Conclude and expand business 做生意和扩大贸易

A:Welcome to our company, Mr. White. My name is Yan Hua, the secretary of Mr. Wang.
B:Nice to meet you!
A:Would you like to have a cup of tea or coffee?
B:Thank you, I'd like Chinese tea very much.
A:Glad you like it. By the way, is this your first time to China, Mr. White?
B:Yes, as arepresentativeof IBM, I hope to conclude some business with you.
A:We also hope to expand our business with you.
B:This is our common desire.
A:I think you probably know China has adopted a flexible policy in her foreign trade.
B:Yes, I have read about it, but I would like to know more about it.
A:Right. Seeing is believing.
B:Sure.

重点讲解：
Representative n. 代表
Representative 与of 连用，意为“…… 的代表”

参考译文：
A：怀特先生，欢迎光临。我叫严华，是王先生的秘书。
B：见到你很高兴。
A：您想喝茶还是咖啡？
B：谢谢！我很喜欢中国茶。
A：很高兴您喜欢中国茶，顺便问一下，您是第一次访问中国吗，怀特先生？
B：是的，作为国际商用机器公司的代表，我希望与贵公司做成几笔生意。
A：我们也希望与贵公司扩大贸易往来。
B：这是我们的共同愿望。
A：我想您也许已经了解到中国在对外贸易中采取了灵活的政策。
B：是的，我已经知道了一点，但是我还想多了解一些。
A：对，眼见为实。
B：的确如此。