Unit17InternationalBusiness实用商务英语教程PartIListenandTalkListenandreadListentothedialoguesamplesandreadthemaloudDialogueOneImportingGorgeandBenworkforalargecompany.ThecompanyimportsTV’s,radios,stereos,andrelatedelectronicproductsfromothercountries.DialogueOneImportingGeorge:Well,Ben,haveyouheardthegoodnews?Ben:No.Whatareyoutalkingabout?George:Thegovernmentjustannouncedthatthey’redoingawaywithimportdutiesonTV’sandstereos.Ben:You’rekidding.That’sgreat.DialogueOneImportingGeorge:Yes.Afterthefirstofnextmonth,theimportdutieswillbereducedto20percentonstereosand30percentonTV’s.Then,aftersixmonths,therewillbenodutiesatall.Ben:That’squiteajump.Theimportdutiesonbothhavebeen80percentforthelasttenyears.DialogueOneImportingGeorge:Yeah,well,theannouncementsaidthatthegovernmentdecidedtolowerandthenabolishthedutiesbecauselocalmanufacturersarechargingtoohighprices.Ben:Well,Iagreewiththem.We’vehadahardtimecompeting,too.Now,thingswillbeeasier.Hey,waitaminute.Whatabouttheimportquotas?DialogueOneImportingGeorge:Oh,thequotasarethesame,buttheywillbeliftedaltogetherafteroneyear.Ben:We’dbettergettoworkonsomenewmarketingplans.George:Yes.Wehavetodecidehowmuchlowerpriceswillbe,andwehavetodosomeheavyadvertising.DialogueOneImportingBen:Let’sstartwithstereossincethedutywillbelower.AndwecanworkontheTV’slater.George:Allright.Let’sgettowork.LanguageStudy1.stereos立体声(stereo的名词复数);立体声音响器材2.electronicproducts电子制品;电子产品3.doawaywith废除;消灭;去掉;涤除4.importduty进口税LanguageStudy5.bereducedto减少到;缩短到6.abolish废除;取消;革除;消灭;撤销7.manufacturer制造商,制造厂;厂主;厂商8.charge索价;充电;装载;控诉;记账LanguageStudy9.importquota进口配额;进口限额10.marketingplan市场推广计划;销售计划11.advertising广告;做广告;广告业DialogueTwoExportingLauraworksforalargetradingcompanyinChina.Sheistalkingwithabuyerfromoverseas,Lesley,aboutexportinghercompany’sproducts.Lesley:Wel...