在一条船上。