外贸英语口语学习教程第95期:合资经营条件

 Term and condition on joint venture 合资经营条件

A: Nice to meet you. 认识你很高兴。

B: Nice to meet you, too. 我也是。

A: I do have a specific idea in my mind concerning our cooperation; I propose to sign an agreement for a project producing toys. 我确实有一个与贵方合作的具体计划，即我方建议我们双方签订一个合作生产玩具项目的协议。

B: That's a good idea. Now would you please tell me the total investment of such a project? 不错的主意。请告诉我这样一个项目的总投资是多少？

A: At the beginning, I think this joint venture should be of a moderate size. The total investment would be US$10 millon. 开始阶段，我想这样一个合资企业规模不要太大，总投资额为1000万美元。

B: Then how much would the registered capital be? 那么注册资金是多少？

A: It should be US$5 million. 应该是500万美元。

B: Sounds reseasonable, now what's the percentage of your contribution? 我想可以，那么你方打算出资多少呢？

A: 50 percent of the total investment of 10 million. That includes cash, machinery and equipment. 总投资1000万美元的一半。即包括现金、机器和设备。

B: So we will provide the balance 50 persent, which would include the factory, premises, some machinery and right to use the site. 那我方就出剩下的50%了。这包括提供厂房、宅基地、部分机器及场地使用权。

A: That's right. 好的。

B: Another question, about the organizational structure, personnel system and wage system. As I understand, it should be discussed and agreed upon by both party's consultations. 我还有个问题，至于像合资企业的组织结构、人事及工资制度，我想由合资双方共同考虑，并通过协商的方式取得共识后确立。

A: That's right. And whole joint venture is to be put under the guidance of the board of directors. 好的，整个合资企业都受到董事会领导。

“propose to do something”意思是“打算/计划做某事情”；例如：I propose to make an early start tomorrow. （我打算明天早早出发。）“propose”有时还表示“求婚”，“propose to somebody”意为“向某人求婚”，例如：He was trying to decide whether he should propose(to her). （他反复思量是否该向她求婚。）又如：He had proposed marriage, unsucceesfully, twice already. （他已经两次求婚，均未成功。）