Part B Practical Key Sentences

1.asking for advice

I wonder if you could give me some advice about how to seek business opportunities.

您可否告诉我如何寻找贸易机会？

替换表达：

I was wondering if you could possibly give me some ideas.

Do you have any suggestions?

Would you recommend me whether it is a good way to make a business contact?

I hope you don't mind my asking your opinion.

I need your good suggestions.

What do you reckon I should do next?

What is your view about the seeking business opportunities?

Would you be so kind to give us some advice?

2.giving suggestions

From my point of view, nowadays the most effective way to find more clients is surfing the Internet.

依我看来，当今寻找更多客户最有效的方法是通过网络查寻。

替换表达：

Looking up in the Trade Directory is helpful too.

I advise you strongly to find companies by checking the specific categories.

I'd like to suggest that you make a market research.

If I were you, I would send a fax instead of telephone call.

Perhaps you'd better make a search on the net for prospective clients.

Why not adhere to the principle of keeping the promise and honoring the contract?

3.agreement

（1）Entire agreement

True enough.太对了。

替换表达：

It is a good idea.

I am for you.

You said it.

It's quite good.

That's quite true.

What you said is true.

You are right.

I couldn't agree more！

（2）Partial agreement

I know what you mean but I need your samples right now.

我明白您的意思，但我急需您的样品。

替换表达：

I more or less agree with you.

I agree with much of your idea but……

I don't entirely agree with you.

To a certain degree, yes, but……

4.communicate with businessmen

We can get in touch with whoever we want within seconds by using the Internet and computers.

我们可以通过国际互联网和电脑在片刻间与任何人联系。

替换表达：

Miss Fan Xin is contacting a foreign company for business opportunities.

Mr. Robinson communicates with his new business partner by e-mail.

I'll convey my manager's intention of establishing business relations to him.

Would you connect me with the Marketing Department for Mr. Robert?

5.line of business

We are exporters of high reputation, trading in various kinds of Black Tea, White Tea, Green Tea, Oolong Tea and Jasmine Tea. We have been in this line of business for more than 50 years.

我们的公司是信誉卓越的出口企业，经营各种各样的红茶、白茶、绿茶、乌龙茶和茉莉花茶。公司在此行业已有50多年之久的经营历史。

We are prepared to trade with you in this line.

我方愿意在这行业与贵司开展业务。

替换表达：

As the item falls within the line of our business, we shall like to enter into business relations with your firm.

Our range of business coincided with yours.

We have learnt that you are the exporter of Chinese Tea, which comes within the frame of our business scope.