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Please keep in mind - |
Пожалуйста, помните - |
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The UK and the USA are often
clubbed together |
Объединённое Королевство и США часто
"собираются вместе" (т.е.:
совместно делят расходы на бизнес) |
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in the global world of
business, |
в глобальном мире бизнеса. |
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because both countries have
English as the first language. |
Потому что обе страны имеют Английский как первый
язык. |
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However, the business styles of
the UK and USA are quite different. |
Однако, бизнес-стиль ОК и США довольно-таки разные. |
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In Britain, people tend to be
more factual |
В Британии, люди склонны быть более
"фактическими" (т.е.:
выдавать реальную информацию) |
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and reserved when doing business
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и замкнутыми/необщительными в бизнесе. |
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and will give exactly the
information that has been asked for. |
И дадут в точности ту информацию, которую
запрашивают. |
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They will rarely push a client
into buying a product. |
Они редко подтолкнут клиента к покупке
продукта/товара. |
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Americans are generally a lot
less reserved |
Американцы, обычно, гораздо менее скрытны |
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and interact in a more open and
informal way. |
и общаются более открытым и неформальным способом. |
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It's important to be aware of
these cultural differences |
Важно быть осведомлённым об этих
культурных различиях |
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when entering into negotiations. |
когда начинаете ("входите в") переговоры. |
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Exercise
one |
Упражнение 1 |
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Please repeat the following
sentences. |
[Повторите
Диалог 5
предварительно] |
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Could you give me a
run-down of the terms and conditions of your special
trade offer? |
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Perhaps you could tell me more
about what line of business you're in? |
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I'd be interested in purchasing
the material at the right price. |
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Exercise
two |
Упражнение
2 |
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Please listen to the
following expressions and choose the correct
definition. |
Пожалуйста послушайте эти выражения и выберите
верный вариант ответа ("верное определение"). |
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I'm not interested in branded
sports goods as such. |
as such = как таковые |
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"Branded goods" - does this mean
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1) |
"certain types of goods and
products" |
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2) |
or "the name, given to goods and
products which makes them recognizable"? |
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"Branded goods" means |
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(2) |
"the name, given to goods and
products which makes them recognizable" |
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There's a price freeze on all
orders placed before the end of the month. |
"Price freeze" -
"Цены замораживание", фиксирование цены |
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"Price freeze" - does this mean
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1) |
"the price of the goods is fixed" |
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2) |
or "the price of the goods is
going to change"? |
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"Price freeze" means |
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(1) |
"the price of the goods is fixed" |
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Minimum down-payment - 20 percent
of the order price. |
"Down payment" -
Предоплата |
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"Down payment" - does this mean |
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1) |
"to pay a deposit" |
deposit - размещение
("размещение денежных
средств на счёте авансом" в данном случае) |
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or "to get a price-reduction. |
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"Down payment" means |
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(1) |
"to pay a deposit" |
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Exercise
three |
Упражнение
3 |
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Please listen to the following
sentences and answer the questions using |
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"yes, I'm interested in..." |
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or "no, I'm not interested in..." |
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1) |
Are you interested in this new
products, Silkies? |
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Yes, I'm interested in this new
product, Silkies. |
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2) |
Are you interested in branded
sports ware? |
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No, I'm not interested in branded
sports-ware. |
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3) |
Are you interested in purchasing
the material? |
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Yes, I'm interested in purchasing
the material. |
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