VIP Class Notes (Mike)

Vocabulary

brand (n.) 品牌

distributor (n. ) 经销商

agent (n.) 代理商

longevity (n.) 寿命

i.e. Chinese people’s longevity has increased significantly in the past 40 years.

fuel-saving (adj.) 省油的

discount (n.) 折扣，打折

i.e. Is there a discount on those shoes?

ship (v.) 发(货)，运(货)

i.e. Will you ship these tires to my house?

sign a contract: 签合同

draft (v.) 起草

i.e. Our lawyer will draft the contract and I will send it to you.

sample (n.) 样品

i.e. Do you have any samples that I can see?

recommend (v.) 推荐

i.e. What kind of food would you recommend?

British (adj.) 英国的

Strict speaking, a tire can use 3 or 5 years.

Strictly speaking, a tire/tyre can be used for 3-5 years since it comes out of the factory.

Normally, a tire needs to be changed  after 5 year/100,000 kilo meters.

I need to talk with Tom, he works in the factory.

I need to talk to Tom, he is in charge of the production line in our factory.

I will get back to you when he replies.

Send money to the company account.

Please wire the payment to our company account.

I look forward to your reply！

I look forward to hearing back from you!

We will pay the ship money.

We will cover the shipping cost.

I need to confirm with people in the factory.

I don’t know much about western food.

I know very little about wester food.

现在不行：

not at the moment

not right now

not currently