實用外貿口語精選系列情景系列46:投資環(huán)境(5)

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Sino-American trade relation 中美貿易關系
    A: How many years have you done business with China?
    B: Let me see, about five years. We established our business relationship with Huamei of China Import & Export Corporation in 2003.
    A: Do you have any difficulties in doing business in China? You know the Chinese economic legislation is still incomplete?
    B: I don't think I have any problem with our Chinese partners. They've always followed the contract strictly. We can do business directly with the corporation. As I mentioned before, the Chinese government is trying very hard to perfect its law. Its commercial legislation provides legal protection for foreign companies.
    A: Well, it's known that the Sino-American relation is in a dilemma. Does it influence your business in China?
    B: Actually not at present. But we are afraid it will. You know policies influence business to some extent. I hope our government will not be influenced by some extremists. China is really a large market. We don't want to lose it.
    A: Thank you.
    B: You're welcome.
    重點注釋:
    1. establish 建立
    2. legislation 立法
    3. incomplete 不完整的
    4. commercial 商業(yè)的
    5. dilemma 進退兩難
    6. extremist 極端分子
    7. “policies influence business to some extent”是“從某種程度上說政策影響貿易”的意思?!眛o some extent”是“從某種程度上”的意思。例如:I finish the task to some extent. 從某種程度上我完成了任務。
    漢語譯文:
    A: 你與中國的生意做了多久?
    B: 讓我想想,大約五年吧。我們是在2003年與中國華美進出口公司建立貿易關系的。
    A: 在中國做生意有困難嗎?你知道中國經濟法規(guī)依然是不完整的?
    B: 我認為和我們的中方伙伴在生意上沒有困難。他們嚴格按照合同辦事。我們可以與公司直接做生意。正如前邊所說,中國政府正努力完善法律法規(guī)。商法為外國公司提供了法律保護。
    A: 嗯,眾所周知,中美兩國的關系處于進退兩難中。這影響你在中國的生意了嗎?
    B: 目前還沒有。不過挺擔心的。你知道在某種程度上,政策影響著貿易。我希望政府不受那些極端分子的影響。中國是個大市場,我們不想丟掉它。
    A: 謝謝。
    B: 不客氣。