2012年广交会常用英语口语：关于询问订货数量

 　　111届广交会常用英语——关于询问订货数量

　　1. What’s minimum quantity of an order of your goods?

　　2. How many do you intend to order?

　　3. Would you give me an idea how much you wish to order from us?

　　4. When can we expect your confirmation¹ of the order?

　　5. As our backlogs² are increasing, please hasten the order. B

　　6. Thank you for your inquiry³. Would you tell us what quantity you require so that we can work out the offer?

　　7. We regret that the goods you inquire about are not available.

　　8. The size of our order depends greatly on the prices.

　　9. Well, if your order is large enough, we are ready to reduce our price by 2 percent.

　　10. If you reduce your price by 5, we are going to order 1000sets.

　　11. Considering the long-standing business relationship between us, we accept it.

　　12. This is a trial order; please send us 100 sets only so that we may test the market. If successful, we will give you large orders in the future.

　　13. We have decided⁴ to place an order for your electronic weighing scale.

　　14. I’d like to order 600 sets.

　　15. We can’t execute orders at your limits.

1 confirmation   

n.证实，确认，批准

参考例句：

• We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
• We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。

2 backlogs   

积压未办之事( backlog的名词复数 )； 没交付的订货； 备用； 备用物

参考例句：

• "You'll need kindling and medium wood and logs and backlogs. “点火柴、引火柴、原木、垫底的，你都用得着。” 来自名作英译部分
• Our manufacturers have heavy backlogs on their hands. 我们的生产厂商手头有许多积压而没有交付的订单。

3 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。