Wang: Speaking of your order, No. 148, Linda, I am afraid we can’t ship the whole lot at one time.

Linda: Why? Is there anything wrong with my order?

Wang: As far as your order is concerned, everything is all right. Only, it is difficult for us to get so many goods prepared within such a short period.

Linda: What’s your suggestion? You are not going to advise me to cancel the order, are you?

Wang: No, I only propose that partial shipment should be allowed

Linda: But our customers are in urgent need of these goods. So it would be better to ship them all at once.

Wang: Linda, maybe you are not clear about my point yet. It is in your interest that we put forward such a proposal. If partial shipment is allowed, instead of waiting for the whole lot to get ready, we can ship whatever is ready to meet the urgent need of your end-users.

Linda: Oh, I see. In that case, I agree to partial shipment. How do you want the goods to be divided?

Wang: For those items that are small in size and light in weight, we can send them via airfreight. It will be all right to send the other ordinary and large-sized items by sea.

Linda: That’s fine. Thank you very much.

Wang: You’re welcome.