品質Quality
一家出口商以優異的品質，獲得買主的青睞。以下就是買賣雙方交易前的一段對話：

英文正文

A: I can promise you that, if you buy our product, you'll be getting A-1 quality.

B: I've looked at your units, and am very happy with them. Your goods are all far above standard quality.

A: We spend a lot of money to make sure that our quality is much better. We won't sacrifice quality for quick profits.

B: Well, we're really interested in placing an order under negotiation. We can start the negotiations as soon as you want.

A: That's great. I'm glad we'll be able to do business together. I'll have some quotations ready for you by tomorrow morning.

B: Fine. As well, would you mind if I asked to see the Lloyd's surveyor report of your products? I may have a few more questions about your quality analysis.

句型總結
●　我可以保證…
1. I can promise you that...
2. I give you my word that...
3. I guarantee that...

"promise" ‘保證、應允’之意。這是提出承諾或保證的實用句型，主要是讓對方安心。說話時應配合誠懇的態度，才不會讓人有開空頭支票的感覺。"that"后面即保證應允的事情。

短語解說
A-1 quality 一流品質
這個實用語亦作"A-one quality"，為美式俚語，等于"best quality"、"first-rate quality"或"first-class quality"。"A-one"原本是指商船注冊列為頭等級者。

sacrifice quality 降低品質
"sacrifice"，‘犧牲、降級’。這是指某些不肖業者，為節省制造成本，賺取更大的利潤，在制造產品的過程中，偷工減料，使產品不能保持一定的水準。等于"to debase quality"。

Lloyd's surveyor 勞依茲鑒定人
勞依茲協會("Lloyd's")是銷售海上保險單的個人所組成的團體；勞依茲鑒定人為該協會所雇用的專家，專門監督船只的建造與維護，并向勞依茲保險人(Lloyd's underwriter)報告船只的狀況與損害的結果。勞依茲鑒定人在世界各主要港埠均有執業，亦向企業界提供有關品質保證、安全與風險分析等服務，為國際上信用卓著的鑒定組織。