商务口语：怎样给对方设定最后期限

 　　星级典句：

　　第一句：Yes. And we hope you can make the offer before this Friday.

　　是的，我们希望你们能够在本周五前做报价。

　　A: Thank you for your letter dated May 5, in which you expressed your interest in our products.

　　感谢您5月5日给我方发的信，您在信中提到对我们的产品很感兴趣。

　　B: Yes. And we hope you can make the offer before this Friday.

　　是的，我们希望你们能够在本周五前做报价。

　　A: At your request, we take pleasure in making you the offer.

　　根据你方的要求，我们非常乐意为你们做这份报价。

　　第二句：I'd like to remind you that we have to withdraw¹ our offer if we don't hear from you by next Monday.

　　我要提醒您如果下周一没有得到您的消息，我们将撤销这份订单。

　　A: I'd like to remind you that we have to withdraw our offer if we don't hear from you by next Monday.

　　我要提醒您如果下周一没有得到您的消息，我们将撤销这份订单。

　　B: Oh, time is limited.

　　噢，时间很有限啊。

　　A: That's because our stock² is limited.

　　因为我们的存货有限。

　　报盘（offer），也叫报价，是卖方主动向买方提供商品信息，或者是对询盘的答复，是卖方根据买方的来信，向买方报盘，其内容可包括商品名称、规格、数量、包装条件、价格、付款方式和交货期限等。

　　其他表达法：

　　This offer will remain effective for another 10 days from June 1.

　　这份报价自6月1日起将持续生效10天。

1 withdraw   

vt.收回，撤消，撤退；vi.缩回，退出，撤退

参考例句：

• I want to withdraw a statement I made earlier.我想收回我早些时候发表的一项声明。
• The general decided to withdraw his soldiers.那位将军决定撤军。

2 stock   

n.存货，储备；树干；血统；股份；家畜；adj.存货的；平凡的，惯用的；股票的；畜牧的；vt.进货，采购；储存；供给；vi.出新芽；进货

参考例句：

• The shop takes stock every week on Friday mornings.这家商店每星期五早晨盘点存货。
• Experts have forecast an upturn in the stock market.专家已预测股票市场价格有上升趋势。