外贸口语一点通第185:贸易索赔之自问自答

 　　Have you found the cause of the breakage?

　　你们找到了破损的原因吗？

　　It is obvious that it was due to careless packing.

　　很明显包装太马虎了。

　　Not yet, we'll let you know when we find out the reason.

　　还没，我们查明后会通知贵方。

　　Would you agree to a replacement¹?

　　你方是否同意换货？

　　If there are no other choices, I'd have to.

　　如果没有别的办法，我只好同意。

　　Yes, but you must make the replacement quickly.

　　是的，但换货必须尽快进行。

　　No, we'd rather you to sell these goods at a discount.

　　不，我们希望你方降价销售这些商品给我方。

　　Don't you agree?

　　您难道不同意吗？

　　What you say is partly true.

　　你听说的有一部分是对的。

　　I am for your idea.

　　我赞成你的主意。

　　What was the percentage of breakages and leaking?

　　破损及渗漏的百分比是多少？

　　About 25% were broken and 20% were leaking.

　　大约25%破损，20%渗漏。

　　There is no leaking, but 30% were broken.

　　没有渗漏的货物，但30%的货物破损。

　　What will happen if the importer finds the shortage of commodities?

　　进口商发现货物短缺怎么办？

　　They can ask for compensation.

　　他们都可以要求赔偿。

　　They can ask for refund².

　　他们可以要求退款。

　　1. ask for 要求

　　ask for compensation/refund 要求赔偿/退款

　　I ask for your trust as you used to trust my brother.

　　我请求你们像过去信任我的兄长一样信任我。

　　I didn't ask for the chairmanship. I was pitched into it.

　　我并不要求主席职位，我是被迫接受的。

　　2. due to adv. 由于；应归于

　　This could be due to a tradition of an American respect for human dignity, which I immediately imbibed³.

　　这可能是由于美国有尊重人的尊严的传统，而我立即吸收了这种理念。

　　I only regret that, due to prior commitments, I cannot be with you in person.

　　我唯一遗憾的是，由于已有约定在先，我不能分身与会。

　　But that’s passive relaxation⁴ and due to the constant barrage⁵ of stimuli⁶ it’s not relaxation at all.

　　但那只是一种被动的放松，而且因为不断的，密集的感官刺激，这完全就不是放松。

　　3. at a discount 打折扣；不受欢迎，没销路

　　Energy drinks give you less energy if you buy them at a discount.

　　你打折买来的能量饮料，为你提供的能量会变少。

　　Even well-run conglomerates⁷ sell at a discount to break-up value.

　　即使是那些经营良好的企业集团，也以拆卖价值折价出售。

　　4. for 赞成

　　We balloted⁸ for the candidate.

　　我们对该候选人投赞成票。

　　I have voted for every free trade agreement put in front of me.

　　对于摆在我面前的每一项自由贸易协议，我都投了赞成票。

1 replacement   

n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品

参考例句：

• We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
• They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。

2 refund   

v.退还，偿还；n.归还，偿还额，退款

参考例句：

• They demand a refund on unsatisfactory goods.他们对不满意的货品要求退款。
• We'll refund your money if you aren't satisfied.你若不满意，我们愿意退款给你。

3 imbibed   

v.吸收( imbibe的过去式和过去分词 )；喝；吸取；吸气

参考例句：

• They imbibed the local cider before walking home to dinner. 他们在走回家吃饭之前喝了本地的苹果酒。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Hester Prynne imbibed this spirit. 海丝特 - 白兰汲取了这一精神。 来自英汉文学 - 红字

4 relaxation   

n.松弛，放松；休息；消遣；娱乐

参考例句：

• The minister has consistently opposed any relaxation in the law.部长一向反对法律上的任何放宽。
• She listens to classical music for relaxation.她听古典音乐放松。

5 barrage   

n.火力网，弹幕

参考例句：

• The attack jumped off under cover of a barrage.进攻在炮火的掩护下开始了。
• The fierce artillery barrage destroyed the most part of the city in a few minutes.猛烈的炮火几分钟内便毁灭了这座城市的大部分地区。

6 stimuli   

n.刺激（物）

参考例句：

• It is necessary to curtail or alter normally coexisting stimuli.必需消除或改变正常时并存的刺激。
• My sweat glands also respond to emotional stimuli.我的汗腺对情绪刺激也能产生反应。

7 conglomerates   

n.（多种经营的）联合大企业( conglomerate的名词复数 )；砾岩；合成物；组合物

参考例句：

• At the surface, radioactivity of the conglomerates is locally as high as 30 X background. 在地表，砾岩的局部地段的放射性高达30倍本底值。 来自辞典例句
• The conglomerates failed to understand that books could not be sold like soap. 这些联合大企业不懂卖书不象卖肥皂那样。 来自辞典例句

8 balloted   

v.（使）投票表决( ballot的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Most of us balloted for the decision. 我们大部分人都投票赞成那项决定。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Members were balloted on the resolution. 会员们被人拉票对这个议案投了赞成票。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》