对话文本


注意:录音的对话1是昨天的内容,2才是今天的.

A: How long will it take for our order to be delivered?

B: Let's see...You are importing fifty containers of textiles from China. They should be able to place your order before the end of next week. It will take 2 days for shipping to the port city of Ningbo. The freight will take 3 weeks on the open ocean, and will arrive in Los Angeles approximately a month from today. Domestic shipping will be your responsibility, you can make arrangements with the pier in Los Angeles.

A: Fine. We will handle domestic shipping, but what about customs? Will we have to pay tariff on our imports? I hope we don't run into any problems with the border control.

B: No, the Chinese company has that all worked out. With the paperwork you receive with the shipment, you should be good to go.

参考翻译


要过多长时间我们订的货才能送到?
我看一下…你要从中国进口50个集装箱的纺织品.他们应该在下周末之前下订单.运到宁波需要两天时间.货运在公海上还需要三周时间,到达洛杉矶的时间从今天算起大约在一个月以后.国内运输有你们自己负责,你们可以和洛杉矶码头达成协议.
很好.我们会处理好国内运输的,可是海关那里怎么办?我们还要交进口税吗?我希望我们在边境检查时不会遇到什么问题.
不会的,这个问题中国公司都解决了.拿着受到的货运文件,你应该会办得很顺利.

核心词汇词组
Deliver: to take goods, letters, etc. to the person or people they have been sent to; to take somebody somewhere 递送;传送;交付;运载 ~ (sth) (to sb/sth)

Leaflets have been delivered to every household. 传单已发送到每家每户.
Do you have your milk delivered? 你的牛奶是让别人送吗?
We promise to deliver within 48 hours. 我们承诺在 48 小时内送到.

Freight: goods that are transported by ships, planes, trains or lorries/trucks; the system of transporting goods in this way (海运、空运或陆运的)货物;货运

to send goods by air freight 空运货物
a freight business 货运公司
passenger and freight transportation services 客货运业务

approximately: 大概;近乎

The time is approximately ten o'clock. 这会儿约莫十点钟.
There were approximately fifty people there. 那儿大约有五十个人.

Shipping: the activity of carrying people or goods from one place to another by ship 航运;海运

a shipping company/group/line 航运公司╱集团╱公司

customs: the taxes that must be paid to the government when goods are brought in from other countries 关税;进口税

to pay customs on something 为某物缴纳关税
customs duty/duties 进口税

tariff: a tax that is paid on goods coming into or going out of a country 关税

run into: to experience difficulties, etc. 遇到(困难等)

Be careful not to run into debt. 小心不要背上债务。
to run into danger/trouble/difficulties 遭遇危险／麻烦／困难