The client feels our quotation is too high. They would like us to reduce the price further. Specifically, they're asking for a reduction of 500,000 and they want to remove the last item from the quote.
基本概念解析
在商業英語中,討論報價和價格談判時,我們會用到以下關鍵詞:
- quotation/quote(報價)
- pricing(價格)
- negotiate(談判)
- discount(折扣)
- reduce/lower/bring down(降低)
- item/line item(項目)
常見說法
情境一:正式商業語言(Formal Business)
"The client feels our quotation is too high. They would like us to reduce the price further. Specifically, they're asking for a reduction of 500,000 and they want to remove the last item from the quote." (客戶認為我們的報價太高。他們希望我們進一步降低價格。具體來說,他們要求減少50萬,並且希望從報價中移除最後一個項目。)
情境二:標準商業用語(Standard Business)
"The customer thinks our price is too steep. They're hoping we can bring it down. They've asked us to lower it by 500,000 and they're not interested in the final item listed in our proposal." (客戶認為我們的價格太高。他們希望我們可以降低一些。他們要求我們減少50萬,並且對我們提案中列出的最後一個項目不感興趣。)
情境三:較為口語的表達(Casual Business)
"Our client says we're charging too much. They want us to knock the price down a bit. They're asking for a 500,000 discount and they want to drop the last item from our quote." (我們的客戶說我們收費太高了。他們希望我們稍微降低價格。他們要求50萬的折扣,並希望從我們的報價中刪除最後一個項目。)
常見錯誤
❌ 錯誤用法:
- "The client thinks our price is too expensive." (不自然的搭配) 「客戶認為我們的價格太貴了。」(英文中price通常不與expensive搭配)
- "They want us to down the price." (動詞搭配錯誤) 「他們希望我們降低價格。」(down不能直接作為動詞使用)
- "They don't need the last project in our quote." (project ≠ item) 「他們不需要我們報價中的最後一個專案。」(混淆了項目和專案的概念)
✅ 正確用法:
- "The client thinks our price is too high." 「客戶認為我們的價格太高了。」
- "They want us to lower/reduce the price." 「他們希望我們降低價格。」
- "They don't need the last item in our quote." 「他們不需要我們報價中的最後一個項目。」
詞彙補充與說明
談論價格的不同表達方式
- "Our quoted price" / "Our quotation" / "Our proposal" / "Our bid"(我們的報價)
- "The figures we provided"(我們提供的數字)
描述「太高」的不同表達
- too high(太高)
- too steep(太貴,較口語)
- excessive(過高,正式)
- beyond their budget(超出預算,委婉)
描述「降價」的不同表達
- reduce/lower the price(降低價格)
- offer a discount(提供折扣)
- bring down the cost(降低成本)
- knock off [amount](減掉某金額,較口語)
- cut the price(削減價格)
練習範例
對話一
A: "I just got feedback from the client about our proposal." 「我剛收到客戶對我們提案的回應。」B: "What did they say?" 「他們說了什麼?」
A: "They think our quotation is on the high side. They're asking if we can reduce it by 500,000 and remove the last item completely." 「他們認為我們的報價偏高。他們詢問我們是否能減少50萬並移除最後一項。」
B: "Let me review the numbers and see what we can do to accommodate their request." 「讓我檢查一下數字,看看我們能做些什麼來滿足他們的要求。」
對話二
A: "The client called about our quote." 「客戶來電詢問我們的報價。」
B: "Good news?" 「是好消息嗎?」
A: "Not really. They want us to bring the price down by 500,000 and they're not interested in the final item on our list." 「不太好。他們希望我們將價格降低50萬,而且他們對我們清單上的最後一個項目不感興趣。」
B: "Do they still want all the other services at the same level of quality?" 「他們是否仍然希望保持其他所有服務在相同的品質水準?」
A: "Yes, they just can't fit the whole package into their budget." 「是的,他們只是無法將整個方案納入他們的預算。」