DIALOGUE: Reaching an Agreement

（对话，达到协议）

BUSINESSMAN: I am wondering

whether you have had an answer from your superiors?

（我想晓得你是不是现已得到你的上级的答复了？）

WANG:

Yes. We had a meeting about it yesterday afternoon.

（是的，咱们昨日下午开会研讨这事了）

BUSINESSMAN:

What’s the answer?

（成果如何）

WANG:Well, we decided we could agree to your price. but we are a bit worried about the slow delivery.

（咱们抉择可以附和你的价格，可是咱们有点忧虑交货有点慢）

BUSINESSMAN:Let’s see. I quoted you delivery in three months, didn’t I?

（我想想，我报价是3个月交货，是吧）

WANG:Yes. but we really need the wool as soon as possible.

（是的，可是咱们急需从速交货羊毛）

BUSINESSMAN: I thought you were worried so I rang Auckland last night. As you are our biggest customer, they agreed to ship the order on the first available ship that leaves Auckland on the 21st of next month.

（我想到你们忧虑这个，昨晚我打电话给奥克兰，因为你是咱们最大的客户，他们附和下个月21日第一个船期装运脱离奥克兰港）

WANG： Good, if you agree. we’ll sign the contact.

（好的，假定你附和，咱们马上签合同）