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Coffee Break Series #9 - Negotiating the Contract
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ID: 4534 Intermediate
In the intermediate coffee break series, we will follow the footsteps of Nick through his adventure in China. Along the way, you will learn important terms and phrases used in business settings, as well as some tips and tricks on dealing with Chinese businessmen.
In this episode, we finally get to see Nick's negotiating skills! Who is going to take more advantage in this deal? Is it Nick or Mr. Wang? Let's find out in the lesson!
Tue Apr 20 2021 | Lyn, Charlie
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SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
---|---|---|---|
合同 | hétong | (business) contract | |
草案 | cǎoàn | draft (legislation, proposal etc) | |
过目 | guòmù | to look over | |
交货 | jiāohuò | to deliver goods |
王总,这份合同草案请您过目,看看有哪里需要修改的。
Wángzǒng ,zhè fèn hétong cǎoàn qǐng nín guòmù ,kànkan yǒu nǎlǐ xūyào xiūgǎi de 。
Mr. Wang, please take a look at the contract draft, to see if there is anything needs to be revised.
嗯…第五条这里,交货日期可以提早一点吗?
en …dì wǔ tiáo zhèlǐ ,jiāohuò rìqī kěyǐ tízǎo yìdiǎn ma ?
Emm...about Article five, could you make the product delivery date slightly earlier?
生产有一定的标准流程,赶货的话,我们很难为质量把关啊。
shēngchǎn yǒu yīdìng de biāozhǔn liúchéng ,gǎn huò dehuà ,wǒmen hěn nán wèi zhìliàng bǎguān a 。
The production has a standard process, it will be hard to make sure the quality if we do it in a hurry.
早点交货,早点上架,就可以早点收钱啊。
zǎodiǎn jiāohuò ,zǎodiǎn shàngjià ,jiù kěyǐ zǎodiǎn shōu qián a 。
The sooner you deliver the products, the sooner we launch them, and the sooner we can make money.
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