-- 500架。
-- 不行,不行。这个数字太大了,我不能接受。定为450架吧。当然 我们会尽力多销。我们想增加一个条款,超过定额之后每多销50 架,我们的佣金就增加百分之一。
A: All right, let’s fix it at 450 pieces then. And for every additional 50 pianos sold, we’ll give you 1% higher commission.
B: I suppose all the other terms remain unchanged.
A: We would like to make a specific mention of one more point. As our sole distributor, you will neither handle the same or similar products of other origins nor re-export our goods to any other
area outside your own.
B: No, certainly not. That’s a reasonable restriction.
A: Another thing is that every six months we would like to receive from you a detailed report on current market conditions and the users?comments on our products.
B: Yes, we’ve already prepared one. I’ve brought it with me. I’ll put it forward when we talk with the manufacturers tomorrow.
A: Good, that’s all then.
B: Good.
-- 那好吧,那我们就定为450架吧。另外每多售50架,我们就再多给 你百分之一的佣金。
-- 我想其他条款都不变吧。
-- 另外一点,我想特别提一提。作为我们的独家经销商,你们既不能 经营其他国家的同类或类似的产品,也不能把我们的产品再出口到 加拿大以外的地区去。
-- 那当然不行,这是合理的限制。
-- 另外一点是我们希望每隔六个月收到你们的一份详细的当前市场情 况的报告和用户对我们的反馈。
-- 我们已经都准备了一份。我这次把它带来了。明天我们和生产商洽 谈时,我就将它提交上去。
-- 好,那就这些了。
-- 好。
Words and Expressions
sole [ sEul ] 独一的,专用的
warrant [ 5wCrEnt ] 使有(正当)理由,保证
annually [5AnjJElI] 年度,每年
canvass [ 5kAnvEs ] 兜售,销售
distributor [ dis5tribjutE ] 批发商
costing [ 5kCstiN ] 成本计算,成本会计
excess [ ik5ses, 5ekses ] 超过
remuneration [ ri7mju:nE5reiFEn ] 报酬,酬劳
exclusive [ iks5klu:siv ] 独家的
to the taste of 合……的口味
Notes
1. complicate my business 使我的生意难做
2. leading wholesaler and retailer 主要批发商和零售商
3. to have a mind 打算
4. warrant an agency agreement 有资格签订代理合约
5. to canvass the retailers direct 向零售商直接兜售生意
6. a sole agency agreement 独家代理合约
7. in round figures 大致的整数
8. as a preliminary step 作为第一步
9. leave us no alternative 使我方无考虑余地
10. annual marketing turnover 年销售额
11. to be covered 包括在内
12. to see eye to eye 看法一致
13. in excess of the quota 超过定额
A specimen Letter