当你需要与客户进行谈判(negotiation)时，该如何用英文好好表达呢？

英文老师整理出了7 组洽谈业务、谈判时的常用语及例句，相信你学会之后，商务英文能力能够提升不少。

1. Above board – 光明正大的、公开透明的

表示 这家公司是公开、合法而且诚实的。

ex. Our dealing have always been above board.

2. Bend over backwards – 使出浑身解数

表示非常努力地去取悦对方。

ex. Your business is very important to us hence we will bend over backwards to keep it up.

3. Blank Check – 全权处理

通常指的是上司给予属下许可、授权，使其可以更果决地下判断并做出决策。

ex. John was given a blank check by his boss and was told to get the best deal possible.

4. Bide your time – 耐心等待

耐心等待，直到最好的时机出现。

ex. He’s not hesitating to work with your company, he’s just biding his time for the prices to drop.

5. Blow a deal – 交易告吹

把生意搞砸。

ex. We don’t want to blow the deal with your company because of our minor mistakes.

6. Get the raw end of the deal – 对我们不利的交易

指一个合约对你们不利、不公平或者是不符合期望。

ex. The contract is ours but the company won’t use our name on the product, we have got the raw end of the deal.

7. Come to terms – 交易达成

双方达成协议。

ex. After negotiating all day long the company came to terms with the new rates.