one dozen will work.
(一打就夠了。)
how many ...? “多少……”。
dozen “一打”。這裡的work指“足夠”。
how many do you want?
what’s the amount you need?
amount “量”。
現在我們能發5 000臺。
how many can you ship?
(你們能發多少貨?)
we’d be able to ship 5,000 now.
(現在我們能發5 000臺。)
be able to ... “能夠……”。
we can ship 5,000 now.
5,000 can be shipped out now.
那些貨已經脫銷了。
i’d like to order these, please.
(我想訂這些貨。)
i’m sorry, we’ve run out of those items.
(對不起， 那些貨已經脫銷了。)
run out of ... “ (產品)脫銷”。
we’d like to order five cases.
(我們想訂5箱。)
i’m sorry. we’re out of stock now.
(對不起， 現在我們已經沒有庫存了。)
out of ... “……沒有了”。stock “庫存”。out of stock “庫存告罄”。
we’re out of stock on those.
those are out of stock.
we don’t have any in stock now.
we don’t have any of that in stock at this time.
we are currently out of stock.
currently “現在”。
we can’t keep up with the demand now.
(現在我們供不應求。)
i didn’t realize you were so busy.
(我不知道你們這麼忙。)
keep up with ... “跟上……”、 “ (根據需求等)增加”。demand “需求”。
realize “意識到”。
our factory can’t satisfy the demand.
(我們的工廠滿足不了需求。)
satisfy “滿足”。
the demand is more than we can handle.
(需求超過了我們的生產水平。)
這裡的 handle 指“處理”， 也就是“生產”。
我們很快就會制定出新的`送貨計劃。
when can i expect delivery?
(我的貨什麼時候能夠送到?)
our new shipping schedule will be set up shortly.
(我們很快就會制定出新的送貨計劃。)
shipping “傳送”、 “運送”。set up “制定”。
we’re now in the process of setting up a new shipping schedule.
in the process of ... “在……的過程中”。
we’ll have a new shipping schedule ready soon.
下一批貨會按時送到。
the shipments have been arriving late.