more of payment             付款方式

in this respect                在這方面

I wonder if….                我懷疑（想知道）是否……

as far as I know              據我所知

business circles               貿易界

as a rule                    作為規律

all the more                 格外

add to                      加到……之上

make difference              有區別

on the other hand             另一方面

beyond one’s power           超出某人的力量范圍

put somebody to trouble        使某人遭受困難   

no doubt                     毫無疑問

                                     NOTES

1. Talking about mode of payment, can you advise me of your regular in this respect?

  談到付款方式，你能告訴我你們在這方面的通常做法嗎？

  外貿付款口語中常見有關payment一詞的用法如下：

They have charged us some additional payment for these goods.

 對這些貨物他們又向欠產收取了另加的費用。

 We have received your check for US$2,000 in payment of all commissions due to us.

 我們已收到你方2，000美元的支票作為應付給給我方的全部傭金。

  The buyer made a first payment of $5,000 to be seller.

  買主向賣主第一次付款5，000美元。

Your payments have been very irregular for some time past.

你方過去一段時間內的付款一直不太正常。

You’re always behindhand with your payment.

你總是不按時付款。

2．I wonder if you accept Documents against Payment or Documents against Acceptance. They are also customary in the international trade as for as I know.

   我想知道你們是否接受付款交單或者承兌交單，據我所知，這兩種付款方式在國際貿易中也是慣用的。

   as far as (表示程度，范圍)就……；盡……；至于

As far as we I can see , it would be impossible for the manufacturers to make any further concession.

據我看來，廠方再作出任何讓步是不可能的了。

We promise to comply with you as far as possible.

我們答應盡可能地與你們配合。

As far as we can make out, the damage was due to improper packing.

根據我們弄清的事實，損失是因為包裝不當造成的。