Unit18Shipment实用商务英语教程PartIListenandTalkListenandreadListentothedialoguesamplesandreadthemaloudDialogueOneAdvancingtheShipmentMr.Hopeisengagedinhandlingseasonalgoods,sohewishestohavehisgoodsshippedearlier.NowheisurgingthesupplierMr.Huangtoadvancetheshipment.DialogueOneAdvancingtheShipmentHope:Let’sdiscusstheshipmentfirst.Whencanyoushipthegoods?Huang:BythemiddleofAugust.Hope:It’stoolate.Yousee.Septemberistheseasonforthiscommodityinourmarket,andwehavetofindsomeoneelsetodotheretailing,what’smore,ourcustomformalitiesarerathercomplicated.Thusaftershipmentitwillbealtogetherfourtofiveweeksbeforethegoodscanreachourretailers.Couldyoudeliverthegoodssooner?DialogueOneAdvancingtheShipmentHuang:No,I’mafraidit’sdifficultforustodosobecauseourmanufacturersarefullycommittedatthemoment.Wedarenotcommitourselvesbeyondwhattheproductionschedulecanfulfill.Hope:Butcan’tyoufindsomewaytogetaroundyourmanufacturerstorearrangethescheduleandmakemyorderyourtoppriority?Yousee,atimelydeliverymeansalottous.DialogueOneAdvancingtheShipmentHuang:Iquiteseeyourpoint.Thebestwecanpromiseistodeliverthegoods6or7daysearlier.Hope:Well,inthatcase,IthinkImusttakethingsastheyare.MayIsuggestthatyouputdowninthecontract“shipmentonAugust9orearlier”?Huang:Good.Anyhow,we’lldoourbesttoadvancetheshipment.Hope:That’sveryconsiderateofyou.LanguageStudy1.advance将……提前;(使)前进;预付;提出;(数量等)增加;向前推(至下一步)2.shipment装运;载货量;装货,装载的货物3.beengagedin从事于;务;搞;干4.handle处理或负责;管理;操纵;操控;买卖,经营LanguageStudy5.seasonal季节的,季节性的;周期性的;随季节变化的6.urge催促;推进,驱策;规劝;极力主张7.supplier供应商;供应国;供给者;补充者8.commodity商品;日用品;有价值的物品9.customformalities海关手续LanguageStudy10.rather稍微,有点;相当,颇;宁愿;相反地11.committed忠诚的;坚定的;尽职尽责的12.productionschedule生产进度表,生产计划,产品细明表13.priority优先,优先权;(时间,序...