I. Can I help you?
--Yes, I have a two-thirty appointment with Mr. Liang.
Can I help you?
Yes, please. Could you let us have a double room?
Can I help you?
--I’d like to buy a watch.
Shop Assistant: Can I help you?
Customer: Nothing. I’m just looking round.
II. But there is nothing new in the offer.
--In that case, you may come in the afternoon.
But I can’t decide it myself.
--In that case, you’d better make a telephone call home for advice.
I don’t think there is anything important in the luggage.
-- In that case, you may just leave it at the luggage room.
III. We do hope regular trade relations can be established between us.
I hope so, too.
I do hope you will be able to see the manager.
-- Yes, with pleasure.
You do look quite healthy today.
--Yes, I do.
The train does go rather quickly.
--Yes, it does.
IV. It seems we’ve never done business with you before.
--No we haven’t the pleasure yet.
It seems that they have learned the news already.
--So it seems.
It seems he must go there at once.
--Yes, he must.
It seem the manager will agree to the offer.
--I don’t think so.
EXERCISES
I. Ask and answer the following questions in pairs.
1.What do you usually say to customer or a stranger who comes to your office?
2. Who did you usually say to a customer or stranger who comes to your office?
3. Was Mr. Liang waiting for him?
4. When Mr. Liang said “At last we can say hello face to face with each other”, what did he mean?
5. Was Mr. Green new in the line of electronics?
6. How many years had he been in this line?
7. Was he a green hand or an old hand?
8. Why did he decide to expand business in the mainland?
9. Did he have wide connections with wholesalers in Hong Kong?
10. Did he think he could get large business for Mr. Liang?
11. Mr. Green asked Mr. Liang for a catalogue, didn’t he?
12. Did Mr. Liang give the catalogue to Mr. Green? What did he say to Mr. Green?
13. What did a best offer mean by Mr. Liang?
14. What was the name of Mr. Green’s banker?
15. What can we learn from Mr. Green banker?
16. Do you think trade between Mr. Liang and Mr. Green could develop fast and to their mutual interest?
II. Fill in the blanks with the following phrases.
agree to wait for make an effort get round
be of help think of help…with put down
1. I have ________ everything you said.
2. Will you ____________ to cut down the price by 5%?
3. We can’t ________ them ______ to buy a new car.
4. They are ______________ the bus.
5. Do you _______________ our plan?
6. Will you come and ________ me ________ the work I’m doing?
7. There’s nothing in this letter that will __________ to you.
8. Do be careful! ________________ your mother.
III. Respond to the following.
1. I’ pleased to meet you.
2. Will you please meet my friend Mr. Green?
3. Machinery Import and Export Corporation?
4. I wish you success.
5. Wang speaking.
6. It’s a pleasure to be with you.
7. Thank you for the trouble taken.
8. Lovely day, isn’t it?
9. I’m ringing to say good-bye.
10. Shall I help you with the box?
IV. Fill in the blanks with prepositions or adverbs.
1. We hear ______ Mr. Wang that you are ______ the line of textiles.
2. We learn ______ pleasure the name of your company and shall be glad to
Establish business relations ______ you.
3. This is my first visit _____ China. Everything is new ______ me.
4. Tablecloths come ______ the scope of our business activities.
5. Our banker will provide you______ any information of our finance.
6. I’m with Hollywood Public relations. I’d like to come _____ and talk with you
about our services.
7. I’ll leave you to work it _______. I’ll be looking ________ this afternoon.
8. They don’t think prices will go _______ next week.
V. Translate the following into English orally.
A: 我是香港ABC貿易公司業務員
B: 歡迎您來我公司。請坐。
A：我們從一位朋友那里得知你們公司經營電子產品的出口貿易，因此特地拜訪你們公司，希望與你們公司建立貿易關系。
B： 太好了，Jackson先生。很高興您能成為我公司新客戶。
A： 我們是香港一家大公司， 與許多批發商有廣泛的聯系。我們相信能為你們公司的產品在香港找到良好的市場。
B： 謝謝您 好意。也許您已經知道，我公司在這一領域已有十多年的歷史。我們產品被介紹到民辦上許多國家，并且很受歡迎。我們希望通過雙方努力，我們之間業務會得到大發展的。
A： 我也希望如此。目前我們對電腦軟件業務有興趣。請問能否讓我看看你們的商品目錄或其他資料呢？
B： 噢，這兒有份最新的商品目錄供您參考。如果對某項產品想更多了解，請直接問我。
A： 好的。噢，順便說一句，我們的銀行是香港匯豐銀行。你們可以向他們了解我們的財務情況。
B； 謝謝您的介紹。
A； 我想我得告辭了。研究你們目錄后，我將再和你們聯系并告訴你們結果。
B： 我們等候您的好消息。再見。
