put one's head together. put one's heads together 共同出谋划策;集思广益 Everyone at the meeting put our heads together and finally came up with a solution. 会议上大家集思广益,终于想出了一个解决办法。 up front 预付地 You have to pay up front. You have to pay in advance. 你要预先付款。 balance 余款 The balance of $1000 must be paid within 30 days. 1000美元余款必须在30内付清。 raise the ante 增加赌注/筹码 The government has decided to raise the ante in the war on smoking. 政府已经决定加大筹码进行控烟战。 stand firm/fast 坚定不移 I'm standing firm on this matter. 在这件事上我立场坚定。 A: I'd like to discuss the terms of pavements for our account before we sign the contract and place our first order. 在签合同和下第一个订单之前,我想讨论一下我方的付款方式。 B: Like all of our customers, we require payment in full no later than 90 days from the date on each invoice. 我们所有客户都一样,需要在发票开立日期后90天内支付全款。 A: I'd like to run a suggestion by you. And maybe we could put our heads together and come to a mutually beneficial agreement. 我想给你提个建议,也许我们可以一起想想办法,达成一个互利共赢的协议。 B: What do you have in mind, Larry? 你有什么主意,拉里? A: What would you say if we agree to pay 50% up front and the balance within 30 days from the invoice. 如果我们同意提前支付50%,并与发票开立日期后30天内付清余款,你觉得如何? B: That would certainly help our cash flow, but what do you want in return? 这当然会对我们的现金流有帮助,但是你想要什么回报呢? A: We would like you to cover the freight costs. 我们想要你方支付运费。 B: Sorry, Larry. That would put us out of pocket thousands of dollars. 抱歉,拉里。这样我们会损失几千美元。 A: What if we paid up front? 那我们提前付款怎么样? B: Your offer has raised the ante, but I'm standing firm. 你的提议增加了筹码,但我坚持立场。 A: So, that's a no? 所以就是不行了? B: Sorry. 抱歉。 |
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