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| A lot of buyers divert their patronage to our shop because of the competitive prices and excellent quality of our goods | 由于我店的商品价廉物美，许多买主从别处转而惠顾我店 |
| All salaries have been frozen because of the bankruptcy of the company | 由于公司破产，所有工资都已冻结 |
| An employer should not discriminate against any employee because of his race | 雇主不应对雇员实行种族歧视 |
| Because he bought a large quantity of goods, he paid only three quarters of the list price | 因为他购买了大量货物，他只付了价目单定价的 3/4 |
| Because her quote was the lowest, we accepted it | 因为她的报价最低，我们接受了 |
| Because of insufficient stock we can offer you only a quarter of your requirement | 由于存货不够，我方只能供给你方所需要数量的 1/4 |
| Because of the bankruptcy of the firm a receiver was appointed by the court | 由于该商行破产，法院指定了一位接管人 |
| Because of the breakdown of the equipment, we can not execute our contract | 由于设备出了故障，我们无法执行合同 |
| Because of the interference from the third party, things became more complicated | 由于第三方的介入，事情变得更复杂了 |
| Because of the recession n., profits of many companies were considerably reduced | 由于经济衰退，许多公司的利润都大大地减少了 |
| Because of the severe storm of the last few days we had to put off the shipment for three days | 由于前几天的大风暴，我们不得不将装船日期推迟3 天 |
| Because of the strike the productive plan will be subject to unavoidable delays | 由于这次罢工，生产计划不可避免地会推迟完成 |
| Because of the world economic recession, sales in the company were down to single figures last week | 由于世界经济衰退，该公司上周的销售不上十次 |
| Because of their excellent quality and very low prices, our products will no doubt help you expand your market | 由于我方产品物美价廉，无疑将有助于你方开拓市场 |
| Because our company does regularly carry the products in stock we have no difficulty to supply the amount you need at any time | 因为我公司经常备有这种产品，所以随时供应你方所需数量而无困难 |
| Because the amount involved is rather small, they agree to draw on you by documentary sight draft | 由于金额很小，他们同意向你方开出即期跟单汇票 |
| Because the cases have become thoroughly damp with water, we shall not let them go forward | 由于这些箱子完全受潮，我们不能把这些箱子运出去 |
| Because the order is urgent, they will try their best to curtail the time for production | 由于订货紧迫，他们将尽力缩短生产时间 |
| Because we are unwilling to buy your goods, we refrain-ed from cabling back | 因为我方不愿购买你方货物，所以就没有回电 |
| Because we cannot manufacture enough products to satisfy the demand at present, we have decided to enlarge our production | 由于目前制造的产品满足不了需求，我们决定扩大生产 |
| Because you don't conform to the contract, we claim compensation for the losses suffered in paying storage and interest, which amount to RMB ¥2000 | 由于你方不遵守合同，我方对仓储费和利息损失提出索赔，共计人民币2000元 |
| Because your products are entirely suitable for our market, our next season's business will run into a considerable sum | 由于贵方产品完全适合我方市场，我们下季度的交易将达到相当大的金额 |
| Because your threat of cancellation is unjustified, you are still obliged to carry out the agreement | 因为你方撤约的威胁毫无道理，你方仍必须执行协议 |
| Don't disturb him because he is footing up an account | 不要干扰他，他正在结算账目 |
| However desirous we are of delivering goods ahead of schedule we cannot do so because of limited transport capacity | 尽管我们很想提前发货，但由于运输能力有限实难办到 |
| I am not in favour of this arrangement because it might be detrimental to the interest of our company | 我不赞成这项安排，因为它可能会损害我们公司的利益 |
| It is very difficult for us to push the sale of this article, because its price is too high | 因为这种货物价格太高，我方实在难以推销 |
| Manufacturers should always know about the taste of consumers, because their goods are to be distributed to them ultimately | 制造商应该经常了解消费者的口味，因为他们是商品的最终使用者 |
| Mr. Hill could not attend the board meeting because he had a great pain in his head | 希尔先生因头疼得厉害没能出席董事会议 |
| Our company grew and prospered because we had the financial support from the banks | 我公司之所以成长、发展是因为有了银行的资金支持 |
| Our sales volume has gone up because of our having devised ways and means to promote the sale | 由于我们想方设法促销产品，所以我们销售量上去了 |
