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1、外贸英语口语对话Unit12 Mr.JamesisarepresentativeofaBritishcompany,andMr.LiuisastaffmemberofChinaNationalFoodstuffsImport&ExportCorporation.Theyholdadiscussionontheseafood. J：Now,Mr.Liu,Let'shaveawordaboutdelievery.Canyoumakepromptshipment? L："Promptshipment",suchtermsareambiguous.Peopl
2、ecaninterpretthisphrasedifferently. J：Wemusthavetheseafoodforthewintersale.That'sallIwant. L：Forthewintersale?Why,thatwouldmeanthegoodsmustarriveatLondoninearlyNovemeber.We'renowinlateSeptember.Evenifwehadthegoodsready,Idon'tthinkwecouldshipthemrightaway. J：Iknowthere'sagreatde
3、mandonshippinglately. L：Thatisso.IwasinformedbyourshippingdepartmentyesterdaythatlinerspaceforEuropeuptotheendofnextmonthhadbeenfullybooked.I'mafraidwecandoverylittleaboutit. J：Weunderstandtrampsarestillavailable. L：Yes,buttrampsarescarce.Generally,norefrigerationfacilitiesarep
4、rovidedonthem,andI'mnotsurewhethertherewouldbeenoughtonnagetomakeafullcargo,evenifatrampcouldbeobtained. J：Isthereanychanceiftranshipmentisallowed? L：Buttranshipmentaddstotheexpenses,risksofdamageandsometimesmaydelayarrival,becausethere'salsoashortageoftranshipmentspaceforEurope
5、.Anyhow,we'lltry.WehavegoodconnectionswithChinaResourcesShipping&StorageCo.Ltd.inHongkong.Thiscompanyhasagreatreputationforitscompetenceintheshippingworld.Andsinceithaslongtermagencyagreementswithmanyworldfamousshippingcompanies,itcaneasilymeettheclients'varieddemands. J：Weprefer
6、directshipment,ofcourse,butifyoucan'tgetholdofadirectvessel,wemayagreetohavethegoodstranshippedatHongkong.Youknow,goodquality,competitiveprice,allwouldmeannothingifgoodscouldnotbeputonthemarketontime. L：Yes,fullyunderstood.We'llfindoutthesituationabouttheconnectingsteamerrightawa
7、y. J：AsfarasIknow,JardineShippingAgent(HK)Ltd.hasalinersailingfromHongkongforEuropearoundmid-October.Ifyoucouldmanagetocatchthatvessel,everythingwouldbeallright. L：It'sveryhardforustoacceptadesignatedoncarrier.Therearesomanyfactorsthatmightmakethegoodsmisstheintendedsailing.Besi
8、des,areyousurethevesselwillcallat
