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1. To be honest with you, we have another offer for a similar one at a much lower price.
老實對你說，我們另外得到一個類似產品的報盤，價格要低得多。
形容詞，副詞比較級級前面可以用much ,far, no 等副詞及名詞短語修飾，表示程度：
I’m afaid your quality is no better than theirs.
恐怕你們的質量并不比他們的好一點。
This year they have made far greater progress in business than they did last year.
他們今年業務比去年大有進展。
We have exported a lot of goods but we must export still more.
我們已經出口了許多貨物，但還必須出口更多。
We found your price about 20 percent higher than that of last spring.
我們發現你們的價格比去年春天高出約20%。
Will you make your payment terms a little easier for us?
你們的付款條件能否寬松一點？
2．I can assure you that our price is most realistic.
我可以向你保證我們的價格是很優惠的。
I assure you that you’re quite mistaken on that point.
我敢說你在那個問題上完全錯了。
We assure you that we shall do our utmost to expedite shipment.
請放心，我們將盡速裝運。
We assure you of our readiness to cooperate with you.
請相信我們愿意與你們合作。
Be/rest assured 是商業上常用的短語，意思和上面一樣。
Our policy will remain unchanged. You can rest assured of it.
我們的政策是不會改變的，你盡可放心。
Ploease rest assured that we shall keep your inquiry before us.
請放心，我們將牢記你們的詢價。
有時assure 后面還可以直接加賓語。
We may assure immediate delivery of the goods.
我們可以保證立即交貨。
3．A trial sale will convince you of what I say.
試銷一番你便會知道我的話一點也不錯。
convince 一字后面接of 短語或that從句。
Please try to convince them of our hope to do better next time.
請盡力讓他們相信我們希望下次更好些。
We cannot convince them of having done wrong in the matter.
我們無法使他們相信那件事他們做錯了。
They tried to convince us that their procucts were worth promoting.
他們努力使我們相信他們的產品值得推銷。
But some buyers were convinced that the shortage was real.
但是有些買主相信貨物短缺是真的。
This price of yours is out of the question.
你們的這個價格根本無法無法接受。
This price of ypurs 相當于your price, 但采用前一結構，指示代詞this/that
便能表示出一種厭惡或贊賞的情緒。
This color of yours sample is great deal too dark.
你們的這種顏色太暗了。
All businessmen spoke very highly of that rinciple of yours.
所有的商人都高度贊揚你們的那項原則。
