昂秀英语口语对话想聊就聊第8章：4.2 协商提前交货

W: Mr. Black, when is the earliest shipment you can make?
W：Black先生，你们能安排的最早运输时间是什么时候？

M: In April or early May.
M：四月或者是五月初。

W: I am afraid shipment by early May would be too late for us. Our customs formalities are quite complicated, and it takes time to distribute the goods to the farmers in our country. The fertilizers must be delivered before April, or else we can't be in time for the spring sowing.

W：恐怕五月初发货的话对我们来说太晚了，我们的报关单手续比较麻烦，而且还需要一定的时间才能把货物发到我国农民手中。肥料必须在四月之前运到，否则我们不能及时地进行春播了。

M: In that case, we will have to improve one month further on the time. Now is Jan. If the fertilizers should be shipped before the end of March, only 2 months are left. The time is too limited.
M：这样的话我们必须还得再提前一个月，现在是一月份，如果肥料在三月底发货的话，只剩下两个月了。那样的话，时间就太紧了。

W: You understand a timely delivery is very important to us.

W：你知道及时发货对我们来说很重要。

M: All right. You can rest assured that we will do everything possible to advance shipment. The fertilizers will be delivered before April.
M：好吧，你放心，我们会尽我们所能提前发货，化肥会在四月前交货的。