外贸英语一点通第39期:签署协议(2)

 　　The agreement is to be fully¹ prepared 备好协议待签A: I'm here to sign the agreement.

　　B: I'm sorry. The agreement hasn't been fully prepared. It will be ready by tomorrow.

　　A: Can you speed it up and let us have it today?

　　B: I'll try my best. Here is the draft. Would you please go over it and see if any modifications² are needed?

　　A: Let me have a look, well, it contains basically all we have agreed upon.

　　B: How about the terms concerning packing?

　　A: I don't think so.

　　B: If you totally agree, I'll type the agreement this evening and have it duplicated for signature.

　　A: That's fine.

　　重点讲解：

　　1. Speed up 加快速度 例如：We have sped up the production, 我们已经加快了生产速度。

　　2. Try one's best (to do sth) 尽力做某事 例如：I'll try my best to complete the work. 我会尽力完成工作的。

　　3. Have sth duplicated 将......复印 to have sth done 让某人做某事例如：We have the machine repaired. 我们请人把机器修好了。

　　汉语翻译：

　　A: 我前来签署这份协议。

　　B: 对不起，协议还没有完全准备好，请等到明天。

　　A: 你能否加快一点，让我们今天拿到这个协议？

　　B: 我一定会尽力。这是协议的草稿。您先过目一下，看是否还有需要补充的内容，好吗？

　　A: 让我看一下。协议基本上包括了我们商定的全部内容。

　　B: 包装方面的规定还有什么补充吗？

　　A: 没有了。

　　B: 如您完全同意，我今晚把协议打好，并复印出来以便签字。

　　A: 这太好了。

 

1 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

2 modifications   

n.缓和( modification的名词复数 )；限制；更改；改变

参考例句：

• The engine was pulled apart for modifications and then reassembled. 发动机被拆开改型，然后再组装起来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The original plan had undergone fairly extensive modifications. 原计划已经作了相当大的修改。 来自《简明英汉词典》