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Manager Wang of Zhongxing Company speaks with John from an American trading company. John saw that Zhongxing sells tablet computers and asks for product samples. Manager Wang agrees to provide samples upon receiving John's contact details and a $50 fee. She says she is happy to help John and his company.

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Manager Wang of Zhongxing Company speaks with John from an American trading company. John saw that Zhongxing sells tablet computers and asks for product samples. Manager Wang agrees to provide samples upon receiving John's contact details and a $50 fee. She says she is happy to help John and his company.

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Finding Partners for Cooperation

Vocabulary
Part of
Chinese Pinyin English
Speech

xnzho V to search/look for

hzu V/N to cooperate, to collaborate

hubn N partner, companion, associate

moy N trade

gngs N company, firm, corporation

jngl N manager, director

fz V to take charge of

pngbn dinno N tablet computer

yw N business, service, professional work

wngzhn N website

shngchn V to produce, to manufacture

jigng V to process

zhng M type , kind

pijin N parts, accessories

tgng V to oer, supply, provide

yngpn N a sample, a specimen

dzh N an address

dinz yuxing N electronic mailbox, e-mail

mngchng N Name of a thing or an organization

fi N expense, fee

Miyun N the US dollar

shudo V to receive

xnx N information, message

f V to send out, to deliver

fw V to serve aairs, to serve business

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Supplementary Vocabulary
Names

Chinese Pinyin English

Zhngxng gngs Zhongxing Company

lbb Alibaba

Yuhn xinsheng Mr. John

Collocation

Chinese Pinyin English

to take charge of +
fz+yw business/service/professional work

shngchn+pijin to produce/manufacture + parts, accessories

tgng +yngpn to provide + a sample/a specimen

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Grammar 1

place
come from + place

Here means come from. If for example, you were an American


citizen, most commonly youd tell people where youre from by saying;
Im from America.


W de lobn liz Ynggu nnb.
My boss is from southern England.


N ji gngs de yungng liz w ge guji.
That companys workers are from 5 countries.


Zh ge pngbndinno liz Zhnggu ma?
Is this tablet computer from China?

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Grammar 2

placedo something
in/at + place + do something

The word order is the opposite construction to English; where place is not the
first, but rather the final piece of information.


Chn xinsheng zi n ji moy gngs gngzu.
Mr. Chen works at that trade company.


Wng jngl zi wngshng zho chnpn xnx.
Manager Wang is looking for product information
on the internet.


W zi Zhngxng Ynhng hun Miyun.
I exchanged my American dollars at Zhongxing
Bank.

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Grammar 3

time-when/time/event

after + time-when/time-duration/event

afterwards, where the afterwards occurs only once the time or


event has first been mentioned.


Wnshng shdin yhu Wng jngl b ji
dinhu sh ba?
After 10 o'clock pm, manager Wang does not
receive phone calls, correct?


Bnnin yhu wmen dsun zi Zhnggu ki
fngngs.
After half a year, we plan to start a company in
China


Shudo yngpnfi yhu w mshng b
yngpn jgi nn.
After I receive the sample product fee, I will
immediately send you the sample product.

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Grammar 4

condition/consequence
if + condition/consequence

means if, in this if + clause construction.


Rgu w sh n w b hu gn zh ji gngs
hzu.
If I were you, I would not collaborate with this
company.


Rgu nmen mngtin mi shudo yngpn qng
mshng gos wmen.
If tomorrow you have still not received the sample
product, please let us know immediately.


Rgu y c mi ybi ti dinno jig sh b sh
ky d ydin?
If I buy 100 hundred computer at once, can't the price
be a bit lower?

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Grammar 5

someonedo something
do something + for + someone

Ms. Wang tells John , Im very happy to be of service,


where means for you or to you.


W hn goxng wi nmen fw.
I'm very happy to be of service to you all.


W de gngzu ji sh wi krn tgng chnpn
xnx.
My job is to provide product information for
clients.


Wng jngl wi zh ji gngs zule y ge hn
ho de wngzhn.
Manager Wang made a very good website for this
company.

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Dialogue

John is researching a partner company, discussing cooperation possibilities in a


one-on-one video call with the companys Manager, Ms. Wang.

50

John: Wi, nn ho w jio Yuhn liz Migu de y ji moy


gngs.
Wng jngl: Nn ho, Yuhn xinsheng, w sh Zhngxng gngs de
jngl, w xng Wng, fz pngbn dinno yw.
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John: Wng jngl nn ho. W zi lbb wngzhn shng kndo
nmen mi pngbn dinno.
Wng jngl: Shde, wmen gngs shngchn jigng j zhng pngbn
dinno h pijin.
John: Qngwn nmen ky tgng yngpn ma?
Wng jngl: Mi wnt, qng gi w nn de dzh dinhu dinz
yuxing h gngs mngchng, hiyu yngpnfi 50 Miyun.
John: Hode, w xinzi ji f.
Wng jngl: Shudo nn de xnx h yngpnfi yhu, wmen ji f
yngpn guq.
John: Hode, xixi nn.
Wng jngl: Hn goxng wi nn fw, rgu yu shnme wnt,
hunyng gn w shu.

John: Hello, Im John, calling from an American trading company.


Manager Wang: Hello John, Im Ms. Wang, the manager from Zhongxing
company. Im in charge of our tablet computer division.
John: Nice to meet you, Ms.Wang. I saw on the website Alibaba, that your
company sells tablet computers.
Manager Wang: Yes, thats correct. Our company manufactures many
different types of tablet computers, as well as tablet parts.
John: I wondering if it wouldnt be too much trouble, could you send us
some product samples?
Manager Wang: No problem! Please give me your address, phone number,
e-mail, and the name of your company. Please also include the sample fee
of $50 US dollars.
John: Got it. Im sending to you right now.
Manager Wang: After we get your information and sample fee, well send
the sample right away.
John: Sounds good. Thank you!
Manager Wang: Im happy to help! If you have any further questions, please
feel free to contact me!
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