to be frank with you

基本解釋

To be frank with you , your counter-offer can not even cover our production cost.
坦率地說，貴方還價甚至不夠我們的生産成本。
To be frank with you, it is really difficult for us to market your products at the price offered.
坦率地說，按這樣的報價真的很難讓我們銷售你們的産品。
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B: To be frank with you, if it weren’t for our good relations, we wouldn’t consider making you a firm offer at this price.
坦率地說，如果不是爲了我們之間的友好關系，我們本來不會考慮以這個價格報實磐的。

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