情景对话 　　A: We are in urgent need of the goods. Could you do something to advance your shipment? 　　B: Then when do you need the goods? 　　A: Is it possible to make it one month earlier? 　　B: That's a little bit difficult, I'm afraid. 　　A: Why? 　　B: We need time to prepare the goods, so there's no way to ship them in March. 　　A: What is the earliest time that you can make the shipment? 　　B: Early April is the best we can do. 　　A: It's acceptable, and we'll open the letter of credit ahead of time. 　　B: That would be great.
　　A:现在我们急需这批货物，请问能不能提前交货呢? 　　B:那您什么时候需要这批货物? 　　A:提前I个月可以吗? 　　B:这恐怕有些困难。 　　A:为什么? 　　B:我们需要时间来备齐货物，3月才可能交货。 　　A:那快能什么时候装运呢? 　　B:快也得4月初。 　　A:那也可以，我们会提前开出信用证。 　　B:那太好了。
[图片0] 　　场景表述 　　We are in urgent need of the goods. Could you do something to advance your shipment? 　　现在我们急需这批货物，请问能不能提前交货呢?
　　还可以这样说: 　　O We hope you could complete shipment more promptly. Do you have any way to do that?我们希望贵公司能提早交货，您有什么办法吗?
　　对方可能这样回答: 　　O We'll manage to advance the delivery, but we cannot give a definite date of shipment. 　　我们会尽量提前交货，但我们无法确定明确的装货日期。
　　What is the earliest time that you can make the shipment? 　　那快能什么时候装运呢?
　　还可以这样说: 　　O Could you tell us the earliest time of shipment?能告诉我们早的装运时间吗?
　　对方可能这样回答: 　　O As long as receiving your letter of credit, we'll make shipment immediately.只要收到你们的信用证，我们就立即装运。 　　OThe shipment will be made no later than early April.交货期不会迟于4月初。