買賣過招第一回 Buy and Sell
    Dan Smith是一位美國的健身用品經(jīng)銷商，此次是Robert第一回與他交手。就在短短幾分鐘的交談中，Robert即感到這位大漢粗獷的外表下，藏有狡黠如脫兔的心思－－他肯定是名沙場老將，自己絕不可掉以輕心。雙方第一回過招如下：
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    Dan: I'd like to get the ball rolling by talking about prices.
    Robert: Shoot. I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have.
    Dan: Your products are very good. But I'm a little worried about the prices you're asking.
    Robert: You think we should be asking for more?
    Dan: That's not exactly what I had in mind. I know your research costs are high, but what I'd like is a 25% discount.
    Robert: That seems to be a little high, Mr. Smith. I don't know how we can make a profit with those numbers.
    Dan: Please, Robert, call me Dan. Well, if we promise future business -- volume sales that will slash your costs for making the Exec-U-Ciser, right?
    Robert: Yes, but it's hard to see how you can place such large orders. How could you turn over so many? We'd need a guarantee of future business, not just a promise.
    Dan: We said we wanted 1000 pieces over a six month period. What if we place orders for twelve months, with a guarantee?
    Robert: If you can guarantee that on paper, I think we can discuss this further.
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    D: 我想就從價錢方面開始談吧！
    R: 洗耳恭聽！我很樂意答復任何問題。
    D: 貴公司的產(chǎn)品很出色；但你們開的價碼，讓我覺得有點困難。
    R: 你是覺得我們應該把價錢開高一點啰？
    D: 我不是這個意思。我知道你們投入很高的開發(fā)費用，但是，我想要七五折。
    R: Smith先生，這個折扣似乎多了點。這樣的價格，我們公司怎么能有利潤可賺！
    D: Robert，請叫我Dan好了。這樣吧！若我們答應以后繼續(xù)合作，而且是大筆的生意，就可以使你們大幅降低‘健你樂’的制造成本，對不？
    R: 嗯！不過，我看不出您怎能下這么大筆的訂單?!貴公司如何銷售這么多的貨呢？我們要的可是保證，而不是隨口答應就算數(shù)的哦！
    D: 我們本來說半年內(nèi)訂貨1000件。如果現(xiàn)在我們保證一年內(nèi)都會跟你們訂貨，你意下如何？
    R: 如果你們能以書面保證，我想我們可以再談。