情景会话口袋书人际篇 第605期:谈判(3)

　　在合同谈判中出现了一些重要的法律问题。

　　还能这样说：

　　There exist some critical legal questions in the contract negotiations.

　　Some significant legal questions emerge from the contract negotiations.

　　应用解析：

　　legal affairs 法律事务;

　　legal adviser 法律顾问;

　　take a legal action 提起诉讼

　　10. The talks were hung up for a week.

　　谈判中止了一个星期。

　　还能这样说：

　　The talks had terminated for a week.

　　The talks had suspended for seven days.

　　应用解析：

　　Hang it (all) ! 见鬼!该死!岂有此理!(表示反对、不耐烦、惊异等);

　　hang it out 拖延，故意拖拉

　　11. We are responsible to replace the defective ones.

　　我们保换质量不合格的产品。

　　还能这样说：

　　We promise to change the inferior goods.

　　We guarantee that the poor-quality commodity can be changed.

　　应用解析：

　　replace指代替某人或取代已经失去的、毁坏的或用坏的东西;

　　supersede系正式用语，指用更好的、最新的东西替换过时的或无用的东西;

　　supplant指以武力、欺骗等手段替代原来的人或其职位。

　　12. The negotiations broke down because neither side would compromise.

　　由于双方都不愿让步，所以谈判破裂了。

　　还能这样说：

　　As neither side would give in, the talks broke down.

　　Since both sides didn\'t want to make a concession, the negotiations came to nothing.

　　谚语：

　　There is much to be said on both sides.

　　公说公有理，婆说婆有理。