当你需要与客户进行谈判(negotiation)时,该如何用英文好好表达呢?
英文老师整理出了7 组洽谈业务、谈判时的常用语及例句,相信你学会之后,商务英文能力能够提升不少。
1. Above board – 光明正大的、公开透明的
表示 这家公司是公开、合法而且诚实的。
ex. Our dealing have always been above board.
2. Bend over backwards – 使出浑身解数
表示非常努力地去取悦对方。
ex. Your business is very important to us hence we will bend over backwards to keep it up.
3. Blank Check – 全权处理
通常指的是上司给予属下许可、授权,使其可以更果决地下判断并做出决策。
ex. John was given a blank check by his boss and was told to get the best deal possible.
4. Bide your time – 耐心等待
耐心等待,直到最好的时机出现。
ex. He’s not hesitating to work with your company, he’s just biding his time for the prices to drop.
5. Blow a deal – 交易告吹
把生意搞砸。
ex. We don’t want to blow the deal with your company because of our minor mistakes.
6. Get the raw end of the deal – 对我们不利的交易
指一个合约对你们不利、不公平或者是不符合期望。
ex. The contract is ours but the company won’t use our name on the product, we have got the raw end of the deal.
7. Come to terms – 交易达成
双方达成协议。
ex. After negotiating all day long the company came to terms with the new rates.
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