酷兔英语

Attaining Sole Agency

获得独家代理



Situation 情境描述



David is meeting Kevin Cronin to discuss promoting H&T products in Italy.

大卫正在和凯文·克罗宁开会,讨论H&T公司在意大利的产品推广事宜。



Dialogue 对话

David: Mr. Cronin, currently your products are not being sold in Italy. Am I right?



Kevin: Yes, you are, but it is certainly a market we want to expand into.



David: We would like to represent your company in Italy. I believe working with our company is the best route for H&T to take.



Kevin: I'm hesitant about giving one company the exclusive rights to sell our products there.



David: But we have the most extensive distribution network in Italy for the type of products that you sell.



Kevin: Really? That's certainly interesting.



David: Furthermore, by choosing a sole agent, you won't have your products in one region competing with your products in another.



Kevin: That's a good point. But then again, if you have an exclusive contract, you won't have any pressure to move our products.



David: Ah, but we will. We don't earn money if we don't sell, and you won't renew our contract, either.



Kevin: All right. Let's talk some more.



大卫: 克罗宁先生,目前你们的产品并没有在意大利销售。对不对?

凯文: 是的,没错,不过那的确是一个我们想要开拓的市场。

大卫: 我们想成为贵公司在意大利的代理。我相信与我们公司合作是H&T的最佳选择。

凯文: 我在犹豫是否授予一家厂商在那里销售我们产品的专卖权。

大卫: 但是,我们公司在意大利有适合你们产品销售的最大的经销网。

凯文: 真的吗?那确实有点儿意思。

大卫: 此外,选择一家独家代理商,你们就不会有自家产品在不同地区相互竞争的情况。

凯文: 有道理。不过,话又说回来,如果你们获得专卖合同,你们就不会有压力去推广我们的产品了。

大卫: 啊,我们会有的。如果我们不去销售就赚不到钱,而你们也不会和我们续约。

凯文: 好吧。我们再多聊聊吧。



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在企业经营与管理的理念上,专业化以及战略联盟可以说越来越重要了。一家拥有高科技生产技术与产能的公司,可能不擅于打通行销渠道,若能把这些工作交给经营伙伴来完成,往往能取得双赢的局面;而海外代理权的委任,更是快速踏入国际市场的一个捷径。来看一下与之相关的词汇:

general agency 总代理

quota 配额

parallel import 平行进口,俗称"水货"

mutually beneficial 互利的

share risk 分担风险

strategic alliance 战略联盟



Notes:



1. best route 最佳选择

"best route"字面解释为"最佳途径",也可以引申为"最佳做法"、"最佳选择"的意思。

Newspaper advertising is the best route for your company to take.

报纸广告是你们公司的最佳选择。



2. exclusive right 专卖权;专营权

"exclusive"也可以当名词,表示"独家消息"、"独家报道"、"独家经营的项目或产品"等意思。

Many movie studios wanted to buy the exclusive rights to the story.

很多电影制片厂想要买下这个故事的独占权。



3. distribution network 经销网

The company has gradually expanded its distribution network to include Canada and Mexico.

这家公司已经逐渐拓宽了其经销网,将加拿大和墨西哥涵盖于中。
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