在一个商务宴会上，一家计算机制造商的代表Mark Davidson和一家大型IT企业的采购部经理 Vicki Carmichael在讨论一个商业建议。
Mark: Hello, Ms Carmichael. Please sit down. Would you like a cocktail1?
你好，Carmichael女性。请坐。来杯鸡尾酒吗？
Vicki: A dry martini, please. You can call me Vanessa. May I call you Mark?
我要一杯干马提尼酒，谢谢。你可以叫我Vanessa。我可以叫你 Mark吗？
Mark: Of course. Now, if you don't mind, Vanessa, I'd like to discuss some business before dinner. As the executive summary in my proposal shows, I think our new line of graphics2 workstations are exactly what you need. In fact, they're less expensive and more powerful than your stated requirements.
当然。Vanessa，假如你不在意的话，我想在宴会开始前和你讨论一下大家的合作事宜。就像我在建议书的大纲中所提到的那样，大家新的一系列制图工作站正是你们所需要的。事实上，它们比你们所需要的更实惠，更先进。
Vicki: No problem with that, Mark, but I question your objective of using a new operating system. That means new software and retraining.
这个没问题，Mark。但我对你在目的一栏中所说的用法一套新的操作系统不太理解。你所说的也就意味着大家需要用新的软件和进行职员再培训。
Mark: Most of your existing software will work on the new system. The new software takes full advantage of our hardware and operating system combination, and will give your users the tools they need to increase productivity.
你们现有些大部分软件都可以在大家的系统上用。新的软件充分借助了大家的硬件和操作系统组合，可以为你们的用户提供提升工作效率所需的工具。
Vicki: I do like your proposed methodology of implementing3 in three phases. That's important for easing the impact to our users. Now, based on the assumption that they will need more power again in a few years, I need lots of expansion capability4. Our capital expenditures5 on hardware and software have mushroomed over the last 5 years, and my CEO wants me to rein6 in our cosplayts.
我很喜欢你提出的分三个阶段实行的办法。这对于减轻对大家用户的冲击非常重要。依据你们的设想，用户在几年后会需要更有效的工具，所以大家需要拥有非常大的扩展力。大家的软硬件资本开支在过去的五年中飞速增长，所以大家的CEO需要大家控制大家的开销。
Mark: You'll be able to upgrade at relatively7 low cosplayt to cover all your needs for the foreseeable future. Our hardware is very reliable, and the service contract gives you 24-hour on-location service for a full 3 years. Our growth impact studies show that cash flow expenditures over a 5-year period should be 35% less than other high-end workstations on the market.
用大家的商品，你们可以在以后以低本钱进行升级，以满足你们的需要。大家的硬件很靠谱，而且，在三年内大家还提供24小时的上门服务。大家对经济增长影响的研究显示五年内的资金流动支出将是35%，低于市场上其他的高级终端工作站的花费。
Vicki: That's music to my ears, Mark. Looks like we can do business together. Cheers!
听起来很好，Mark。看来大家可以合作。干杯！
