广交会期间来访的客户相对多,有些人还要带着客户整天跑市场。由于水平有限,有时候客户说的英语还听不懂,这样给客户的感觉也不好,因此我们总要一边工作,一边不忘记提升自己,这样才能越做越容易!
下面分享一些常用的商务英语,加粗的是更好的表达,没有标记的是我们可能常用但是不够好,又或者是错误的表达,大家可以尝试多用老外常用的说法,建议多做笔记多练!
1.人工打包
worker packing
hand press packing
2.我会随时让您知道最新的情况
I will keep you informed
I will keep you posted
Keep you posted on(about)
Keep you informed of sth.
3.色差
color difference(这个表达的是很大的颜色不同)
Color variation/color deviation/colo shading/chromatic aberration
色差只是指轻微的不同,所以,用以上表达更加准确
4.验收质量标准
quality standard of inspection
acceptable quality level(AQL)
5.不符合规格
can't reach standard
fall short of specifications/not up to specification/fall short of standard/not up to standard/below par
短语fall short of 表示达不到,不符合; 而par是指标杆,标准
6.市场饱和
full market
saturated market
saturate是指使浸透,使饱和
7.暂时停业
stop the business temporatily
suspend the business/shut down the business temporarily/suspension of business
8.博得满堂喝彩
receive a lot of applause in the house
bring down the house
9.有库存
have goods in warehouse
have sth in stock/have sth in inventory
10.弥补亏损
cover the losses
make up for the losses/recoup the lossses
11.开立以某人为受益人的信用证
to open a letter of credit in favor of sb
短语in favor of sb表示对某人有益处
12.请注意划线重点部分的内容
please pay attention to the key parts
please attend to the highlighted parts/please note these highlighted parts.
13.达到最低点
reach the lowest point
hit bottom/touch bottom
像我们常说的最低价是rock bottom price/it's the bottom price/it's our bottom line.
14.货到付款
receive the goods that pay money.
cash on delivery(COD)/pay on delivery(POD)
15.货物达不到合同中规定的标准
the goods can't reach the standard said in the contract
goods are not up to the standard stipulated in the contract.
这里面的be up to 表示达到,而stipulate 表示规定,明确要求
16.小本经营
run a company with little money
shoestring trading/business with a small capital/ do business in a small way
17.深入市场
enter into the market
penetrate into the market,这里用penetrate表渗透的意思
18.当你有空的时候,请帮忙做某事
when you are free, please help to do sth
At you earliest convenience, could you please help to do sth
19.我们需要你专业的意见
we would like to listen to your professional suggestions
we need your expertise.
20.快消品
fast selling product
fast moving consumer goods(FMCG)
21.电汇
payment by electricity
make payment by wire transfer/telegraphic transfer(TT)
22.快速装运
fast shipment
express shipment/immediate shipment/prompt shipment
23.补偿材料增加的成本
compensate the cost of increasing materials
offset the increased cost of materials
24.到货验收
check arrived goods
inspect incoming merchandise/inspection of incoming merchandise
25.因为最近原材料翻倍,我们需要调整价格
we have to adjust our price because the cost of the raw materials has doubled recently.
记得不要把adjust the price 说成是change the price