| Packaging is very important because customers are likely to judge by appearance | 包装很重要，因顾客很容易从外观上判断 |
| Part of the materials have to be degraded because of defects | 由于有缺点，部分材料必须降低等级 |
| Please note that these quotations are open for a week only because there are frequent fluctuations in the market price | 务请注意，由于市场价格频繁波动，所有报价有效期仅一周 |
| Please see to it that you reserve the goods for us because we are in urgent need of them | 因为我们急需此货，请务必为我方保留 |
| Price has decreased because of heavy offerings available | 由于有大量供货，价格已经下跌 |
| The analyses on the market situation indicate that some competitors are selling short because of low prices | 市场形势分析表明一些竞争者由于价格下跌而卖空 |
| The company reduced staff by 25% because of the serious depression of trade | 由于生意很不景气，该公司裁减人员25% |
| The discrimination against any applicant for employment because of his color or national origin is unreasonable and therefore impermissible | 对申请就业者由于肤色或原国籍等原因而对其加以歧视是没有道理的，因而也是不能允许的 |
| The employer terminated the agreement because the employee was unable to complete the job within the period stipulated herein | 因为雇员不能在规定的期限内完成工作，雇主遂终止协议 |
| The goods haven't arrived because the traffic was interrupted by a snowstorm | 货物未到，因交通被暴风雪阻断 |
| The letter was misunderstood because of its ambiguity | 这封信因解释含糊而造成了误解 |
| The machine broke down because of a defective cooling system | 机器因冷却系统的故障而不能运转 |
| The manager could not accept your invitation because he had a previous engagement | 经理事先已有约会，不能接受你方邀请 |
| The manager didn't realize his plan for sales because directors had voted against it | 经理没有实现他的推销计划因为董事们投票反对此项计划 |
| The merchandise is expensive because all materials are obtained from sources broad | 这种商品价格昂贵，因为所有材料来源于国外 |
| The owner terminated the employment of the contractor because a receiver has been appointed on account of contractor's insolvency | 由于承包商的破产，已指派了一名清算人，业主便终止了该承包 |
| The secretary quit ted because he didn't have a rise in wages | 这位秘书因没有提升工资而辞职 |
| The shipowner had great difficulty in arranging a redress because there were too many cases of goods damaged in transport | 因为运输途中受损的货物箱太多，船主进行赔偿有很大困难 |
| The total amount of the claim to the insurance company is $10.000 because the cargo was badly damaged | 因船货损坏甚巨，向保险公司索赔总值为一万美元 |
| These parts are suited for assembling because they have stood strict test | 因为这些零件已经过严格的检验，因此适合于装配 |
| They are opening a new factory in the Far East because of the cheap local labour force | 由于当地有廉价的劳力，他们在远东开了一家新工厂 |
| They are very eager to know whether their order has been shipped because the licence expiring is imminent | 由于许可证临近期满，他们急切地想知道他们的订货是否已装运 |
| They can not pay for the house because they are broke | 他们没钱支付购房款，因为他们破了产 |
| This order is important for our company's future, because our business depends on it | 这笔订货对我公司的未来业务很重要，因为本公司的有赖于它的完成情况 |
| We cannot accept your order because of heavy bookings | 由于已受订货太多，我公司无法再承接贵方订单 |
| We cannot explore new items because we lack capital | 我们因缺乏资金而无法开发新项目 |
| We could submit it for arbitration but restrained from doing so because we wished it could be settled through friendly negotiation of both sides | 本拟提交仲裁，唯望通过双方友好协商解决，故作罢 |
| We feel that your quotation is not proper because the price for the travelling bag is on the decline at present | 我们认为你方报价不合适，因为这种手提包价格现在正在下跌 |
| We need to withdraw the merchandise ship ped to you because of wrong loading | 由于错装，我们需要撤回运送给贵方的商品 |
| We regret deeply that the goods can not be delivered to you on time because of the delay of your L/C | 由于你方信用证耽误，我方不能准时交货，深感遗憾 |
| We shall not be responsible for the late delivery of the goods because of the riot | 我们对因暴动而迟交货物的事不负责任 |
| We should revise the contract because of inaccuracy of some words | 由于一些措词不确切，我们应该修改合同 |
| We'd like you to deliver our goods promptly because of the imminence of the licence expiry | 由于许可证临近期满，我们希望你方从速发运我方货物 |
| You have to make the insurance policy manually because the computer has broken down | 由于计算机出了故障，你只好手工制作保险单 |
