Examples

1.be interested in… 对……有兴趣

We are interested in developing business relations between us.

We are interested in making you an offer on our handmade carpets,which are well received on the overseas market.

2.be subject to 以……为准，有效

Our offer is subject to your reply reaching us before next Thursday.

Subject to our final confirmation,we are sending you our offer as follows.

3.place an order 订货

We wish to place an order with your corporation for 10,000 bicycles.

4.compare favorably with 比……优越，有利

Our conditions of sales compare favorably with those offered by other manufacturers.

If you compare our quotations with theirs,you’ll see how favorable ours are.

5.make delivery 交货

We should like to know how soon you can make delivery of the goods.

Since these goods are urgently needed,we have to speed up delivery.

6.as a rule 通常

As a rule,our prices are given on a CIF basis.

As a rule,all the price changes must be approved by the sales manager.

7.after receipt of 收到……之后

We have worked out our offer for this commodity after receipt of your enquiry.

8.We’d rather…than… 我们宁愿……而不……

We’d rather fill our needs elsewhere than keep our enquiry open indefinitely.

We’d rather have your CIF prices than FOB prices.

9.work out 写出，报出

We have worked out a schedule for our discussions.Please have a look.

We’ll work out our CIF quotation no later than tomorrow afternoon.

10.Our offers remain open for 3 days.我方报价三天有效。

Our offer is good for a week.

This offer is firm for 5 days.

This offer is valid for 3 days.