PHRASES AND EXPRESSIONS
best selling lines 畅销品
I have no idea that… 我没想到
at competitive prices 按照竞争性价格
work out 制定
a rough idea 初步意见
without engagement 不受约束
in case of 万一
ask about 询问
it takes time 这得花费时间
you have a good point 你说得有理
NOTES
1. look, all these articles are our best selling lines.
瞧，这些商品都是我们的畅销品。
Line在飒中用法颇广，在不同场合下有不同含义。
What’s your line of business?
你经营什么行业（商品）？
We’ve been for many years in the textile line.
我们经营纺织品已有多年。
This article is under our line of export.
这项商品属于我们出口范围。
This is a low-priced line of table cloths.
这是一种低价的台布。
Your price is entirely out of shipment is too far away.
你们价格尚可，但是交货期太远。
We don’t think we can fall in line with your views.
我们认为不能同意你们的意见。
We can’t continue doing business along the old lines.
我们不能再按老办法来做买卖了。
We shall write to you again along these lines.
关于此事我们将再给你写信。
2. Oh, how wonderful!
啊，真漂亮！
这是由how引起的另一种感叹句，它是由how后面加被强调的形容词或副词，再加陈述句构成。
How lovely (these samples are)!
（这些样品）真可爱！
How nice of you (it is )to say so!
谢谢你这么说。
How they had these goods packed.
他们这些商品是怎么包装的！
3. Please give me two samples each of the toy bear and the doll.
玩具熊样品和玩具娃娃样品每种给我两件。
He bought those books three copies each.
这些书他每样买了3本。
The shipment documents have been each sent to the buyers.
装船单据已分别寄给买方了。
Both of these contracts are each of a value less than $ 10,000.
这两张合同每张金额都不超过10，000美元。
Each of the articles is marked with a different price.
各项商品每件标价都不一样。
4. But I’d rather have your lowest quotation CIFC2%, San Francisco.
但是我宁愿得到你们旧金山最低到岸价含佣金2%。
I’d rather do something 表示“我宁可做某事”，这种结构与第九课注7中I’d rather you do something 不一样，那是
“宁愿某人做某事”。
Would you rather accept D/P payment terms or L/C payment terms?
你愿意接受付款交单方式还是信用证付款方式？
I’d rather buy on FOB basis.
我希望按照船上交货价购买。
He’d rather not sell at a time when market is uncertain.
市场情况不明，他宁可不卖。
