Buying Office Equipment 购买办公设备

Key Sentences（重点句子）

. Smith says we can have a new duplicator.

史密斯先生说我们可以买一台新复印机。

one is driving me crazy.

这台复印机真让我受不了。

650. I've finally convinced Mr. Smith that we should buy a duplicator.

我终于说服了史密斯先生同意我们买台新复印机。

wants us to find out the various models that are available and recommend the one we want.

他让我们多找一些型号，然后再决定买哪一种。

can start right away by phoning Mary and asking her to send up some brochures and price-lists.

你马上打电话给玛丽，让她送一些宣传册和价目表过来。

you any brochures we can look at？

你有宣传册给我们看看吗？

d you send us some brochures for all that you have mentioned？

你能给我们以上提到的所有品牌的宣传册吗？

655.I'm  excited to  hear  about your  new  product.

我很想听听你们这套新产品的音质。

656. I'm sure you will love what this new automated answering system can do for your business.

我相信这一套最新自动答录系统会给贵公司的业务带来很多好处。

h our computer demonstration， please.

请看看电脑演示。

will be convinced that our product is superior.

你一定会相信我们的产品比别家的好。

seems to offer more options than the others.

看起来你们产品的功能比别家的多。

new product sometimes has a few troubles.

但新产品有时会有一些问题。

do you ensure its quality？

你们怎样来保证产品的质量呢？

your prices negotiable？

价钱是否可以便宜一些呢？

happens if I am not satisfied with my purchases？

假如买了后不满意怎么办？

664. Your satisfaction is guaranteed， or we refund your money.

我们保证用户满意，不然我们就退款。

665.I hope you will be in touch with me shortly.

我希望你们不久就可以和我联络。

Dialogue A

A： At last…  Mr. Smith says we can have a new duplicator.

B： Oh， good！ This one is driving me crazy.

A： Yes， it's a dreadful old thing， isn't it？

B： Yes， it's  funny to  have such an  old machine in a  firm called Modern Office Limited.

A：Well， I've  finally convinced Mr. Smith  that  we should  buy  a duplicator.

B： What kind are we going to have？

A：Well， he wants us to find out the various models that are available and recommend the one we want.

B： Hm. Great！ When do we start？

A： Well， you can start right away by phoning Mary and asking her to send up some brochures  and price-lists.

B：Mary？  She's  Mr. Parker's secretary， isn't she？

A： Yes， she is. Tell her that we are going to buy a new duplicator and ask her if she has any brochures.

* * * *

C： （on the phone） Parker.

B： Hello， Mr. Parker. This  is  Margaret  speaking. Is  Mary  there？

C： No， she isn't. She's away today. Can I help you？

B： Well， Mr. Parker， Mr. Smith says  we  can  have  a  new  duplicator and that we can choose the one we want. Have you any brochures we can look at？

C： Yes， Let me see. What brand do you want. Epson or Cannon？

B： Well， could you send us some brochures for all that you have mentioned？ We'll compare them before we have made a decision.

C： OK. No problem.

B： Thank you very much.

Dialogue B

（Miss  Hu， the secretary of ABC International Corp， comes to Youli Electronics Firm to buy a new automated answering system for the office. ）

（F： Mr. Field；  H： Miss Hu）

F： May I help  you， Miss？

H： Yes， My name is Hu Manli from  ABC International. Robert Lin referred me to you.

F： Yes. He told me you would be calling. Glad to meet you， Miss Hu. And here is my card.

H： Thank you. Glad to meet you， too， Mr. Field. I'm excited  to hear about your new product.

F： OK. I'm  sure  you  will love  what  this  new  automated  answering system can do for your business.

H： Yes. I've heard  a  lot  about  it.

F： Watch  our computer  demonstration， please. You'll be  convinced that our product is superior.

（After the demonstration）

H： Yes. I would have to agree with you. It seems to offer more options than the others. But new product sometimes has a few troubles. How about yours？

F： Our systems are 100％ trouble-free.

H： How do you  ensure  quality？

F： Any of our new products goes through a1～3 year testing period.

H： Are your prices negotiable？

F： Yes， our prices  are  negotiable， but  our  quality  is  not.

H： What happens if I am not satisfied with my purchases？

F： Your satisfaction is guaranteed， or we refund your money.

H： I see. But I have to discuss it over with my boss before I make a decision.

F： OK. I hope you will be in touch with me shortly.

Notes 注释

e sb. crazy 让某人发疯或让人受不了

dful （colloq. ）（口语）令人不愉快的

What a dreadful weather！ 多么讨厌的天气！

ince sb. of sth/that clause

使某人信服或明白

We couldn't convince him of his mistake.

我们无法使他明白他的错误。

I am convinced that he is honest.

我深信他是诚实的。

4. available

可用的；可得到的（常用于作句子的表语或后置定语）

The book you ordered is not available.

你定购的'那本书没有现货。

mated  answering system 自动答录系统

about yours？

你们的产品怎么样？

ble-free 零故障／无故障

free在此处表示“不具备”某种不良情况。

如： toll-free telephone商业上提供客户使用的免费电话drug-free 没有药性

through 经历

prices are negotiable， but our quality is not.

我们的价格可以谈，但我们产品的质量是独一无二的。

happens if…？

若……时，情况会怎么样？

Words and Expressions

duplicator/'dju： plikeit+/                  n. 复印机

convince /k+n'vins/                       v. （使）说服

price-list                                      价目表

brand /br$nd/                                n. 商标

crazy /'kreizi/                                a. 发疯的

various /v#+ri+s/                           a. 多种多样的

brochure /'br+uMu+/                     n. 小册子

compare /k+m'p#+/                       v. 比较

refer /ri'f+： /                                  v. 指点；使求助于

superior /sju'pi+ri+/                       a. 优越的；优良的

option /'&pM+n/                            n. 选择

testing period                               测试期

negotiable /ni'g+uMj+bl/                 a. 可协商的

refund /ri： 'f）nd/                            v. 归还