课文注释及词汇讲解
* enquire 询问，询价
eg. A customer enquired about the price of our new product in his letter.
有位客户来信询问新产品的价格。
* office shelving system 办公室排架设备
* code number 货号，商品号
* check on 查明，核实
eg. I'd like to check on the dimensions first.
我想先查一下尺寸大小。
* specification 规格[注意：用复数形式]
* standard unit 标准件，标准单位
* fir 安装，为……提供设备
eg. How many shelves can actually be fitted?
实际上能安几层架子？
The room is so narrow that the machine won't fit in.
房间太小了，机器安不下。
* stick out 突出，伸出
eg. The lumber is so long that part of it sticks out of the desk.
要料太长了，有一部分都伸到甲板外面去了。
* centimeter 厘米
* delivery 交货，送货，运货
eg. time of delivery 交货期
make delivery of 交货
take delivery of 提货，收货
* depend 因……而定，取决于……[常与介词on连用]
eg. Delivery costs depend on how far you are from our ware house.
送货费用取决于贵公司到我们仓库的距离。
* center 市中心]
* free 免费的
eg. free delivery 免费送货
* extra 额外的
eg. an extra loss 额外损失
* charge 费用， 收费
eg. How much do you charge for delivery costs?
收多少送货费？
* place an order 订货
eg. I'd like to place an order for ten cars.
我想订购10辆汽车。
* guarantee 担保，保证
eg. What sort of guarantee do you offer?
你们提供什么样的担保？
We guarantee delivery within two weeks.
我们保证两周交货。
There is a usual one-year guarantee for our TV sets.
我们生产的电视机通常保修一年。
We guarantee satisfaction to customers.
我们保证令顾客满意。
* in view of 鉴于，由于，考虑到
eg. In view of our relationship, we would offer you a discount of 5%.
考虑到双方的关系，我们愿提供5%的折扣。
* do the figures 计算一下数目
行为动词do与不同的宾语搭配会有不同的含义，翻译时一定要灵活。
eg. They did London in five days.
他们花了五天时间游览伦敦。
I have to do ten copies.
我得抄10份。
* How long does it take (sb.) to do ... ?(某人)做……要多长时间？
eg. How long does it take to deliver the goods by ship?
这批货船运要花多长时间？
* come to 达到，总计为
eg. The total price comes to ₤100.
价格总计达到100英镑。
* round ... off 将……[数字]取整，四舍五入
eg. If we round ₤931 off, we get ₤930.
将931英镑取整，得930英镑。
* reliable 可靠
* average life （商品）平均使用寿命
shelf life 储存期限，货架寿命
* product features 产品特征
* personal computer 个人电脑[简称PC]
* sheet 单，表
eg. quotation sheet 报价单
# 补充说明：
首先补充一下小数的读法。请看下例：
1.1 = one point one
1.25 = one point tow five （而不是one point twenty-five）
1.375 = one point three seven five
1.01 = one point o one
0.5 = o point five /point five
另外，在实际业务中，我们常常不用表示长、宽、高的词， 而简单地说成"33 X 24 X 10 cm"，读thirty-three by twenty- four by ten centimetres".这里的"by"即乘号的读法。
此外，在许多地方度量衡的单位不用公制而是用英制，请看下面的例子：
1 in. [one inch] 一英寸
2 in. [two inches] 二英寸
1 yd. [one yard] 一码
2 yd. [two yards] 两码
1 ft. [one foot] 一英尺
2 ft. [two feet] 两英尺 [注意：英尺的复数形式为feet]
one mile 一英里
two miles 二英里
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