Lesson 1
Making enquiry
Language focus
• 1. enquiry （ inquiry ） n. 询价，询盘，询购
• A customer of ours has made an enquiry for handmade leather gloves. Please tell us what you can
offer in this line.
• 我们的一个客户询购手制真皮手套。请告知是
否有供应。
• enquire v. 询盘，询购
• A lot of customers have approached us to enquire
for mohair sweaters.
• 许多客户向我们询购马海毛毛衣 .
• offer 报盘
firm offer 实盘
non-firm offer 虚盘
• an offer without engagement 没有约束力的报盘 / 虚盘
• to make sb. an offer for sth. 向某人报某货
• Please make us a firm offer for 2,000 Minolta
Cameras Model 10-F CIF Vancouver.
• 请报 2,000 台美能达相机 , 型号 10-F CIF 温哥华实盘 .
• to offer sb. sth. 向某人报某货
• We’d like to offer you 200 “Goodbaby” Brand
bicycles at $40 per set.
• 我们愿向你报 200 辆 ”好孩子 ”自行车 , 每台 $40.
• quote v. 报价
• to quote sb. a price for sth 向某人报某货
• ----Can you quote us your lowest price for Item
No.223?
• 能否就 223 号货报最低价 ?
• quotation n. 报价
• to make sb a quotation for sth. 向某人报某货
• ----If you can increase the quantity of your order, we’ll
be able to make you a better quotation.
• 如果你们能增加订货数量 , 我们就可以报更好的
价格 .
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supply n. 供货 , 供应
---supply position 供货情况
---steady supply 稳定的货源
---fresh supply 新货源
---short supply 供应短少
---plentiful supply 充足的供应
---supply over (exceeding) demand 供过于求
supply v. 供应 , 供给
to supply sb. with sth. 供给某人某物
---We can supply you with this item on a regular
basis. 我们可以长期向你供应此货 .
• Our offer will remain good for only 3 days. 报盘有效期仅
为三天 .(available, valid, open, firm, effective)
• 常用表达报盘有效期的句型有 :
• 1) Our offer is valid for 3 days.
• 2) Our offer is kept valid for 3 days.
• 3) Our offer is held for 3 days.
• 4) Our offer is valid until October 1.
• 5) This offer is subject to your acceptance within 3 days.
• 6) This offer is subject to your acceptance reaching us before
Octber1.
• 7) This offer is subject to our receipt of you acceptance
within 3 days.
• 8) This offer expires on October 1.
• subject to … 以 …为准的 , 以 … …为条件
的 ,...