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Act as an interpreter.
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| Grant: | Now Mr. Duncan, what can I do for you? I understand that you’re a friend of Jock Macpherson’s. |
| Дункан: | Да, м-р Грант. Он сказал мне, что вы делаете самую лучшую и самую дешевую мебель на рынке. |
| Grant: | I think we make the best. |
| Дункан: | Но действительно ли она самая дешевая? Вот что меня интересует. |
| Grant: | We have a wide range of prices, Mr. Duncan. Here is our catalogue. We think our prices compare favourably with anything on the market today. |
| Дункан: | Если бы я хотел, чтобы вы оборудовали вашей мебелью мой офис, во что бы мне это обошлось? |
| Grant: | It would largely depend on the line you chose. |
| Дункан: | Моя проблема в том, что у меня очень мало времени. Вы могли бы продать мне мебель прямо со склада? |
| Grant: | If you could give me some idea of your requirements, Mr. Duncan, I might be able to help you. Unfortunately, I have someone coming to see me shortly and I … |
| Дункан: | Я скажу вам, что мне нужно. Вот моя визитная карточка. Я – Директор-распорядитель фирмы «Дж. П. Дункан и Компания». Мы производим химические удобрения. Я хочу оборудовать новый административный корпус. Я бы хотел, чтобы вы как можно скорее предоставили мне котировки, включая расходы на доставку. |
| Grant: | How many offices are there? |
| Дункан: | Двадцать восемь. |
| Grant: | Twenty eight offices. Oh, I see. Well, how much time can you give us? |
| Дункан: | Мой предел – два месяца. |
| Grant: | I’d like to send a man up to Glasgow to get details. I never like promising a date until I know we can honour it. |
Exercise 5
Match the phrases on the left with an appropriate explanation on the right. Fill in the grid below.
| 1. | office block | A | To increase production, make it twice what it was before |
| 2. | Administrative departments | B | Price of goods and delivery conditions, offered before a sale, quoted |
| 3. | Personnel Department | C | Office buildings |
| 4. | Market Research | D | Details, measurements, etc., of goods required or offered for sale |
| 5. | stock | E | Cost of delivering goods from factory to buyer |
| 6. | to double one’s output | F | The department which deals with employees |
| 7. | line | G | The goods are available for dispatch |
| 8. | quotation | H | Offices where the business side of a firm (sales, advertising, etc.) is carried out |
| 9. | delivery charges | I | Products made by a firm. Often used to mean a series or type of goods. (E.g. a new design for an office desk would be referred to as the new line. |
| 10. | deadline | J | Last possible moment when an event, e.g. delivery of goods, may take place |
| 11. | specifications | K | The investigation of present and future market requirements |
| 12. | in stock | L | There are no more goods for sale until the factory produces (or delivers) further supplies. |
| 13. | out of stock | M | Goods ready for sale |
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