原汁原味商務英語播客第111課:成交

In the concluding episode of our Business English Podcast series on negotiating in English, we're going to look at closing the deal. 在商務英語播客談判系列的最後一集，我們要來學習完成交易有關的內容。

Success! The hard work of negotiation has paid off. You've reached agreement. Now it's time to close the deal. In this episode, we'll study skills and language for the final stage of the discussion. In particular, we'll focus on summarizing details, tying up loose ends, reinforcing the relationship and adopting a positive style. We'll see that the end of talks presents a great opportunity to build stronger partnerships. 終於大功告成啦！努力的談判終於有了回報，雙方達成了一致。現在我們來看看怎樣達成交易，學一下協商過程中的最後一步裏面運用的語言技巧。大家尤其要注意怎樣總結一些細節問題、加工零碎的資料、鞏固雙方關係以及採取積極的態度。我們將會看到最後的會談將是鞏固雙方合作關係的絕佳契機。

In this show, we will look at two short dialogs that demonstrate different styles of negotiation. In the first, a construction materials supplier, Tony, calls his customer, Paul, to agree to the terms of a deal. In the second, a general manager, Maxine, calls the owner of another company, Peter, to tell him that her board of directors has agreed to buy his company. 在今天的節目中，我們會學習兩段對話，它們分別表現了不同的談判風格。在第一段裏，一位建材供應商Tony打電話給客戶Paul，表示同意交易中的條件。在第二段中，一位叫做Maxine的總經理打電話給另一家公司的老闆Peter，告知他自己公司的監事會已決定收購他的企業。

Listening Questions:
1. In the first dialog, what does the supplier, Tony, want to confirm with his customer, Paul?
2. What kind of positive language do Tony and Paul use at the end of the dialog to reinforce the relationship?
3. In the second dialog, does Maxine say that the board has agreed to Peter's suggested price?
4. From the conversation, does it sound as though Peter will continue to work at his company through the merger?