你们决定下来了吗?
Have you decided?
(你们决定下来了吗?)
Not yet. (还没有。)
decide “决定”、 “决意”、 “下结论”。
Have you decided on our proposal?
(你们对我们的方案作出决定了吗?)
Yes, we’ve made a decision.
(是的, 我们已经作出了决定。)
decide “决定”、 “决心”。
Did you make up your mind?
make up one’s mind “下决心”。
Have you made a decision?
make a decision “做决定”。
Have you come to a decision?
我反复考虑过。
I’ve had second thoughts.
(我反复考虑过。)
I’m glad to hear you say that.
(听你这么说我很高兴。)
have second thoughts “重新考虑”、 “反复思考”。
I’ve thought it over again.
I’ve given it more thought.
他们没有达到我们的标准。
They don’t meet our standards.
(他们没有达到我们的标准。)
We’ll make all necessary improvements.
(我们会做所有必要的改进。)
这里的meet指“满足(希望或要求等)”。standard 指“标准”、 “基准”。
necessary “必要的”。improvement “改进”。
The quality isn’t good enough.
(质量不是很好。)
quality “品质”。enough “充分的”。
The quality is substandard for us.
(质量达不到我们的标准。)
substandard“在标准以下的”。
We’re disappointed with the quality of the goods.
(商品的质量之差使我们很失望。)
be disappointed “失望”、 “沮丧”。
双方都作出让步怎么样?
How about a give-and-take then?
(双方都作出让步怎么样?)
I’m willing if he is.
(如果他可以我也没问题。)
How about ...?“……怎么样?”。Give-and-take指“ (公平条件下的)交往”、 “交换”、 “妥协”、 “双
方的让步”。then 指“那么”。
be willing “乐意的”。
Can we each give a little?
I’ll scratch your back if you’ll scratch mine.
他们在明天之前需要得到答复。
When do they want an answer?
(他们什么时候需要答复?)
They need an answer by tomorrow.
(他们在明天之前需要得到答复。)
answer “回答”、 “答复”。
by tomorrow “明天之前”。
Tomorrow is the deadline for an answer.
deadline “最后期限”。
It’s imperative that we answer them by tomorrow.
imperative “必要的”、 “必须的”。
他们想要一个最低数量的保证。
They want a minimum-volume guarantee.
(他们想要一个最低数量的保证。)
Let’s give them what they want.
(那我们就满足他们的要求吧。)
minimum-volume “最低数量”。guarantee “保证”。
We have to guarantee them a minimum-volume.
They require a minimum-volume guarantee from us.
require “要求”。
价格上我们还没有达成一致。
So, you’ve decided to purchase the computer?
(这么说, 你们决定要买电脑了?)
We haven’t agreed on the price yet.
(价格上我们还没有达成一致。)
purchase “买”、 “购入”。
agree on ... “在……上意见一致”。
The price isn’t set yet.
(价格还没有定下来。)
这里的set指“决定”、 “设定”。
The price hasn’t been determined yet.
(价格还没有定下来。)
determine “决定”。
但愿他们会作出让步。
I hope they’ll back down.
(但愿他们会作出让步。)
It’s our only hope.
(这是我们惟一的希望。)
back down “撤回主张”、 “取消”。
I’m hoping that they’ll back down.
I hope they give up.
(但愿他们会放弃。)
give up “停止”、 “放弃”。
我也想听听他们的说法。
Have you made a decision yet?
(你作出决定了吗?)
No. I’d like to hear their side of the story, too.
(还没有。我也想听听他们的说法。)
I’d是I would的缩写, would like to ... “想做……”。
I want to hear their side of the story as well.
as well “一样”。
I need to let them tell their side of the story.
(我得让他们说说自己的情况。)




