7. I'm interested in your CRM software. Can you give me an quote?
我对你们的客户关系管理软体有兴趣, 能跟我报个价吗?
之前讲的都是别人打电话进来要怎么回答, 现在要讲的是如果你打电话给别的公司要怎么讲. 通常你会打电话给别的公司不外乎以下几种状况: 询价, 下订单, 追踪订单, 应征工作, 推销产品等等. 首先谈到询价. 如果只是要请对方大略地估个价钱, 你可以说, "Can you give me a quote?" 或 "Can you give me an estimate?" 但是提醒大家, 这个 quote 发 /kwot/ 的音, 记得要特别强调那个 /wo/ 的音, 不然老美会以为你在说 coat /kot/ 或是 court /kort/ 这个字. 这种情况就发生在我身上不只一次, 有一次拿车去修车厂估价, 我跟技工说, "Can you give me a quote?" 他却回答我, "You need a coat?" 扯了半天他才搞懂, 后来我才知道原来自己 quote 的音发错了. 所以最好的办法就是用 estimate, 这个字是绝对不会发错的.
另外, estimate 和 quote 也可以指‘报价单’而言, 例如你可以要求别人, "Can you send me a sample with an estimate ASAP?" (能不能请你尽快送一份样品和报价单给我?)
8. I'd like to place an order for a DL-1100 color printer.
我想要下一份 DL-1100 彩色印表机的订单.
以前每次为了买东西而打电话给人家, 我都直接说, "I want to buy this, I want to buy that." 当然啦! 要买东西的人最大, 不管你说什么别人都一定会想办法把东西卖给你的. 只是你如果直接说 buy 听来比较像是日常生活在说的对话. 如果像是公司要采购商品时, 最好正式一点用 order, 或是更完整一些说 place an order for, 例如 "I want to order a color printer." 或是, "I want to place an order for a color printer." 都是不错的用法.
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