"Yes, we have plenty in stock（树干）. They're £4 per（每） unit（单位）. They are good quality（质量） ones. The company in France that Anna called earlier has called her back. Let's hope（希望） they're making an order. Laser（激光） technology（技术） isn't cheap. I see.

  Well, thanks for calling back. Bye. Everything okay Anna? Not really. One of the companies I called called has rung（响） back. Good, good.

  But they don't want to place（放置） an order. They say we're too expensive. So you let them go? Didn't you negotiate（谈判） with them? Oh, was I meant to? I wasn't sure what to say.

  Having trouble（问题）, Anna? Don't worry（ 担忧）. I'm sure that I can help. Negotiating is my thing. Negotiating is my thing? What is he like?

  Mind（介意） you, he has won a pair salesman（推销员） of the year award（奖）, so he must be doing something right. Are you sure, Tom? Don't you want to negotiate your own deals（买卖）? I owe（欠） you one, Anna, after you saved（救） my bacon（咸肉） with Mr Socrates the other night. And besides（而且prep除…之外）, you and me... Come on, you two.

  Get a move（动） on. Europe is waiting for us. Custard cream, anyone?