9)

　　A: I want you to look at this material .

　　B: Is this from our last shipment ?

　　A: Yes ,it is .

　　B: I can see why you are having some problems with it .

　　A:我要你看看这材料！

　　B:这是上次叫的货吗？

　　A:是啊。

　　B:我明白为什么你用起来会有问题了。

　　10)

　　A: I would suggest that you use this material instead of that .

　　B: But that costs more .

　　A: But you will get less waste from this .

　　B: We‘ll try it once .

　　A:我建议你改用这种替代那种。

　　B:可是那样成本较高。

　　A:但可以减少浪费。

　　B:那么就试一次看看吧。

　　11)

　　A: Our manufacturing costs have gone up too much .

　　B: You might try one of our cheaper components .

　　A: Let‘s take a look at your price list again

　　B: Sure . I‘ll bring it in next week .

　　A:我们的制造成本增加太多了。

　　B:你试试这种较便宜的组件怎样？

　　A:我再看一次你们的价目表吧。

　　B:好哇 ，我下个礼拜带过来。

　12)

　　A: This is the best material we have to offer .

　　B: Actually ,I don‘t think we need it to be this good .

　　A: I can let you have this kind cheaper .

　　B: Let‘s do that .

　　A:这是本公司所供应的最好的原料。

　　B:说实在的，我并不认为我们用得着这么好的，

　　A:我可以算你便宜一点。

　　B:那就这么说定吧?