Inquiry

Inquiriesareusuallymadebythebuyerstogetinformationaboutthegoodstobeordered,suchascatalogues,prices,termsofpaymentanddeliverydate.Theycanbedividedintogeneralinquiriesandspecificinquiries.Generalinquiresusuallyincludegeneralinformation,andcannotresultinimmediatebusiness.Specificenquiriesusuallycanresultinimmediatebusinessif

theofferisacceptable

OfferItisadeclarationthatheoritiswillingtosellorbuyacertainamountofspecifiedgoods,atspecifiedpriceunderspecifiedterms.Offersareaformalpresentationofthegoodstobesuppliedonthetermsspecifiedthereinforthebuyer'sacceptance.Itincludesfirmofferandnon-firmoffer.CounterOfferSometimestheexporterortheimportermayaskforsomealterationstothetermsandconditionsofferedbytheother,whichiswhatwecallacounter-offer.Itisvirtuallyapartialrejectionoftheoriginalofferandalsoacounterproposalinitiatedbythebuyerortheofferee.Listentothefollowingdialoguesandchoosethebestanswerforeachquestionyouhear.Dialogue1A:Theinquiriesareheavy.B:Theirproductsarepopular.C:Theirproductsaregoodinquality.Dialogue2A:Themancangettheproductat$250perM/TC&Fanytimeshewants.B:Thewomandoesn'tquotetheproductfortheman.C:Thequotationischangeable.Dialogue3A:Shecangivethemana10%discount.B:Shepromisesa3%discountiftheorderislarge.C:Shedeclinedtheman.Dialogue41.Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?A:5days.B:3days.C:Aweek.2.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?A:Becausehethinksthattheirpriceisthelowest.B:Becausetheirpriceshaven’tchanged.C:Becausetheirpriceschangedonlyalittlethoughtelsewherepriceshavegoneup.Dialogue5Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?A:Theyaretalkingabouttheirmeeting.B:Theyaretalkingaboutthereductionoftheprice.C:Theyaretalkingabouttheproduction.2.Howmuchreductiondoestheyagreeon?

A:60dollarsB:40dollarsC:50dollars3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtotheconversation?A:Theycalledthewholedealoff.B:Theyhavetotalkaboutthepriceatnextmeeting.C:Theyhaveagreedonprice.4.Whenwilltheymeetnexttime?A:Tomorrowafternoon3o’clock.B:Theyhaven’tdecided.C:Tomorrowmorning9o’clock..5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUEaccordingtotheconversation?A:Theywillgoontootherdetails.B:Itiswisetoinsistonone’sownprice.C:Theyagreedtomeeteachotherhalfway.UsefulExpressions1.詢盤Willyoupleasesendusyourcataloguetogetherwithadetailedoffer?Wewouldappreciateyoursendingusthelatestsampleswiththeirbestprices.Youradintoday’sChinaDailyinterestsusandwewillbegladtoreceivesampleswithyourprices.Willyoupleaseinformusofthepricesatwhichyoucansupply?Ifyourqualityisgoodandthepriceissuitableforourmarket,wewouldconsidersigningalong-termcontractwithyou.Asthereisagrowingdemandforthisarticle,wehavetoaskyouforaspecialdiscount.Wewouldappreciateyourlettingusknowwhatdiscountyoucangrantifwegiveyoualong-termregularorder.2.

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3.還盤Ourcounterofferisasfollows.Ourcounterofferiswellfounded.Yourcounterofferisnotuptothepresentmarketlevel.Pleasemakeusyourbestpossiblecounteroffer.Thepriceyouofferisnotinlinewiththeprevailingmarket.It’simpossibleforustoentertainyourcounteroffer.I’msorry.Thedifferencebetweenourpriceandyourcounterofferistoowide.Thisisourrock-bottomprice,wecan’tmakeanyfurtherreduction.UsefulExpressions1.報價Pleasequoteuslowestprice,C.I.F.Lagos,inclusiveofour5%commission,statingtheearliestdateofshipment.Pleasequotethelowestprice,including3%commission.2.寄送(1)隨函附寄Weareenclosingherewithacatalogueforyourreference.

Enclosedpleasefindapricelist.(2)另寄Wehavethepleasureofsendingyouunderseparatecoverourlatestcatalogue.Wehavesentyoubyseparatepostournewcatalogue.(3)索取Pleasesendthecatalogueandthepricelistofyourelectricgoods.

Inordertogiveyousomeideaofvariousqualitiesofhandicraftswehave,wehavepleasureinforwardingyoubyairmailonecatalogueandafewsamplebooksforyourperusal.實盤常用表達方式Weofferfirmforreply11a.m.tomorrow.We’rewillingtomakeyouafirmofferatthisprice.虛盤常用表達方式Thisofferiswithoutengagement.subjecttopriorsale報盤有效期表示法Wemakeyouthefollowingoffersubjecttoyourreplywithin10days.Wemakeyouanoffer,subjecttoyourreplyreachingusnotlaterthannoontimeOctober21Beijingtime.虛盤常用表達方式形容市場Theworldmarketforgroundnutshasadvancedconsiderably.Yourpriceisoutoflinewiththeprevailinginternationalmarket.形容價格Yourpriceisratheronthehigh/lowside.Thepriceisrising