[商务英语敲门砖第1期:提高产品销售量] 如何提高销售量
A:It"s difficult for us to push the sale of your digital cameras nowadays.
如今想要提升你数码相机的销售量很难啊.
B:What seems to be the problem?
问题在那里?
A:Price.Frankly, your price is on the high side.
价格.说实话,你们的价格偏高.
B:As you may have noticed,the price skyrockets in raw materials,so we"re forced to adjust our prices accordingly.
你可能已经注意到,原材料价格猛涨,所以我们也不得不相应地调整价格.
A:I"m sorry to say we have to close business at that price. Aren"t we old friends?We"ve had a very good business relationship over the past years,I suggest you make an appropriate reduction.
很抱歉,我们只能按那个价格销售.我们不是老朋友了吗?过去几年我们合作一直都很愉快,我建议你适当地降低价格.
B:Well,in view of our good cooperation over the past years. Let"s meet each other halfway;I"ll make a reduction by3%.
那好吧,考虑到我们过去几年里都合作愉快,我们各让一步,我会将价格下调3%.1.Frankly, your price is on the high side.
On the high side: slightly too high 稍偏高
I like the house but I think the price is on the high side.
我喜欢这幢房子,但价格太高了些.
Side给人的感觉就是偏向哪一边,那么我们还可以说on the big/small/tight side(偏大/小/紧).
例句:These shoes are a little on the tight side. 这双鞋略有点紧.
那么还有其他相似的表达吗?
Your (ever the product is) is more expensive than many of your competitors.
2.the price skyrockets in raw materials
Skyrocket: (of prices, etc. 价格等) to rise quickly to a very high level 飞涨;猛涨
the price skyrockets=the price has gone up a lot in price
意思相近的表达还有"go through the roof".
go through the roof:(of prices, etc. 价格等) to rise or increase very quickly 飞涨;激增
House prices here have gone through the roof. 这里的房价涨得出了格.
"skyrocket"和"go through the roof"都指价格的大幅上涨,通常是在短时期内的.
3.so we"re forced to adjust our prices accordingly
...adjust sth accordingly:根据...适当地调整
Adjust大家都熟悉,就是"调整"的意思.比如: Adjust your language to the age of your audience. 要根据听众的年龄使用相应的语言.
Accordingly: 照着;相应地
We have to discover his plans and act accordingly. 我们得找出他的计划,照着办.4.in view of our good cooperation over the past years
in view of something: considering