在国际贸易中应该如何询问产品情况和联系业务呢？从业务部的贝蒂同世界计算机公司的拉尔夫之间的对话，我们可以有所了解。

Betty: Hello. Sales Department. This is Betty Fields speaking.
喂，业务部，我是贝蒂·菲尔兹。

Ralph: Hello, Ms Fields. This is Ralph Peterson at World Computers.
嗨，菲尔兹女士。我是世界计算机的拉尔夫·彼得森。

Betty: Yes, may I help you?
好的，我能为你效劳吗?

Ralph: I'm interested in a couple of items¹ in your new catalog², and I would like to know the prices.
我对你们新目录里的几项产品感兴趣，我想知道它们的定价。

Betty: Great. We're offering³ a special promotional price on a few of the items. Which items did you have in mind?
好的。我们现在有几项产品特价。你对哪些产品有兴趣?

Ralph: We're particularly interested in your new RS-five sound card shown on page five of your catalog. I would also like more details about the model RS-four card on page seven.
我们对目录第五页里的新型RS-5 的声卡特别感兴趣。我还想更多了解一下第七页里的RS-4 型声卡。

Betty: OK. The price on the RS-five is forty-five U.S. dollars for quantities up to five hundred units. Then we offer quantity discounts for larger orders.
好的。订购数量达到五百片的话，RS-5 的价格是四十五美元。大量定购的话我们还有折扣。

Ralph: And the price on the RS-four?
那RS-4 的价格呢？

Betty: The RS-four is one of our promotional items this month. For orders received by the end of the month, the price is thirty-three dollars each. That price is good on any size order.
RS-4 是我们本月的促销产品之一，本月底前收到的订单，单价是三十三美元。不管定单数目多少都是这个价格。

Ralph: That price sounds good. Could you send me more details about the RS-four, including the specifications⁴?
这个价格听起来不错。你可以寄给我更详细的RS-4的资料和说明书吗？

Betty: Certainly. I can fax or e-mail that information to you this afternoon.
当然。我可以在今天下午把资料传真或email给你。
Ralph: Terrific⁵. I'll get back to you after I've reviewed the details. Thank you. Good-bye.
太好了。我看完详细资料后会打电话给你。谢谢你，再见。

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