谈判实例：洽谈磁质石膏护垫合作-1

    今天Robert的办公室出现了一个生面孔――Kevin Hughes，此人代表美国一家运动产品公司，专程来台湾寻找加工合作。接洽的加工产品市运动型“磁质石膏护垫”，受伤的运动员包上这种产品上场比赛，即可保护受伤部位，且不妨碍活动。现在，我们就来看看两人是如何开始谈判：
    ROBERT: We found your proposal quite interesting, Mr. Hughes. We’d like to weigh the pros¹ and cons（衡量得失）with you.
    KEVIN: Mr. Robert Liu, we"ve looked all over Asia for a manufacturer; your company is one of the most suitable.
    ROBERT: If we can settle a number of basic questions, I’m confident in saying that we are the most suitable for your needs.
    KEVIN: I hope so. And what might be the basic questions you have?
    ROBERT: First, do you intend to take a position in（投资于……）our company?
    KEVIN: No, we don’t, Mr. Liu. This is just OEM.
    ROBERT: I see. Then, the most important thing is the size of your orders. We’ll have to invest a great deal of money in the new production process.
    KEVIN: If you can guarantee continuing quality, we can sign a commitment for 75,000 pieces a year, for five years.
    ROBERT: At U.S. $1000 a piece, we’ll make an average return of just 4%. That’s too great a financial burden for us.
    KEVIN: I’ll check the number later, but what do you propose?
    ROBERT: Here’s how you can demonstrate commitment to this deal. Make it ten years, increase the unit price, and provide technology transfer.

1 pros   

abbr.prosecuting 起诉；prosecutor 起诉人；professionals 自由职业者；proscenium （舞台）前部n.赞成的意见( pro的名词复数 )；赞成的理由；抵偿物；交换物

参考例句：

• The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前，应该先听取正反两方面的意见。 来自《简明英汉词典》