物流英语的最终版本

我：Hey, joey. Nice to see you again.

喻：So do I, man. How’s going?

我：Y ou know. The only good thing about this job is that you can travel around the world. I

have been on trip for 10 times this month. This is the 11 time. That’s crape.

喻：So what, I have not see your wife for 3 months.

我：Wo, that’s more crape.

报价和包装

喻：Ok, stop. Let’s set to our contracts. What you want?

我：I want a 10 days vocation. Ok, our company want to order some Chinese tea. The longing

tea from macheng.

喻：Wo, that’s a huge market. Lots of American begin to drink Chinese tea.

我：Y es. So what’s your quotation?

喻：10 pounds per kilogram CIF shanghai.

我：That’s your best price you can offer?

喻：Y es, that’s the best price we can offer.

我：That’s much higher than we have expected.

喻：We also hate that. But since the economy crisis, the all the prices are much higher than before.

我：But I have quotations that are much lower that yours.

喻：Oh, man. Y ou know that we provide the best quality. It’s the real macheng’s longing tea.

我：Y es. That’s why we choose you as our partener for so many years. Are you sure this is the best price you can offer?

喻：Y es, man.

我：Ok, but still I want a 10 day-trip to Scotland with a beautiful young female guidance. And

you buy that.

喻：Ok, youth is really good. I miss my youth days.

我：what kind of paking you have?

喻：it all depends. What kind of you want? Bull paking? Nutral paking or ？

我：I want air and water proof packing. And each packing have the exact information about the

original place, and manufactory and everything involved. Chinese tea is a assurance.

喻：thank you for so appreciating the Chinese tea.

付款

我：We have settle the question of quality and packing, let’s come to the payment terms. As a

buyer, our company insits that the payment should be paid on credit on delivery.

喻：I am afraid we can not accept that. But we may consider payment on credit with order.

我：But we think remmittance against documents is safer. Can you accept that?

喻：Ok, let’s both make a compromise. What about 50% payment paid in advance by T/T, and

the rest we can pay in credit on delivery.

我：Ok, I think that’s acceptable.

我：How soon can you deliver?

喻：We usually effect our dilivery within a month after we recipt your order..

我：November is the season for these goods, if there is any chance that you can make an early shipment?

喻：I can not give you a positive answaer right now. I have to comfirm with my shipping agent.

我：I am so sorry, but you have to. This is a very emergency situation. Our clients have told me that I have to move fast. Please do me a favor, considering our long-term relationship.

喻：of course, I will do that. I will put your shipment on the top of my agenda. But I can assure that the goods can be delivered within 20 days after I receive your L/C. can you open it 1 weeks ahead?

我：that’s so nice of you. Don’t worry about the L/C. we have already well-prepared.

喻：as uaual, I want the L/C to be issued by the china bank.

我：that’s absolutely.

验货

我：I want the qualily of shipment to be inspected by the port of destination and the quantity card should be issued by ICCP.

喻：That’s ok. That’s what we usually do. This is not the first we do business. But still the inspetator of the quanlity should be appointed by us.

我：Ok. These two inspectator should be final and binding force.

喻：That’s sure.

我：The goods should be in accordance with the contract. Or all the lost will be paid by your company.

喻：Then I bet that you can be relax.

装卸港

我：now, I guess we can have a brief talk about the loading port. We want to choose fishermen’s wharf as the port of destination.

喻：you change your port? But it dose not matter. It is beautiful place. I bet the crew members will have a great free tirp.

我：Of course. It can be a gift for them. Then they can work harder for you.

喻：Y ou are so a businessman. As uaual, we will choose pudong harbour as our shipping port. Is that ok with you.

我：I am so ok with that. Now are are reaching the last part. None of us wish this kind of thing happen. So if there is am emergency and we need to deal with the dispute, we need to find a arbitral. I still treat the AAA( American arbitration association) as my partner. What about you?

喻：still the same. The court of arbitration of china.

我：Scotland will be the place to deal with dispute it there is.

喻：that’s great.